What is the average cost per click for a smart local service ads strategy in a mid sized American city right now?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What is the average cost per click for a smart local service ads strategy in a mid sized American city right now?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
2026 average Google Ads cost per click local services home services mid-sized US city benchmark CPC legal HVAC plumbing cleaningGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (1)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 1 of 1 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
2026 average Google Ads cost per click local services home services mid-sized US city benchmark CPC legal HVAC plumbing cleaning Google ↗
- How Much Does Google Ads Cost in 2026? (CPC by Industry) · performnext.com
- 2026 Google Ads Benchmarks for Home Services · cfmdigital.com
- Average cost per click · wordstream.com
- Google Local Service Ads Cost Per Lead by Trade (2026) · searchlightdigital.io
- Google Ads Statistics for Contractors: Costs by Trade · pipelineon.com
- The State of Local Service Business Advertising · adcollab.agency