Carpet Cleaning Cost San Antonio TX

Real San Antonio prices in one table — per room, per unit, per square foot — including the move-out and PCS numbers every renter and military family needs.

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San Antonio asks its pricing questions from two directions. Homeowners ask the classic one — per room or whole house, and what does honest work actually run. Renters and military families ask the deadline version — what does the move-out clean my lease or housing office requires cost, and does it beat the deduction. This page publishes both — the same numbers quoted at (210) 880-1978 every day.

Move-out, PCS & apartment pricing

Unit	Typical range	Includes
Studio / 1-bedroom apartment	$85–$150	Full extraction, inspection-ready receipt
2-bedroom apartment	$120–$190	Full extraction, receipt, spot treatment
3-bedroom house (rental or base-adjacent)	$170–$320	Whole-house extraction, receipt, honest condition notes
Pet enzyme treatment	$15–$40 / area	Pad-level treatment — the inspection saver
PM unit-turn programs	Per floor plan	Direct billing, per-unit receipts, lockbox access

Homeowner pricing

Service	Typical range	Notes
Per room (to ~250 sq ft)	$25–$50	Maintenance-condition carpet
Per room (large / heavy soil)	$45–$70	Game rooms, long-overdue carpet
Whole house	$150–$350	$0.20–$0.40/sq ft; rate steps down with footage
Restorative two-pass (older nylon)	+30–50% vs standard	The older-neighborhood special — priced by the job
Specialty stain work	$15–$40 / spot	Dye, rust, ink, wax
Carpet protector	$0.10–$0.20 / sq ft	Optional; best on newer carpet

Ranges reflect typical San Antonio jobs in mid-2026, for planning rather than contract. Firm quotes confirmed by phone and re-confirmed at the walk-through. No trip fees inside the coverage area — Stone Oak and Helotes book at the same rates as the city core, and the suburb pages carry the same numbers.

Hot-water extraction during a carpet cleaning in San Antonio TX — The same extraction, whether an inspection or a living room rides on it

Reading quotes in this market

"Professional cleaning" in a lease or housing checklist means documented extraction — a rented machine and a handwritten note fails the clause and costs you at the walk-through.
The receipt should name the address, date, and method. Ours do, every time.
Bait ads bloom in PCS season — the $59 special that becomes $250 at the door targets families on deadlines. Real quotes survive their own walk-through.
Dry-time promises are a tell — one-hour claims ignore South Texas humidity. Honest answers run 6–12 hours with air movers helping.
Pet treatment belongs in writing per area — especially when a deposit or final-out inspection is on the line.

What moves a quote up or down

Condition and time since last clean — the single biggest factor; annual maintenance stays at the bottom of every range.
Pet history — enzyme areas are itemized per spot, and honest counting at the walk-through keeps the number from surprising anyone.
Furniture — empty rooms clean cheaper and better; full rooms mean moving and blocking, which costs time.
Fiber and age — older nylon that wants restorative two-pass work prices above a quick maintenance pass on newer polyester, and delivers more.
Stairs — always their own line item, because they are hand work.
Bundling — tile, upholstery, or a mattress on the same visit shares one trip charge across everything.
Deadlines — a fair operator does not surcharge urgency, but last-minute slots in PCS season simply may not exist; early booking is the real discount.

Paying less, honestly

Book move-outs the day your orders or notice become real — deadline pricing is panic pricing everywhere. Empty rooms clean cheaper than furnished ones. Homeowners: bundle carpet with tile or upholstery to share the trip charge, and keep an annual cadence so no clean ever needs to be restorative.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does carpet cleaning cost in San Antonio, TX?

Houses: $25–$70 per room or $0.20–$0.40 per square foot, with whole-house jobs typically $150–$350. Apartments and rental move-outs: $85–$190 depending on bedrooms and condition. Phone quotes take a minute and match this published table.

What should a PCS or lease move-out clean cost?

One-bedroom: $85–$150. Two-bedroom: $120–$190. Three-bedroom house: $170–$320. All include the dated, itemized receipt that housing offices and lease clauses require — and all cost meaningfully less than the deduction or re-clean charge that skipping it invites.

Why is the $19-per-room ad never $19?

Because it excludes pre-spray, agitation, and spotting — the actual cleaning — which get sold back at your door. Real quotes name the method and include the steps. Ours match this table and survive the final walk-through.

Per room or per square foot?

Small jobs and apartments: per room or per unit. Whole houses above roughly 1,200 square feet of carpet — most Stone Oak and Helotes floor plans qualify: per square foot wins. The phone quote runs both and hands you the cheaper answer.

Does restorative cleaning on older carpet cost more?

Yes — a two-pass restorative clean on decades-old nylon in a Leon Valley or Alamo Heights home is slower, more deliberate work than a maintenance pass, and it prices accordingly. It is also the best value on this page when the alternative is replacing the carpet.

Property manager pricing?

Per-unit turn rates by floor plan, direct billing, receipts filed per address. One arrangement covers the portfolio — call and ask for the PM setup.

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