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title: "High Country Pest Control Review"
description: "High Country Pest Control has a Handshake Score of 7.1 out of 10, ranking #125 of 164 in the West. It has 2,463 Google reviews averaging 4.9."
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# High Country Pest Control Review

By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 · Verified October 27, 2026

Review · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control/legit.md)

High Country Pest Control ranks #125 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 7.1 out of 10. The score is provisional because its confidence rating is Low; what holds it back is under “What we couldn’t verify.”

This page draws on 32 public sources retrieved between October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026, and the record was verified on October 27, 2026. The sources are listed at the end.

## At a glance

- Rank and score: #125 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 7.1 out of 10 (provisional: its confidence rating is Low); data confidence low.
- Door-to-door selling: not found in our research (badge “N/A”; this is not proof the company never sells door to door).
- Ownership: independent.
- Headquarters: Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Founded: 1987.
- Services on its record: general pest (ants, spiders, wasps, crawling insects), rodent control (mice, rats) and rodent exclusion, bed bugs, bees, wasps and yellow jackets, cockroaches, pigeon / bird control, gopher and vole control, ticks, fleas, flies, moths, crickets, beetles, boxelder bugs, centipedes and millipedes, real estate inspections, commercial pest control.
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Legal name: SanBur Method LLC.
- Website: https://highcountrypestcontrol.com

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 7.1 out of 10, #125 of 164 in the West (provisional). Each factor is scored from 0 to 10; every point added or taken away is listed with the fact behind it.

- Customer satisfaction (weight 46.67%, nominal 35%): 9.6/10
  - Google 4.90 across 2,463 West reviews
  - Other platforms 4.60/5 (Angi 4.6) — too few to blend
  - Blended 4.90/5
- Complaint record (weight 13.33%, nominal 10%): 10.0/10
  - 0 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 2,463 (West: all in Colorado Google review total: the single Colorado Springs listing) = 0.0 per 1,000 → 10
- Sales and contract fairness (weight 15%): not scored
  - Sales & contract factor not scored: no contract terms or sales-conduct findings in the record; remaining weights renormalized
- Licensing and compliance (weight 20%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Legal and regulatory record (weight 20%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Workplace score (weight 10%): not scored (< 20 employee reviews)

- Weighted average of the factors above: 9.8/10.
- Review volume −0.8: 2,463 of 5,000 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 9 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- Locations −1.5: 1 of 10 locations.
- Handshake Score: 7.1/10.

Not scored for lack of records: sales and contract fairness. The remaining weights were rescaled.

## What customers say

- High Country Pest Control has 2,463 Google reviews across 1 West listing, averaging 4.9.
- Angi (Colorado Springs, Colorado (single company profile; the…): 4.6/5, 9 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- BBB (Colorado Springs, Colorado (BBB of Southern Colorado file…): rating not shown, 0 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Thumbtack (Colorado Springs, Colorado (reviews shown are imported from…): 4.8/5, 100 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Yelp (Colorado Springs, Colorado (yelp.com/biz/high-country-pest-c…): 4.2/5, 51 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Negative themes recorded by our researchers: appointment windows and arrival-time communication; exterior-only routine visits / interior not treated; disputes over bait-station or trap coverage.

## Better Business Bureau

- Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.
- Not BBB accredited.
- BBB customer reviews: No reviews.
- Retrieved October 28, 2026.

