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title: "Valor Pest Solutions Review"
description: "Valor Pest Solutions has a Handshake Score of 7.8 out of 10, ranking #70 of 164 in the West. It has 3,147 Google reviews averaging 4.9."
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# Valor Pest Solutions 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/valor-pest-solutions/legit.md) · [Compare](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/plunketts-pest-control-vs-valor-pest-solutions.md)

Valor Pest Solutions ranks #70 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 7.8 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 27 public sources retrieved between October 27, 2026 and November 2, 2026, and the record was verified on October 27, 2026. The sources are listed at the end.

## At a glance

- Rank and score: #70 of 164 in the West, Handshake Score 7.8 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: Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
- Founded: 2021.
- Services on its record: general pest control (quarterly), ants and carpenter ants, mice and rodents, mosquito, wasps, ticks, boxelder bugs, spiders, centipedes, bed bugs, moles, wildlife trapping (raccoon, squirrel, skunk, possum, chipmunk), commercial pest control.
- Record verified October 27, 2026.
- Legal name: Valor Pest Solutions LLC.
- Website: https://valorpestsolutions.com

## How we scored it

Handshake Score: 7.8 out of 10, #70 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 38.89%, nominal 35%): 9.6/10
  - Google 4.90 across 3,147 West reviews
  - Other platforms 4.90/5 (Angi 4.9) — too few to blend
  - Blended 4.90/5
- Complaint record (weight 11.11%, nominal 10%): 10.0/10
  - 2 BBB complaints in 3 yrs ÷ 3,147 = 0.6 per 1,000 → 10
- Sales and contract fairness (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 6.5/10
  - 12-month minimum term (−1)
  - Public claims contradict contract terms (−1)
  - Unpublished contract & cancellation terms (−1.5)
- Licensing and compliance (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Legal and regulatory record (weight 16.67%, nominal 15%): 10.0/10
- Workplace score (weight 10%): not scored (< 20 employee reviews)

- Weighted average of the factors above: 9.3/10.
- Review volume −0.8: 3,147 of 5,000 Google reviews.
- Verification depth −0.4: 7 of 250 other reviews · 0 of 20 employee reviews.
- Locations −0.3: 6 of 10 locations.
- Handshake Score: 7.8/10.

## What customers say

- Valor Pest Solutions has 3,147 Google reviews across 5 West listings, averaging 4.9.
- Angi (Eden Prairie, Minnesota (company profile, all Minnesota…): 4.9/5, 7 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- HomeAdvisor (Eden Prairie, Minnesota (older HomeAdvisor profile “Valor…): 4.9/5, 4 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- BBB (Eden Prairie, Minnesota (headquarters file, includes…): 1.0/5, 1 review, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Yelp (Minnesota (Twin Cities search listing; Yelp page not opened…): 3.6/5, 10 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Facebook (Eden Prairie, Minnesota page (Facebook not opened; terms…): rating not shown, 28 reviews, retrieved October 28, 2026
- Negative themes recorded by our researchers: cancellation fee and undisclosed processing fee (1 review).

## Better Business Bureau

- Its BBB profile shows an A grade and 2 complaints in the last three years.
- BBB accredited since 7/15/2022.
- BBB customer reviews: 1.0/5 average from 1 review.
- Retrieved October 28, 2026.

## Contracts and sales practices

- Door-to-door badge: N/A.
- Sales notes: No door-to-door evidence found: the careers page lists no open roles, no D2D or summer-sales postings or solicitor-permit actions turned up in searches, and no customer review describes reps at the door. Sales appear to come through inbound calls, online scheduling and quotes. Indeed, Glassdoor and RepVue were not opened (bot terms), so a D2D posting there cannot be ruled out.
- Company site advertises “quarterly protection, without long-term contracts” (a marketing claim; no contract terms are published). (counted in the score)
- Company site homepage plan cards list prices from $69/mo (General, Rodent) up to $99/mo (Mosquito/Vector+); no term, renewal, cancellation or arbitration text is published on the site, FAQ or privacy page (the /terms-of-service and /terms-and-conditions URLs return the homepage).
- In its reply to a BBB complaint (05/15/2025) the company says the customer’s wife “chose to proceed with our annual service plan” and that it holds a signed agreement and recorded calls in which the terms, “including our cancellation policy”, were explained. The company describes the plan it sold as annual; the agreement itself is not published, so its renewal, cancellation-channel, fee and dispute terms are unknown. (counted in the score)
- A BBB reviewer (1 star, 04/19/2024) says the signed agreement carried a $200 cancellation fee and an unmentioned $100 processing fee. One customer report; not a company statement.

