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title: "Next Level Pest Control Review"
description: "Next Level Pest Control has a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10, ranking #40 of 164 in the West. It has 2,003 Google reviews averaging 5.0."
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# Next Level 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/next-level-pest-control/legit.md)

Next Level Pest Control ranks #40 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 8.2 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 31 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: #40 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 8.2 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: Gold River, California.
- Founded: 2021.
- Services on its record: general pest control, rodent control and exclusion, ants, spiders, cockroaches, wasps, fleas, commercial pest management, eco-friendly / low-toxicity treatments, emergency and seasonal pest control.
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Website: https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 8.2 out of 10, #40 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%): 10.0/10
  - Google 5.00 across 2,003 West reviews
  - Blended 5.00/5
- Complaint record (weight 13.33%, nominal 10%): 10.0/10
  - 0 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 2,003 = 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: 10.0/10.
- Review volume −0.8: 2,003 of 5,000 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 0 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- Locations −0.6: 4 of 10 locations.
- Handshake Score: 8.2/10.

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

## What customers say

- Next Level Pest Control has 2,003 Google reviews across 4 West listings, averaging 5.0.
- BBB (Citrus Heights, California BBB file (only BBB file; all…): rating not shown, 0 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Yelp (Citrus Heights, California (6008 Auburn Blvd. Ste 1)): 4.8/5, 23 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Birdeye (Citrus Heights, California): rating not shown, 989 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026

## 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: three targeted searches (door to door / summer sales / sales representative jobs) returned no posting, recruiting page or review mentioning Next Level reps at the door, and no Indeed/Glassdoor employer page was found. The sales seen are inbound: online quote form, phone calls and customer referrals. Reviews on the four Google listings that loaded describe customers calling the office. Left “unknown” rather than “no” because the absence of evidence was not confirmed from a company statement.
- Published maintenance plans: Basic from $49/month (service every 90 days), Plus from $64/month (every 60 days, “most common”), Premier from $109/month (every 30 days). No initial term, renewal, cancellation or fee terms are stated with the plans.
- The site’s Terms and Conditions (last updated February 2, 2026) open by saying they govern use of the company’s services, website and SMS/email programs, but all ten numbered clauses concern the SMS and email messaging program only (opt-in, consent, STOP/HELP, message rates, carrier disclaimer, privacy, changes, contact). They state no service-contract term, auto-renewal, cancellation channel or fee, and contain no arbitration or class-waiver clause. A customer testimonial on the company’s own reviews page says the technician “proceeded to write a contract”, so a separate written service agreement appears to exist; it is not published. The terms are therefore not read as the service contract.
- Referral program: a $50 Amazon gift card to the referrer and $50 off the first service for the referred customer when they sign up for a service plan.
- Online quote form: instant custom price, plan and start date without a phone call or credit card.

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- California · Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs) · Company Registration (Pest Control, Branch 2) · no. PR8897 · status: Active · note: Identity confirmed by name and by the address matching the company’s Gold River office and Google listing. The license number the site advertises in its footer (“License #8897”) matches this record. Specialty is Pest Control only (no Termite Control branch), although the BBB file also lists the category “Termite Control”. Expiration date 12-31-2035 is a placeholder. No Branch Office (BR) rows exist for the Citrus Heights, Roseville or Sacramento addresses. Insurance/bond not shown in the bulk file. The other “Next Level” row in the file (PR 9629, Next Level Inspections, Yreka, termite) is a different business (different domain, nextlevelinspecting.com).
- California · Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs) · Operator (individual license, Pest Control) · no. OPR13645 · status: Active · expires June 30, 2028 · note: Individual operator license at the company address; Ryan Scott is named as owner (ownership) and quoted by KCRA for the company. The bulk file does not name the qualifying manager of PR 8897; this is the only Operator row at the company address. Not a company record.
- California · Structural Pest Control Board (Department of Consumer Affairs) · Field Representative (individual license, Pest Control) · no. FR59534 · status: Active · expires June 30, 2029 · note: Individual license at the company address; a Sacramento-listing Google review names technician “Shawn Sloan”. Context only.

## 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 Northeast California (Citrus Heights file) · complaint-summary: BBB rating A (reason: length of time business has been operating); not accredited; 0 complaints and 0 customer reviews. File opened 6/28/2024; address 6008 Auburn Blvd. #1, Citrus Heights; categories Pest Control Services, Termite Control. Only BBB file found for the company (BBB search for “Next Level Pest Control” near Sacramento and near Citrus Heights returned this one result).