## Contracts and sales practices

- Door-to-door badge: N/A.
- Sales notes: No door-to-door evidence found. Searches on October 28, 2026 for door-to-door, “knocked”, “salesman”, “summer sales” and sales-rep jobs naming High Country Pest Control (Colorado) returned nothing about this company. The results were about other companies (Aptive, Prime, King Pest Solutions). The company’s own pages describe phone and email quotes. A SimplyHired snippet lists one “Sales” salary report ($45,000/year) for a company of this name, with no sign of door-to-door selling (snippet only, not opened). Recorded as unknown (“not found”), not as “no”: a negative can’t be proven from the absence of results.
- Company-stated: recurring service is offered monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly, and single (one-time) service is also offered. The quarterly plan covers ants, spiders, wasps, mice and other crawling insects: interior and exterior on the first visit, then exterior only, with inside service on request.
- Company-stated: a $30 discount on the initial service with an annual contract. This shows an annual contract is offered as an option. The site does not say whether recurring plans require one, and it doesn’t publish the contract.
- Company-stated guarantee: free return visits between scheduled (chargeable) treatments.
- No service agreement or terms of service is published. The website’s only legal page is a privacy policy, which has no renewal, cancellation, fee or dispute terms. Minimum term, auto-renewal, cancellation method and fee, and arbitration are all undisclosed.
- Customer report (Reddit, r/ColoradoSprings, about 3 years before October 28, 2026): a quarterly mice-and-bug plan at $125 per quarter rising to $137.50 (a 10% increase).

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- Colorado · Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Plant Industry Division, Pesticide Applicator Program · Commercial Applicator (business license): SANBUR METHOD, LLC dba HIGH COUNTRY PEST CONTROL, Colorado Springs, El Paso County; categories 110 Public Health, 301 Wood Destroying Organism, 302 Outdoor Vertebrate, 304 Residential/Commercial Pest Control · no. 11910 · status: Listed (the lookup shows current valid licenses only); expiration 12/31/2026 · expires December 31, 2026
- Colorado · Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Pesticide Applicator Program · Qualified Supervisor (individual): BURRELL, DANIEL R, El Paso County; QS 302 Outdoor Vertebrate, QS 304 Residential/Commercial Pest Control · no. 4419 · status: Listed (current); expiration 2/12/2027 · expires February 12, 2027
- Colorado · Colorado Secretary of State (business registry) · Limited Liability Company, Colorado: SanBur Method LLC (formed 08/18/2005) · no. 20051315917 · status: Good Standing

## Legal and regulatory record

- Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Summaries are our researchers’ wording of the source.
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] October 28, 2026 · BBB of Southern Colorado · complaint-summary: BBB of Southern Colorado file for High Country Pest Control (1625 Tuskegee Pl STE 180, Colorado Springs): 0 complaints shown (the BBB profile covers a three-year reporting period). A+ rating, not accredited.
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] October 28, 2026 · Colorado Department of Agriculture · complaint-summary: Colorado Department of Agriculture finalized pesticide enforcement actions (C.R.S. §35-10-124 tables): the SFY 2017 to SFY 2025 tables, as rendered in their Google Drive captures, were searched for “High Country”, “SanBur”/“Sanbur” and “Burrell”. No row names this company or SanBur Method LLC. The only “High Country” rows are HIGH COUNTRY SUPPLY LLC, Denver (SFY 2018, case 20170042, CDO 8/30/2017; also in SFY 2024, C&DO 8/1/2023), an unrelated Denver business. SFY 2016 (ended June 2016, outside every scoring window) was not checked, and the enforcement page posts no SFY 2026 table yet (it lists SFY 2016 to SFY 2025).
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score] October 28, 2026 · Colorado Attorney General · complaint-summary: Colorado Attorney General site search for “high country pest”: no result names the company. The two results are an AG speech on water and a 2022 COVID-19 disinfectant guilty-plea release, which only contain the search words.