## Licensing and registrations

- Status and expiry are as the issuing agency’s record showed them on the date retrieved.
- Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management · STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMPANY · no. 20225546 · status: License period 01/21/2026 to 12/31/2026 (initial date 04/26/2021); the MDA lookup shows a license period and no status field, so “current” is read from the period · expires December 31, 2026 · note: Minnesota licenses the company at one address, not per branch. The lookup shows no suspension or revocation status, and MDA publishes no enforcement list.
- Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management · STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL APPLICATOR (employee licenses) · status: Active (each EXPIRES December 31, 2026) · expires December 31, 2026 · note: Applicator licenses (numbers 20225552 through 20303796) listed with RELATIONSHIP EMPLOYER; the lookup does not show Master vs Journeyman or names in this export.
- Minnesota · Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Filings Online · Business registry: Limited Liability Company (Foreign), home jurisdiction Utah · no. 1230728800024 · status: Active / In Good Standing · expires Renewal due 12/31/2026 · note: Original filing 4/15/2021; annual renewals 8/12/2022, 12/26/2023, 12/27/2024, 12/8/2025. No dissolution or reinstatement in the filing history.

## 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 · Minnesota · complaint-summary: BBB: 2 complaints in the last 3 years, 1 in the last 12 months; one complaint is displayed. No Minnesota Attorney General action, MDA enforcement, FTC action or lawsuit was found (the AG and MDA publish no searchable complaint or enforcement data; see gaps).
- [COMPLAINT RECORD, a count or summary of complaints, not findings; not counted in the legal score; cited as evidence for sales and contract fairness] May 5, 2025 · Minnesota · complaint-summary: BBB complaint (Product Issues, status Resolved): customer says the company pressured an emotional household into a year-long mouse plan with no infestation found and did not remove exterior traps after cancellation. The company answered on 05/15/2025, citing a signed agreement and recorded calls. Allegation only; no regulator finding.

## Mentions, awards and claims

### Mentions

- [The Hidden ROI of Smarter Pest Control (Twin Cities Business sponsored content)](https://tcbmag.com/the-hidden-roi-of-smarter-pest-control/) (Twin Cities Business · June 1, 2026 · news): Paid sponsor post by Valor presenting its commercial division; contains the company QualityPro claim. Not an independent review.
- [Minnesota & Company: Valor Pest Solutions (sponsored KARE 11 segment)](https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/television/minnesota-and-company/sponsored-say-goodbye-to-pests-why-thousands-of-minnesota-families-choose-valor-pest-solutions/89-aabba251-8dc2-429e-a225-aaccbfc96463) (KARE 11 · September 4, 2026 · news): Sponsored segment; page returned Access Denied to the automated fetch, so only the search snippet was seen. It advertises a 50% off first-service promotion for monthly plans.
- [Minnesota's Best 2026: Silver, Pest Control](https://www.minnesotasbest.com/listing/pest-control) (minnesotasbest.com · 2026 · award): Silver winner in Pest Control in the Star Tribune Media Co. / NERUS Strategies “Minnesota’s Best” 2026 contest (listing page rendered; the page footer names the Star Tribune and NERUS as owners of the program). Voting method not stated on the listing page.
- [Hiring - Pest Control Technicians. No Experience Necessary.](https://www.reddit.com/r/MNJobs/comments/1viz748/hiring_pest_control_technicians_no_experience/) (Reddit r/MNJobs · forum): Employer recruiting post for Twin Cities technicians; no door-to-door role named.

### Awards

- BBB Accredited Business (since 7/15/2022), rating A (BBB of Minnesota and North Dakota, 2022)
- Minnesota’s Best 2026, Silver, Pest Control (Minnesota’s Best (Star Tribune Media Co., LLC & NERUS Strategies), 2026)

## On Reddit

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

## Locations

- States with a location on file: Minnesota.
- Cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota, St Paul, Minnesota, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Woodbury, Minnesota, St Cloud, Minnesota, Maple Grove, Minnesota.

## 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:

- 14 independent websites cited (25 or more earns a point).
- 3,147 western US Google reviews behind customer satisfaction (10,000 or more earns full points).
- 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 corrected or removed 15% of the items checked (10% or fewer earns a point).

