What are the best pest control companies in the Santa Barbara area?
As of November 5, 2026, we cover 4 pest control companies with a location on file in the Santa Barbara area. In the October 11, 2026 scoring run, the highest-ranked are Dewey Pest & Termite Control (8.4 out of 10), Clark Pest Control (7.2 out of 10) and Orkin (6.8 out of 10). The area covers Santa Barbara County, California.
How the Santa Barbara area companies rank
Every company we’ve researched with a branch or listing on file in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Goleta, Lompoc, Carpinteria, Montecito, Orcutt, Buellton, Solvang and Guadalupe (Santa Barbara County), ordered by Handshake Score.
1. Dewey Pest & Termite Control
#22 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 8.4 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (7.5/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 10,348 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
Location on file in the Santa Barbara area: Santa Maria.23
#111 of 164 in the West · Handshake Score 7.2 out of 10 · High confidence
Strongest: customer satisfaction (8.9/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (4.5/10).
Google: 4.7 average from 15,066 western US reviews. Its BBB profile shows an A+ grade and 39 complaints in the last three years. Door-to-door: Yes.
Location on file in the Santa Barbara area: Santa Maria.32
3. Orkin
#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 Santa Barbara area: Santa Maria.68, 219
4. Terminix
#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 Santa Barbara area: Santa Maria.98
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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.