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [19 Best Colorado Springs, Colorado Pest Control Services](https://www.expertise.com/home-improvement/pest-control/colorado/colorado-springs) (Expertise.com · directory): A referral directory lists High Country Pest Control (Colorado Springs 80915) among its best Colorado Springs pest control services. It shows mirrored review figures (Google 4.9 from 784, Facebook 4.9 from 110, Yelp 4.5 from 22), which are older than the current Google count.
- [High Country Pest Control Price increase 10%- alternatives?](https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/18sb6i4/high_country_pest_control_price_increase_10/) (r/ColoradoSprings · reddit): A customer says they like the company but asks for alternatives after a 10% price increase on their quarterly plan, from $125 to $137.50.
- [Pest control? : r/ColoradoSprings](https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/1lxgixq/pest_control/) (r/ColoradoSprings · reddit): A commenter called High Country on others’ recommendations and says they are happy with the company.
- [Pest Control Recommendations : r/ColoradoSprings](https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/1tr3d2f/pest_control_recommendations/) (r/ColoradoSprings · reddit): A long-time customer says the mouse activity stopped and they paused service to save money.
- [Colorado Springs, Colorado (Nextdoor recommendation)](https://nextdoor.com/p/gpNmqKH9psXr/) (Nextdoor · March 19, 2026 · forum): A neighbor recommends High Country for its quarterly maintenance price and warranty, paying $125 a quarter.
- [High Country Pest Control - Colorado Springs, Colorado (Nextdoor business page)](https://nextdoor.com/pages/high-country-pest-control-colorado-springs-co-1/) (Nextdoor · forum): A neighbor recommendation on the company’s Nextdoor page praises quarterly spraying as cheaper and gives the 719-282-1121 number.

## On Reddit

- Reddit hasn’t been searched for this company yet.

## Locations

- States with a location on file: Colorado.
- Cities: Colorado Springs, Colorado.

## What we couldn’t verify

Overall confidence in this score: Low (provisional), 4 of 11 points. [How confidence is set](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review#confidence).

What keeps it from rating higher:

- 2,463 western US Google reviews behind customer satisfaction (3,000 or more earns a point; 10,000 or more earns full points).
- 4 of 5 factors scored (not scored: sales and contract fairness).
- Too few independent non-Google reviews to blend in (Google only).
- Verifier rated the customer reviews medium (high earns a point).
- Verifier rated the legal and regulatory record medium (high earns a point).
- 17 independent websites cited (25 or more earns a point).

Verifier’s confidence by section: Identity high; Licensing high; Legal and regulatory medium; Customer reviews medium; BBB high; Employee reviews low; Mentions medium; Sales model medium.

### Gaps in the record

- Google Maps was not loaded (Google’s terms restrict automated access). The listing is confirmed as this business through the company site’s link to cid 9268638389965404158 and the matching address and phone. Google review excerpts come from the Thumbtack mirror (marked “From Google”).
- Namesakes excluded: “High Country Pest Control” Google listings in Sonora, California (cid 11955489971845564251), Idaho Falls, Idaho (highcountrypest.com, cid 13687201921041603825), Ephraim, Utah (cid 3510395066878930952), “High Country Pest Control Utah” (highcountrypestcontrolutah.com, cid 8570163766645465672), and “High Country Pest Control, Inc.” in the CA data (cid 15122069674438353549), plus a Blue Ridge, Georgia Nextdoor page and “High Country Pest Solutions” (North Carolina). None shares this company’s domain, address, phone or CDA license. No covered-state office besides Colorado Springs is listed on the company site.
- A MapQuest page lists a second “High Country Pest Control, Colorado Springs, CO 80901” entry (snippet, not opened).
- Other 23 covered states: the company lists no office, listing or license outside Colorado, so no other state’s licensing or registry was researched.
- Yelp (4.2 from 51) rests on a search snippet only. Yelp’s terms prohibit automated access, so it was not fetched and is not scored.
- Facebook, Nextdoor, Reddit, LinkedIn, Indeed and Glassdoor were not fetched (their terms restrict automated access). Their items rest on search snippets and none is scored. No employee rating with page evidence, so Workplace has no input.
- No service agreement or terms are published. Minimum term, auto-renewal, cancellation channel and fee, and arbitration are unknown. No BBB complaint or company reply states terms.
- Colorado SOS filing history was not read (the SOS site timed out). Current status Good Standing (re-read live October 28, 2026); any past delinquency was not checked.
- How the business founded in 1987 (BBB “Business Started: 6/12/1987”) passed to SanBur Method LLC (formed 2005), and any earlier owner, was not found.
- CDA enforcement: SFY 2016 (July 2015 to June 2016, older than the 10-year legal and regulatory record window and the 5-year licensing and compliance window) was not checked. No SFY 2026 table is posted yet (the enforcement page lists SFY 2016 to SFY 2025). The SFY 2017 to SFY 2025 tables, including SFY 2021 (re-read October 28, 2026), show no row for the company.
- CourtListener showed a human check (“Let’s confirm you are human”), which was not evaded, so federal dockets and case law were not searched there. Colorado state-court records are available only through paid vendors. No lawsuit naming the company surfaced in searches (lawsuit, settlement, attorney general, class action).
- OSHA establishment search not run.
- Colorado AG publishes no per-company complaint data. Complaint records would need a CORA request.
- BBB phone (719) 282-1121 differs from the website’s 719-294-0279. Both tie to the same address and business. 282-1121 also appears on Yelp and in a Nextdoor recommendation.
- No awards, QualityPro/GreenPro certification or Colorado Pest Control Association membership was found in searches. Issuer sites were not checked one by one.

