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. Texas is a one-party-consent state.

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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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