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

### Gaps in the record

- Ratings and counts are third-party crawl (records dated September 11, 2026 to September 29, 2026). No listing belongs to another business.
- Both are on the company’s own domain; the conflict is unresolved and the listing is kept.
- Yelp (snippet 3.6 from 10 reviews) and Facebook (snippet 98% recommend, 28 reviews) were not opened because their terms forbid automated access; both are snippet-only and unscored. Trustpilot, Thumbtack, Nextdoor and Porch: no profile surfaced in searches.
- Indeed, Glassdoor and RepVue were not opened (bot terms) and no RepVue page surfaced; employee ratings are unknown. SimplyHired shows 3 salary reports for the company but no rating.
- BBB: only 1 of the 2 complaints in the last 3 years is displayed; the other complaint, whether it was answered, and any pattern alert text are not shown on the page. The grade is A (not A+).
- Contract terms: the signed service agreement is not published. Minimum term, auto-renewal, cancellation channel and fee, and arbitration are unknown. A BBB reviewer reports a $200 fee plus $100 processing fee (one report).
- Minnesota publishes no MDA enforcement list, AG complaint data, or searchable pesticide-penalty file; Data Practices Act requests were not filed. A CourtListener web search (published opinions only, retrieved October 28, 2026) for “Valor Pest Solutions” returned no results; its API needs authentication, Minnesota Court Records Online was not searched, and the OSHA establishment search sits behind a human check. No Minnesota AG, FTC, court or OSHA record for the company surfaced in searches.
- Minnesota SOS shows the principal place of business as Orem, Utah and a Coon Rapids, Minnesota executive office; the BBB headquarters is Eden Prairie. Utah business registry and UDAF license were not looked up because no Utah location or listing exists.
- Minnesota SOS shows the principal place of business as Orem, Utah and a Coon Rapids, Minnesota executive office; the BBB headquarters is Eden Prairie.
- KARE 11 returned Access Denied, and minnesotasbest.com does not render its winner list without scripts; both are recorded from search snippets only. QualityPro and MPMA membership were not verified on the issuers’ sites.
- Ownership was read from BBB and the Secretary of State; no search found a parent, franchisor or private-equity owner, but no independent ownership article was found.
- BBB live re-check: the BBB profile, complaints and reviews pages were read from captures made on October 28, 2026.
- Minnesota’s Best: the listing page was read in full, but how winners are chosen (reader vote or judging) is not stated on that page.
- Angi has a second Valor profile (valor-pest-solutions-llc-reviews-1.htm, “Valor Pest Solutions, LLC”); it returned 403 to an automated browser and was not read. The older HomeAdvisor profile (4 reviews, 2023) is the same-name profile and is kept separate and unscored (under 5 reviews).
- Reddit r/MNJobs hiring post and the Yelp/Facebook figures are search-snippet only; none is scored.

### Open questions

- Is Joseph Hawes of Valor the same person as the owner of Insight Pest Solutions, Edmond OK?
- Which Minneapolis address is current: 530 N 3rd St Unit C or 2912 Chowen Ave S?
- BBB shows 2 complaints in 3 years but displays only one; the other is unseen.

## Head-to-head comparisons

- [Rove Pest Control vs. Valor Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/rove-pest-control-vs-valor-pest-solutions.md)
- [Plunkett's Pest Control vs. Valor Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/plunketts-pest-control-vs-valor-pest-solutions.md)

## Common questions about Valor Pest Solutions

### Is Valor Pest Solutions licensed in Minnesota?

Valor Pest Solutions holds a current company pesticide license in Minnesota. Statuses are as each state agency showed them on the date retrieved.

[Licensing record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md) · [Is Valor Pest Solutions legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions/legit.md)

### Does Valor Pest Solutions sell door to door?

Our research didn’t establish that Valor Pest Solutions sells door to door. That isn’t proof that it never knocks.

[Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md)

### What is Valor Pest Solutions’ BBB rating?

Valor Pest Solutions’ BBB profile shows an A grade and 2 complaints in the last three years.

[BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md)

### Does Valor Pest Solutions charge a cancellation fee?

Valor Pest Solutions’ own terms or statements set a 12-month minimum term. Our record has no confirmed cancellation fee amount. We found no published contract or cancellation terms.

[Contract terms](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md)

### How does Valor Pest Solutions rank?

Valor Pest Solutions ranks #70 of 164 in the West, with a Handshake Score of 7.8 out of 10 (Low confidence). Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.5/10).

[How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) · [Rove Pest Control vs. Valor Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/rove-pest-control-vs-valor-pest-solutions.md) · [Plunkett's Pest Control vs. Valor Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/plunketts-pest-control-vs-valor-pest-solutions.md)

### Has Valor Pest Solutions faced government actions?

No resolved government actions count against Valor Pest Solutions in our scoring.

