Georgia Cost GuideHow much does stump grinding cost in Georgia?
Stump grinding in Georgia: typically $250 to $270+, the middle half of the figures posted by 10 Georgia tree services, collected November 2026.
The tree is gone and the stump is still there, in the way of the mower or your plans for that spot. Here is what Georgia companies charge to grind it down, priced per stump and by the inch.
What stump grinding costs in Georgia
Stump grinding in Georgia: typically $3 to $4+ per inch of diameter, the middle half of the figures posted by 6 Georgia tree services, collected November 2026.
We checked 189 Georgia tree service websites.
Stump grinding cost
$250 to $270+
Prices from 10 Georgia tree services
Stump grinding cost per inch of diameter
$3 to $4+ per inch of diameter
Prices from 6 Georgia tree services
These are typical ranges, not quotes. The sections below explain what moves these prices. The dot marks the middle price, and a + means some businesses charge more.
What the job involves
A stump grinder is a machine with a spinning cutting wheel that chips the stump away bit by bit, down below the soil line. What is left is a hollow full of wood chips and ground soil, and the roots stay in the ground to rot away over time.
Companies quote grinding either per stump or by the inch across the stump. To compare the two, measure across the stump at ground level and ask each company for a total price.
Stump grinding or full stump removal?
Stump removal is a different job: digging or pulling out the whole stump with its root ball, which leaves a bigger hole and takes heavier work. Grinding is the more common choice. The guide below covers when removal makes more sense.
What moves the price
- Hardwood or softwood
- A dense hardwood stump grinds more slowly than a softer one of the same width, which can raise a per stump price.
- Rocks in the soil
- Rocks and buried debris wear down the grinder's teeth, and some companies charge more for rocky ground.
- Reaching the stump
- A large grinder needs a wide gate and fairly level ground. A stump behind a narrow gate or on a slope calls for a smaller machine and more time.
- Fresh or old stump
- An old stump that has started to rot can grind faster than one cut recently, which is still solid wood.
- Booked with the removal
- Grinding on the same visit as the tree removal can cost less than a separate trip later, since the crew is already there.
Getting a quote
Questions to ask each tree service before you compare prices:
- Do you price per stump or by the inch, and where do you measure the stump?
- How far below the surface will you grind?
- Will you grind out the surface roots too, and what does that add?
- Do you haul the chips away or leave them, and can you fill the hole with topsoil?
- Do you have buried utility lines marked before you start grinding?
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Where these numbers come from
We collect these prices with our own crawler, which reads the public websites of Georgia tree services and follows each site's robots.txt rules. It has read 189 of their websites so far. Each range is the middle half of the prices those businesses post, collected November 2026.
A price list is what a business says it charges; a cost guide is a business's own estimate of what the job usually runs in Georgia. We never name the businesses behind a range. How we collect and check tree service prices.
| Job | Businesses that post a price |
|---|---|
| Stump grinding | 10 (3 price lists, 7 cost guides) |
| Stump grinding, per inch | 6 (2 price lists, 4 cost guides) |
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