### Open questions

- Google 4.9/2,463 is a third-party crawl (record last updated September 11, 2026). Earlier crawls of the same cid show 2,414 to 2,494 reviews.
- Contract terms are unpublished: an annual contract is offered with a $30 initial-service discount, but whether recurring plans require one, and the renewal, cancellation and dispute terms, are unknown. Sales and contract fairness stays unscored.
- Door-to-door: no evidence either way (phone and email quotes only); recorded as unknown.
- How the business started in 1987 passed to SanBur Method LLC (formed 2005; trade name filed May 1, 2012) is not on record.

## Common questions about High Country Pest Control

### Is High Country Pest Control licensed in Colorado?

High Country Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Colorado. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

[Licensing record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control.md) · [Is High Country Pest Control legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control/legit.md)

### Does High Country Pest Control sell door to door?

Our research didn’t establish that High Country Pest Control sells door to door. That isn’t proof that it never knocks.

[Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control.md)

### What is High Country Pest Control’s BBB rating?

High Country Pest Control’s BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.

[BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control.md)

### Does High Country Pest Control charge a cancellation fee?

High Country Pest Control’s terms say: minimum term, auto-renewal, cancellation method and fee, and arbitration are all undisclosed. Our record has no confirmed cancellation fee amount.

[Contract terms](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control.md)

### How does High Country Pest Control rank?

High Country Pest Control ranks #125 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 7.1 out of 10 (Low confidence). Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.6/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A.

[How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md)

### Has High Country Pest Control faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against High Country Pest Control in our scoring.

[Legal and regulatory record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control.md)

### Where does High Country Pest Control have locations?

Our record lists 1 location for High Country Pest Control in Colorado. It appears in our area rankings for Colorado Springs.

[Locations](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/high-country-pest-control.md) · [Best pest control in the Colorado Springs area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/colorado-springs.md)

## Pest control in Colorado

- [#1 of 21 in Colorado](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-colorado.md): [Colorado Springs area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/colorado-springs.md)

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## Sources

32 distinct pages, numbered in the order they appear in the record. Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page.

