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Per-visit vs seasonal-contract snow plowing for your driveway, plus salting and roof snow removal, at HomeAdvisor's 2026 prices.
With these inputs:
| Result | Value |
|---|---|
| Best value: seasonal contract | $200 – $700 |
| Per visit (your driveway) | $30 – $75 |
| Pay per visit × 10 | $300 – $750 |
| Seasonal contract | $200 – $700 |
| Contract breaks even at | 9 visits |
| Driveway area | 1,200 sq ft (standard 1,200 sq ft = ×1) |
| HomeAdvisor per visit, standard drive | $30 – $75 |
| HomeAdvisor seasonal contract | $200 – $700 |
Prices scale with driveway area above HomeAdvisor's 60 × 20 ft standard; long, sloped or gravel drives and early-morning service cost more. Get insured pros for roof work — this calculator prices the job only and does not assess how much snow a roof can carry.
Snow pros charge per push, per storm, by the hour or by the season. HomeAdvisor (updated June 2026) puts plowing a standard 60 ft, two-car-wide driveway at $30–$75 a visit and a seasonal contract at $200–$700. Enter your driveway and how many plowable snowfalls you get: the calculator scales those prices to your driveway, compares paying per visit with a contract, finds the break-even and adds salting and roof clearing.
HomeAdvisor (updated June 2026) puts the average at $126 per visit, with most between $51 and $203. Plowing a standard 60 ft, two-car-wide driveway runs $30–$75 a session; snow pros charge $25–$75 an hour; a seasonal contract is $200–$700.
Divide the contract price by the per-visit price: that is the number of plowable snowfalls at which the contract breaks even. With HomeAdvisor's ranges, a $450 midpoint contract against a $52.50 midpoint visit breaks even at 9 visits. Snowier places favor the contract; mild winters favor paying per push.
HomeAdvisor puts it at $300 on average, most $200–$700, by roof size: about $150–$300 for 1,500 sq ft, $200–$400 for 2,000 sq ft, $250–$500 for 2,500, $350–$600 for 3,000 and $450–$700 for 3,500 sq ft. Steep, tall or large roofs can run $1,000–$2,000. Hire insured pros for roof work rather than climbing a snowy roof.
HomeAdvisor lists sand and salt applications at $20–$40 per visit on top of plowing. To buy and spread your own, the ice melt calculator works out pounds and bags from your area and pavement temperature.
HomeAdvisor puts snow blower rental at about $75 a day. Renting suits an occasional big storm; for several storms a season, a contract or your own machine usually costs less.
Need the whole roof at once? The free roofing calculator works out roof area, squares, shingle bundles, underlayment, drip edge, ridge cap and installed cost from one set of measurements.