[Legal and regulatory record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md)

### Where does Valor Pest Solutions have locations?

Our record lists 6 locations for Valor Pest Solutions in Minnesota. It appears in our area rankings for Minneapolis and St. Paul.

[Locations](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/valor-pest-solutions.md) · [Best pest control in the Minneapolis area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/minneapolis.md) · [Best pest control in the St. Paul area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-paul.md)

## Pest control in Minnesota

- [#4 of 12 in Minnesota](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-minnesota.md): [Minneapolis area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/minneapolis.md), [St. Paul area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/st-paul.md)

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## Sources

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

1. [Company website](https://valorpestsolutions.com) — valorpestsolutions.com · Company facts
2. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/mn/eden-prairie/profile/pest-control/valor-pest-solutions-0704-1000047579) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/edmond/profile/pest-control/insight-pest-solutions-0995-90086761) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
4. [homeadvisor.com](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.InsightPestSolutions.136661874.html) — Company facts · retrieved October 28, 2026
5. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/mn/eden-prairie/profile/pest-control/valor-pest-solutions-0704-1000047579/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
6. [reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/MNJobs/comments/1viz748/hiring_pest_control_technicians_no_experience/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
7. [valorpestsolutions.com](https://valorpestsolutions.com/) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
8. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/mn/eden-prairie/profile/pest-control/valor-pest-solutions-0704-1000047579/customer-reviews) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 28, 2026
9. [Google — Minneapolis, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15821508173676313544) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
10. [Google — St Paul, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=592797115878720467) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
11. [Google — Eden Prairie, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3810610774869225350) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
12. [Google — Woodbury, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2100293018936208784) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
13. [Google — St Cloud, Minnesota](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6351803898598935720) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026
14. [Angi — Eden Prairie, Minnesota (company profile, all Minnesota branches)](https://www.angi.com/companylist/us/mn/eden-prairie/valor-pest-solutions-llc-reviews-2.htm) — angi.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
15. [Angi — Eden Prairie, Minnesota (company profile, all Minnesota branches)](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.ValorPestSolutions.161063258.html) — homeadvisor.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
16. [Yelp — Minnesota (Twin Cities search listing; Yelp page not opened because Yelp forbids automated access)](https://m.yelp.com/biz/valor-pest-solutions-eden-prairie-4) — m.yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
17. [Yelp — Minnesota (Twin Cities search listing; Yelp page not opened because Yelp forbids automated access)](https://www.yelp.com/search?find_desc=Pest+Control&find_loc=Twin+Cities%2C+MN) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
18. [Facebook — Eden Prairie, Minnesota page (Facebook not opened; terms forbid automated access)](https://www.facebook.com/ValorPestSolutions/) — facebook.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 28, 2026
19. [Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management](https://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/LisDetails.jsp?linkval=20225546) — www2.mda.state.mn.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
20. [Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management](https://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/LisResults.jsp?license=&compname=valor&city=&countycode=****&lictype=11&sortorder=1&cmd=Download%20As%20Text) — www2.mda.state.mn.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
21. [Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), Pesticide & Fertilizer Management](https://www2.mda.state.mn.us/webapp/lis/LisResults.jsp?license=&compname=valor&city=&countycode=****&lictype=18&sortorder=1&cmd=Download%20As%20Text) — www2.mda.state.mn.us · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
22. [Minnesota Secretary of State, Business Filings Online](https://mblsportal.sos.mn.gov/Business/SearchDetails?filingGuid=cb5c393c-019e-eb11-9184-00155d01c40e) — mblsportal.sos.mn.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 28, 2026
23. [The Hidden ROI of Smarter Pest Control (Twin Cities Business sponsored content)](https://tcbmag.com/the-hidden-roi-of-smarter-pest-control/) — tcbmag.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
24. [Minnesota & Company: Valor Pest Solutions (sponsored KARE 11 segment)](https://www.kare11.com/article/entertainment/television/minnesota-and-company/sponsored-say-goodbye-to-pests-why-thousands-of-minnesota-families-choose-valor-pest-solutions/89-aabba251-8dc2-429e-a225-aaccbfc96463) — kare11.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
25. [Minnesota's Best 2026: Silver, Pest Control](https://www.minnesotasbest.com/listing/pest-control) — minnesotasbest.com · Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved November 2, 2026
26. [valorpestsolutions.com](https://valorpestsolutions.com/locations) — Mentions, awards and claims · retrieved October 28, 2026
27. [Minneapolis, Minnesota location](https://valorpestsolutions.com/minneapolis) — valorpestsolutions.com · Locations · retrieved October 28, 2026

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