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [Bed bug discovery comes days before California's expanded return-to-office policy](https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-department-education-bed-bugs-return-to-office/71751101) (KCRA 3 · June 26, 2026 · news): KCRA quotes Ryan Scott, identified as a pest control specialist at Next Level Pest Control, on how long bed-bug treatment of a large commercial building can take. The article is about bed bugs found in a California Department of Education building; it names no pest-control contractor for the building and says nothing negative, legal or regulatory about Next Level.
- [HELP! Black Windows, Weeds, and Dust are Taking Over](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/1kmxb5a/help_black_windows_weeds_and_dust_are_taking_over/) (r/Sacramento · reddit): A commenter in a Sacramento thread recommends Next Level Pest Control (snippet only; Reddit not fetched).
- [Next Level Pest Control (Nextdoor business page)](https://nextdoor.com/pages/next-level-pest-control-rancho-cordova-ca/) (Nextdoor · forum): Nextdoor business page with a neighbor recommendation describing a recurring monthly ant service (snippet only; Nextdoor not fetched).
- [Next Level Pest Control Facebook page: mentions](https://www.facebook.com/nextlevelpest/mentions/) (Facebook · March 20, 2022 · other): Post by Ryan Scott announcing he would become an owner/operator of the company (snippet only; Facebook not fetched).

## On Reddit

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

## Locations

- States with a location on file: California.
- Cities: Citrus Heights, California, Gold River, California, Roseville, California, Sacramento, California.

## What we couldn’t verify

Overall confidence in this score: Low (provisional), 3 of 11 points. [How confidence is set](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review#confidence).

What keeps it from rating higher:

- 2,003 western US Google reviews behind customer satisfaction (3,000 or more earns a point; 10,000 or more earns full points).
- 11 independent websites cited (25 or more earns a point).
- 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).

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 low.

### Gaps in the record

- Legal entity and Secretary of State status not verified: CA bizfile Online is blocked and OpenCorporates served a “Checking your browser” human-verification check on October 28, 2026 (not bypassed). The SPCB registers the company under “Next Level Pest Control” with no entity suffix, so the legal form (sole proprietorship, LLC or corporation) is unknown.
- SPCB discipline: no accusation or decision PDF found at the predictable names (pr_8897_acc.pdf, pr-8897_acc.pdf, pr_8897_aacc.pdf, opr_13645_acc.pdf all HTTP 404 on October 28, 2026); a miss proves nothing. The DCA License Search detail page (insurance, qualifying manager, documents) is blocked (Cloudflare Turnstile).
- No SPCB Branch Office rows for the Citrus Heights, Roseville or Sacramento addresses in the DCA October 1, 2026 file; only the Gold River company registration (PR 8897) appears. Recorded as a gap, not a deduction (the file omits canceled rows and the offices may operate under the principal registration).
- California Attorney General press-release search (oag.ca.gov/media/news?body_value=”Next Level Pest”) returned no releases. The AG publishes no per-company complaint data.
- Courts: CourtListener served a “confirm you are human” check on October 28, 2026 (not bypassed); Sacramento and Placer County Superior Court portals not searched (no statewide name search). Cal/OSHA (OSHA establishment search) not checked: its results page serves a human check.
- Google Maps showed only the “limited view” (5 reviews per listing, no sort): no low-star review could be read, so negative Google themes are unknown. Live reads on October 28, 2026 were 1,088 / 886 / 83 / 27, all 5.0.
- Yelp (4.8 from 23 in a search snippet), Facebook, Nextdoor, Instagram and LinkedIn were not fetched (their terms restrict automated access); items from them are search-snippet context only and unscored.
- Trustpilot (trustpilot.com/review/thenextlevelpestcontrol.com) timed out twice; not verified. No Angi profile in Angi’s Citrus Heights pest-control list (October 28, 2026); no HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack or Trustpilot profile surfaced in searches.
- Employee reviews: no Indeed, Glassdoor or RepVue employer page found for this company in two searches; Workplace has no input.
- Contract terms: no service agreement, initial term, auto-renewal, cancellation method/fee or arbitration term is published; the site Terms and Conditions cover the SMS/email program only. A customer testimonial on the company’s reviews page mentions a written contract, which is not published.
- Door-to-door: no evidence either way beyond inbound sales signals (the sales evidence). Unknown.
- Other states: no Next Level Pest Control location for this company in any other covered state. Same-name businesses elsewhere (nextlevelpestcontrol.com veteran-owned company, Georgia (706) number, nextlevelpc.org, a Calgary company, Next Level Inspections in Yreka California) are different businesses and were excluded.
- All succeeded on retry. 32 searches used.
- The Google Maps pages for Citrus Heights and Roseville show phone numbers ((916) 313-9766 and (916) 318-0252) that differ from the company Locations page (916-619-1687 and 916-999-5754); both listings link to thenextlevelpestcontrol.com and match the Locations-page addresses, so they are kept.
- The home page says “two physical locations” while the company Locations page lists four office addresses. Staffing of the Roseville and Sacramento offices is not verified.
- The BBB profile lists a “Termite Control” category, but the SPCB company registration PR 8897 is Pest Control only (no Termite Control branch). No deduction: no advertised termite license number was found.