1. [Company website](https://highcountrypestcontrol.com) — highcountrypestcontrol.com · Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
2. [cda.state.co.us](https://cda.state.co.us/PesticideApplicatorSearch/Business?BusinessId=11910) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/co/colorado-springs/profile/pest-control/high-country-pest-control-0785-2821121) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [highcountrypestcontrol.com](https://www.highcountrypestcontrol.com/about/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
5. [highcountrypestcontrol.com](https://www.highcountrypestcontrol.com/home-pest-control/) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
6. [highcountrypestcontrol.com](https://www.highcountrypestcontrol.com/maintenance-plans/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
7. [highcountrypestcontrol.com](https://www.highcountrypestcontrol.com/resource-center/coupons/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
8. [highcountrypestcontrol.com](https://www.highcountrypestcontrol.com/privacy-policy/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
9. [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/18sb6i4/high_country_pest_control_price_increase_10/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
10. [Google — Colorado Springs, Colorado](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=9268638389965404158) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
11. [Angi — Colorado Springs, Colorado (single company profile; the company operates only in Colorado)](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/co/colorado-springs/high-country-pest-control-reviews-5186177.htm) — angi.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
12. [BBB — Colorado Springs, Colorado (BBB of Southern Colorado file; the company’s only BBB profile)](https://www.bbb.org/us/co/colorado-springs/profile/pest-control/high-country-pest-control-0785-2821121/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
13. [Thumbtack — Colorado Springs, Colorado (reviews shown are imported from Google)](https://www.thumbtack.com/co/colorado-springs/pro/thumbtack/service/573605549485547554) — thumbtack.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
14. [Yelp — Colorado Springs, Colorado (yelp.com/biz/high-country-pest-control-colorado-springs)](https://www.yelp.com/biz/high-country-pest-control-colorado-springs) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
15. [Yelp — Colorado Springs, Colorado (yelp.com/biz/high-country-pest-control-colorado-springs)](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Affordable+Pest+Control&find_loc=Colorado+Springs%2C+CO) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
16. [Facebook — Colorado Springs, Colorado (facebook.com/highcountrypest)](https://www.facebook.com/highcountrypest/) — facebook.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
17. [Facebook — Colorado Springs, Colorado (facebook.com/highcountrypest)](https://www.facebook.com/highcountrypest/videos/) — facebook.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
18. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/co/colorado-springs/profile/pest-control/high-country-pest-control-0785-2821121/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
19. [Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), Pesticide Applicator Program](https://cda.state.co.us/PesticideApplicatorSearch/Applicator?LastName=Burrell&FirstName=Dan) — cda.state.co.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
20. [Colorado Secretary of State (business registry)](https://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityDetail.do?quitButtonDestination=BusinessEntityResults&fileId=20051315917) — sos.state.co.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
21. [Colorado Secretary of State (business registry)](https://data.colorado.gov/resource/u7sb-g482.json?entityid=20051315917) — data.colorado.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
22. [Colorado Department of Agriculture](https://ag.colorado.gov/plants/pesticides/pesticide-enforcement) — ag.colorado.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
23. [Colorado Attorney General](https://coag.gov/?s=high+country+pest) — coag.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
24. [Indeed (employee reviews)](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/High-Country-Pest-Control) — indeed.com · Workplace · retrieved October 28, 2026
25. [Indeed (employee reviews)](https://www.indeed.com/cmp/High-Country-Pest-Control/salaries/Pest-Control-Technician/Colorado-Springs-CO) — indeed.com · Workplace · retrieved October 28, 2026
26. [Glassdoor (employee reviews)](https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-High-Country-Pest-Control-EI_IE1122720.11,36.htm) — glassdoor.com · Workplace · retrieved October 28, 2026
27. [19 Best Colorado Springs, Colorado Pest Control Services](https://www.expertise.com/home-improvement/pest-control/colorado/colorado-springs) — expertise.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
28. [Pest control? : r/ColoradoSprings](https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/1lxgixq/pest_control/) — reddit.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
29. [Pest Control Recommendations : r/ColoradoSprings](https://www.reddit.com/r/ColoradoSprings/comments/1tr3d2f/pest_control_recommendations/) — reddit.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
30. [Colorado Springs, Colorado (Nextdoor recommendation)](https://nextdoor.com/p/gpNmqKH9psXr/) — nextdoor.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
31. [High Country Pest Control - Colorado Springs, Colorado (Nextdoor business page)](https://nextdoor.com/pages/high-country-pest-control-colorado-springs-co-1/) — nextdoor.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
32. [highcountrypestcontrol.com](https://www.highcountrypestcontrol.com/where-we-service/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026

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