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Apartment turnover cost in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
A typical 2-bedroom apartment turnover in San Antonio-New Braunfels runs about $1,034–$3,382 (expected $1,764). That is 10% below the national figure of $1,960.
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- Same scenario, nationally
- $1,960
- Texas median
- $1,762
- Data
- BLS OEWS May 2025
What a turnover costs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, by unit size
Expected cost of a make-ready turn for five common unit types, under three move-out conditions. The typical column also shows the likely range.
| Unit | Light | Typical | Heavy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio1 bath | $704 | $1,264$702 to $2,535 | $3,446 |
| 1 bedroom1 bath | $704 | $1,457$841 to $2,871 | $4,397 |
| 2 bedroom1 bath | $754 | $1,764$1,034 to $3,382 | $5,489 |
| 3 bedroom2 bath | $853 | $2,200$1,306 to $4,155 | $6,841 |
| 3 bedroom house2 bath | $894 | $2,499$1,513 to $4,708 | $7,935 |
- LightMove-out in good shape: a few nail holes and scuffs, a dirty range and refrigerator, one bent blind.
- TypicalA full repaint, spot-treated carpet stains, a hole in an interior door, bent blinds, torn screens, dirty grout, range and refrigerator.
- HeavyPet-damaged carpet replaced, many wall holes and a full repaint, heavy-soil cleaning, odor treatment, a trash-out, a replaced door, missing keys and damaged cabinet doors (plus yard debris for the house).
Every scenario also carries the standard turn baseline: cleaning by bedroom and bathroom, HVAC filter, alarm test, bulbs, rekeying the exterior locks, a pest inspection and the final punch walk. Standard profile, property-manager vendor pricing, built in 2005, typical unit sizes assumed.
Local labor by trade
Labor is mixed in San Antonio-New Braunfels: 12 trades cost less than the national median and 1 cost more. The widest gap is flooring, 30% below the national median.
Cheaper than national
- Flooring30% below
- Pest control17% below
- Window glass16% below
Pricier than national
- Appliance repair22% above
Index is the local median hourly wage divided by the national median for the same occupations. Only the labor share of each price is scaled; materials are not.
| Trade | Index | Versus national median |
|---|---|---|
| Appliance repairappliance repair and install | 1.22 | 22% above |
| HVACservice visits | 0.96 | 4% below |
| Hauling and trash-outtrash-out and bulky items | 0.93 | 7% below |
| Handyman and maintenancesmall repairs, blinds, alarms, final walk | 0.92 | 8% below |
| Plumbinglicensed plumbing work | 0.91 | 9% below |
| Yard and landscapingmowing and yard cleanup | 0.91 | 9% below |
| Electricallicensed electrical work | 0.90 | 10% below |
| Cleaningturn cleans and carpet cleaning | 0.89 | 11% below |
| Locksmithrekeying and keys | 0.89 | 11% below |
| Paintingrepaints and touch-up | 0.88 | 12% below |
| Window glassglass replacement | 0.84 | 16% below |
| Pest controlinspection and treatment | 0.83 | 17% below |
| Drywalldrywall visit charges | 0.79 | 21% below * |
| Flooringcarpet and plank installation | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
* Does not scale any task price. It only sets the visit minimum, so it is left out of the comparisons above.
Unit prices for common make-ready tasks in San Antonio-New Braunfels
What one unit of each task costs here, before any vendor visit minimum. Materials are included.
| Task | Low | Expected | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repaint all wallsper floor sq ft | $0.49 | $0.76 | $1.26 |
| Carpet replacement with padper sq ft | $1.95 | $2.81 | $4.33 |
| Standard turn clean, kitchen and living areasper unit | $49.25 | $71.64 | $107.46 |
| Rekey a lock cylinderper cylinder | $13.35 | $22.25 | $40.05 |
| Trash-out and haul-awayper cu yd | $27.90 | $37.20 | $55.80 |
| Drywall patch, doorknob-size holeeach | $55.20 | $101.20 | $184.00 |
| Replace window blindseach | $16.32 | $34.56 | $91.20 |
| Replace a smoke alarmeach | $21.00 | $34.70 | $81.70 |
| Replace an HVAC filtereach | $9.02 | $17.76 | $38.41 |
How San Antonio-New Braunfels compares
It ranks 16th of 32 areas in Texas by cost (1 is the most expensive). A typical 2-bedroom turn there ranges from $1,530 in Laredo to $2,028 in Border Region of Texas, with a median of $1,762. San Antonio-New Braunfels sits at that median. Nationally the same scenario comes to $1,960.
| Area | Typical 2 bedroom | Versus national |
|---|---|---|
| Border Region of Texasnonmetropolitan area | $2,028 | +3% |
| 10 more areas not shown | ||
| Waco | $1,793 | -8% |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur | $1,781 | -9% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands | $1,775 | -9% |
| Corpus Christi | $1,773 | -10% |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | $1,764 | -10% |
| Eagle Pass | $1,761 | -10% |
| Texarkana | $1,760 | -10% |
| Killeen-Temple | $1,755 | -10% |
| Amarillo | $1,746 | -11% |
| 11 more areas not shown | ||
| Laredo | $1,530 | -22% |
| National figure | $1,960 | baseline |
Typical 2-bedroom turn, expected cost. Areas are ordered from most to least expensive within the state.
Notes for San Antonio-New Braunfels
- Older buildings. Rental units built before 1978 need lead-safe work practices when paint is disturbed (EPA RRP). For the typical 2-bedroom scenario that adds about $968 in San Antonio-New Braunfels, taking the expected total from $1,764 to $2,732. Enter the year built in the estimator to include it.
- Capped indexes. The local wage ratio for flooring fell outside the 0.70 to 1.60 band we allow and was held at the edge, to keep one odd wage sample from distorting a whole estimate.
- ZIP codes. The estimator maps ZIP prefixes 782xx to this area. ZIP lookup works at the 3-digit level, so a ZIP at the edge of San Antonio-New Braunfels may be priced at a neighbouring area.
- Price level. Figures assume a property manager buying turns from local vendors (the estimator's default). A one-off owner hiring a single contractor typically pays more; a portfolio contract pays less.
Method and data
Every figure was computed by the same engine behind the free estimator and the API (ruleset pt-2026.10.3). National unit prices from published cost guides and bids are scaled by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics wage index for the San Antonio-New Braunfels metro area (OEWS May 2025). These are estimate ranges for budgeting, not quotes (read the disclaimer). How the estimate works.
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