### Open questions

- Legal form and Secretary of State status are unknown (bizfile and OpenCorporates blocked).
- Court and Cal/OSHA records were not searched (human checks); a clean record there is unconfirmed.
- Only 5 Google reviews per listing were readable, so no low-star review or customer-reported contract term could be checked.

## Common questions about Next Level Pest Control

### Is Next Level Pest Control licensed in California?

Next Level Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in California. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

[Licensing record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/next-level-pest-control.md) · [Is Next Level Pest Control legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/next-level-pest-control/legit.md)

### Does Next Level Pest Control sell door to door?

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

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

### What is Next Level Pest Control’s BBB rating?

Next Level Pest Control’s BBB profile shows an A grade and 0 complaints in the last three years.

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

### Does Next Level Pest Control charge a cancellation fee?

Our record has no confirmed cancellation fee amount.

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

### How does Next Level Pest Control rank?

Next Level Pest Control ranks #40 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 8.2 out of 10 (Low confidence). Scores 10.0/10 on every scored factor. Sales and contract fairness: N/A.

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

### Has Next Level Pest Control faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against Next Level Pest Control in our scoring.

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

### Where does Next Level Pest Control have locations?

Our record lists 4 locations for Next Level Pest Control in California. It appears in our area rankings for Sacramento.

[Locations](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/next-level-pest-control.md) · [Best pest control in the Sacramento area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/sacramento.md)

## Pest control in California

- [#2 of 38 in California](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-california.md): [Sacramento area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/sacramento.md)

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## Sources

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

1. [Company website](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com) — thenextlevelpestcontrol.com · Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
2. [dca.box.com](https://dca.box.com/s/oss6hf8jys2bmgxqd2gdz7w4oepm2il9) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
3. [thenextlevelpestcontrol.com](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/about-us) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-scott-9a604588) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
5. [thenextlevelpestcontrol.com](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/book-online) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
6. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13677882228806798180#reviews-lowest-rating) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
7. [thenextlevelpestcontrol.com](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/pest-control-services/pest-maintenance-plans) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
8. [thenextlevelpestcontrol.com](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/terms-and-conditions) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
9. [thenextlevelpestcontrol.com](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
10. [thenextlevelpestcontrol.com](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/referrals) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
11. [Google — Citrus Heights, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13677882228806798180) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
12. [Google — Gold River, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17478155060861853873) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
13. [Google — Gold River, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17478155060861853873#reviews-relevant) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
14. [Google — Roseville, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17367961579293441941) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
15. [Google — Roseville, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=17367961579293441941#reviews-relevant) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
16. [Google — Sacramento, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5952336329126042582) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
17. [Google — Sacramento, California](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=5952336329126042582#reviews-relevant) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
18. [BBB — Citrus Heights, California BBB file (only BBB file; all locations in California)](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/citrus-heights/profile/pest-control/next-level-pest-control-1156-90096212/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
19. [Yelp — Citrus Heights, California (6008 Auburn Blvd. Ste 1)](https://www.yelp.com/biz/next-level-pest-control-citrus-heights) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
20. [Yelp — Citrus Heights, California (6008 Auburn Blvd. Ste 1)](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Wildlife+Control&find_loc=Citrus+Heights%2C+CA) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
21. [Birdeye — Citrus Heights, California](https://reviews.birdeye.com/next-level-pest-control-166427695241975) — reviews.birdeye.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
22. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/citrus-heights/profile/pest-control/next-level-pest-control-1156-90096212) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
23. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/citrus-heights/profile/pest-control/next-level-pest-control-1156-90096212/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 28, 2026
24. [BBB of Northeast California (Citrus Heights file)](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Next%20Level%20Pest%20Control&find_loc=Sacramento%2C%20CA) — bbb.org · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 28, 2026
25. [Bed bug discovery comes days before California's expanded return-to-office policy](https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-department-education-bed-bugs-return-to-office/71751101) — kcra.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
26. [facebook.com](https://www.facebook.com/nextlevelpest/videos/to-get-where-pests-are-sometimes-you-have-to-be-comfortable-with-small-spaces-ro/955618713957673/) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
27. [HELP! Black Windows, Weeds, and Dust are Taking Over](https://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/comments/1kmxb5a/help_black_windows_weeds_and_dust_are_taking_over/) — reddit.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
28. [Next Level Pest Control (Nextdoor business page)](https://nextdoor.com/pages/next-level-pest-control-rancho-cordova-ca/) — nextdoor.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
29. [Next Level Pest Control Facebook page: mentions](https://www.facebook.com/nextlevelpest/mentions/) — facebook.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
30. [thenextlevelpestcontrol.com](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/locations/citrus-heights) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
31. [Citrus Heights, California location](https://thenextlevelpestcontrol.com/locations) — thenextlevelpestcontrol.com · Locations · retrieved October 28, 2026

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