--- title: "What are the best pest control companies in the Cedar Rapids area?" description: "In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Presto-X Pest Control (8.5 out of 10), Midwest Pest Control (8.4) and Plunkett's Pest Control (8.2) rank highest by Handshake Score." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/cedar-rapids" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/cedar-rapids.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # What are the best pest control companies in the Cedar Rapids area? By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, we cover 6 pest control companies with a location on file in the Cedar Rapids area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Presto-X Pest Control (8.5 out of 10), Midwest Pest Control (8.4 out of 10) and Plunkett's Pest Control (8.2 out of 10). The area covers Linn County, Iowa. ## How the Cedar Rapids area companies rank Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins, Ely, Fairfax, Mount Vernon and Center Point (Linn County), ordered by Handshake Score. - 1. [Presto-X Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control.md): #19 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.5 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: customer satisfaction (9.3/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 4.8 average from 3,331 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 0 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Location on file in the Cedar Rapids area: Hiawatha. (sources [21](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4730856122838516498)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/presto-x-pest-control/records.md) - 2. [Midwest Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/midwest-pest-control.md): #24 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.4 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: complaint record (8.5/10). Sales and contract fairness: N/A. Google: 5.0 average from 6,727 western US reviews. Its BBB profiles show 2 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files; grades vary by branch. Door-to-door: Partial. Location on file in the Cedar Rapids area: Cedar Rapids. (sources [10](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=14470676316324926383), [22](https://midwestpest.com/pest-control-cedar-rapids)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/midwest-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/midwest-pest-control/legit.md) - 3. [Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md): #35 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.2 out of 10 · Low confidence · Provisional Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (8.5/10). Google: 4.8 average from 4,165 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Location on file in the Cedar Rapids area: Cedar Rapids. (sources [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4822761688896722879)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/plunketts-pest-control/records.md) - 4. [Evo Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control.md): #91 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.5 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.0/10). Google: 4.9 average from 6,281 western US reviews. Its BBB profiles show 11 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files; grades vary by branch. Door-to-door: Yes. Location on file in the Cedar Rapids area: Marion. (sources [20](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15466309222984614357)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/evo-pest-control/cancel.md) - 5. [Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md): #140 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 6.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.0/10). Complaint record: N/A. Google: 4.7 average from 173,872 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade; the complaint counts on file conflict. Location on file in the Cedar Rapids area: Cedar Rapids. (sources [100](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8160439366929205767)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/legit.md) · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/cancel.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/records.md) - 6. [Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md): #161 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 5.8 out of 10 · Medium confidence Strongest: customer satisfaction (7.7/10). Weakest: legal and regulatory record (2.0/10). Google: 4.7 average from 89,803 western US reviews. Its company-wide BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 2,903 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Partial. Location on file in the Cedar Rapids area: Hiawatha. (sources [134](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=3290131341619393053)) [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix.md) · [Is it legit?](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix/legit.md) · [All records](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/terminix/records.md) ## Head-to-head comparisons - [Orkin vs. Terminix](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/orkin-vs-terminix.md) - [Presto-X Pest Control vs. Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/presto-x-pest-control-vs-plunketts-pest-control.md) - [Presto-X Pest Control vs. Midwest Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/presto-x-pest-control-vs-midwest-pest-control.md) - [Midwest Pest Control vs. Plunkett's Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/midwest-pest-control-vs-plunketts-pest-control.md) - [Plunkett's Pest Control vs. Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/compare/plunketts-pest-control-vs-orkin.md) ## How we ranked them - The Handshake Score rates each company’s whole western US operation from sourced public records: customer reviews, BBB complaints, contract terms and sales practices, licensing, and the legal and regulatory record. It isn’t a score for the branches in this area alone. A location on file means our research found a branch or listing there. It doesn’t show which addresses a company serves; check with the company. [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) ## More areas in Iowa - [Best pest control in the Des Moines area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/des-moines.md) - [Best pest control in the Davenport area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/davenport.md) ## Related - [The best pest control companies in Iowa](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-iowa.md) - [Pest control in Iowa](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control.md) - [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/cedar-rapids. Every page on this site has one: add `.md` to the path or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. Site guide for agents: https://handshakereviews.com/llms.txt._