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Clearing AND Grubbing: cost per acre in Iowa
The median awarded price is $10,000 per acre, from 357 winning bids on 336 public projects in Iowa (2024–2026). Half of the awarded prices fall between $5,500 and $17,500.
Cost by state › Iowa › Clearing AND Grubbing
$10,000median per acre
$5,500 – $17,500middle half (25th–75th percentile)
357winning bids, 336 source documents
2024–2026lettings covered (last 3 years)
Winning bids only, as printed in the agencies' bid tabulations (Iowa DOT). These are prices agencies awarded, not quotes: a price on a given job depends on quantity, location and timing, and the figures here are not adjusted for any of them.
Trend
The median awarded price went from $8,450 in 2024 to $12,000 in 2026 (+42%).
| Year | Median per acre | Winning bids |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8,450 | 118 |
| 2025 | $10,000 | 140 |
| 2026 | $12,000 | 99 |
Most recent source documents
| Letting | Agency | Quantity | Awarded unit price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 0.450 ACRE | $25,000 | contract 46-1697-049 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 0.110 ACRE | $100,000 | contract 52-0067-098 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 0.500 ACRE | $11,850 | contract 57-1001-129 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 0.532 ACRE | $37,000 | contract 85-0305-311 ↗ |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Iowa DOT | 18.410 ACRE | $10,450 | contract 97-0123-718 ↗ |
See every awarded price for this item, in all states, on the Clearing AND Grubbing item page.
Clearing AND Grubbing in other states
- Missouri: median $7,228 (190 bids)
- Mississippi: median $7,800 (42 bids)
- Washington: median $25,000 (40 bids)
- Virginia: median $39,756 (29 bids)
- Indiana: median $26,152 (25 bids)
Related items in Iowa
- Excavation, Class 20: $26.00 per cubic yard
- Topsoil, Strip, Salvage and Spread: $8.00 per cubic yard
- Excavation, Class 10, Roadway and Borrow: $8.75 per cubic yard
- Embankment in Place: $22.00 per cubic yard
- Excavation, Class 13, Waste: $25.00 per cubic yard
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