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Denver restoration on Google Ads (search)
Every number here comes from a public source, with its period, place and the day we checked it. Where nobody publishes a number, it says not available.
| What | Number | Definition | Period | Where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mold remediation searchesAverage cost per click | $59.87 per click1What it takes to show at the top $14.72–$47.711,930 searches a month | Google Keyword Planner's volume-weighted average cost per click for these searches in this DMA. A click is not a lead. | Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (Keyword Planner, last 12 months) | Denver CO DMA | Google Keyword Planner (Google Ads API), Oct 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Water damage / mitigation searchesAverage cost per click | $83.17 per click1What it takes to show at the top $20.47–$172.501,290 searches a month | Google Keyword Planner's volume-weighted average cost per click for these searches in this DMA. A click is not a lead. | Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (Keyword Planner, last 12 months) | Denver CO DMA | Google Keyword Planner (Google Ads API), Oct 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Fire & smoke searchesAverage cost per click | $107.16 per click1530 searches a month | Google Keyword Planner's volume-weighted average cost per click for these searches in this DMA. A click is not a lead. | Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (Keyword Planner, last 12 months) | Denver CO DMA | Google Keyword Planner (Google Ads API), Oct 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Sewage cleanup searchesAverage cost per click | $147.27 per click180 searches a month | Google Keyword Planner's volume-weighted average cost per click for these searches in this DMA. A click is not a lead. | Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (Keyword Planner, last 12 months) | Denver CO DMA | Google Keyword Planner (Google Ads API), Oct 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Commercial restoration searchesAverage cost per click | $62.37 per click130 searches a month | Google Keyword Planner's volume-weighted average cost per click for these searches in this DMA. A click is not a lead. | Oct 2025–Sep 2026 (Keyword Planner, last 12 months) | Denver CO DMA | Google Keyword Planner (Google Ads API), Oct 2026Checked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Estimated cost per click, local searches (cross-check)Estimated cost per click, local searches (cross-check) | "water damage restoration denver" $19.00 per click (est. Google Ads CPC, 450 searches/mo). Cost per click, not per lead.2 | Ahrefs' estimated Google Ads cost per click for the named searches. Per click, not per lead. | Oct 2026 (Ahrefs estimate) | Denver, CO | Ahrefs Keywords Explorer (US)Checked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Cost per lead, Denver only | not available | No public source publishes a Google Ads cost per lead for this trade in this metro. National figures are below. | — | — | No public source found as of Oct 25, 2026 |
| Cost per signed job | not available | No public source publishes this for this trade, metro and channel. We will not estimate it. | — | — | No public source found as of Oct 25, 2026 |
Demand pulse
Mold remediation searches by month, Denver CO DMA
Monthly Google searches for mold remediation, mold removal, black mold removal. More searches usually means more competition for the same clicks.
2025-102,350
2025-111,930
2025-121,770
2026-012,770
2026-022,110
2026-032,200
2026-042,110
2026-051,860
2026-062,030
2026-072,060
2026-081,730
2026-091,450
For context
National Google Ads (search) numbers for restoration companies
These are country-wide, not Denver. Use them as a yardstick, not a local price.
| What | Number | Definition | Period | Where | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water damage, middle-of-the-pack cost per lead (21–29 advertisers a month)Water damage, middle-of-the-pack cost per lead (21–29 advertisers a month) | $637 middle for 2026 (month to month $498–$711); cheapest tenth ~$271, priciest tenth ~$1,3463 | Cost per lead as defined by the publisher; national, not specific to this metro. | Jan–Sep 2026 | United States | 99 Calls Google Ads benchmarksChecked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Fire & smoke damage search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per leadFire & smoke damage search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per lead | $7054 | Cost per lead as defined by the publisher; national, not specific to this metro. | Jan 2024–Jun 2026 | United States | 99 Calls restoration reportChecked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Mold remediation search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per leadMold remediation search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per lead | $1654 | Cost per lead as defined by the publisher; national, not specific to this metro. | Jan 2024–Jun 2026 | United States | 99 Calls restoration reportChecked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Water damage cost per lead by year, middle (low–high)Water damage cost per lead by year, middle (low–high) | 2024 $504 ($288–$882); 2025 $557 ($306–$1,104); 2026 Jan–May $676 ($347–$1,447)5 | Cost per lead as defined by the publisher; national, not specific to this metro. | 2024–May 2026 | United States | 99 Calls restoration reportChecked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Sewage cleanup search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per leadSewage cleanup search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per lead | $525 (click price $61.23, 11.7% of clicks became leads)6 | Cost per lead as defined by the publisher; national, not specific to this metro. | Jan 2024–mid-Jun 2026 | United States | 99 Calls restoration reportChecked Oct 20, 2026 |
| Storm / ice dam search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per leadStorm / ice dam search ads, 99 Calls restoration clients: cost per lead | $335 (click price $26.34, 7.9% of clicks became leads) · thin data, directional6 | Cost per lead as defined by the publisher; national, not specific to this metro. | Jan 2024–mid-Jun 2026 | United States | 99 Calls restoration reportChecked Oct 20, 2026 |
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