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Apartment turnover cost in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR
A typical 2-bedroom apartment turnover in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas runs about $859–$2,824 (expected $1,471). San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas is one of the cheaper turnover markets, 25% below the national figure of $1,960.
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- Same scenario, nationally
- $1,960
- Puerto Rico median
- $1,501
- Data
- BLS OEWS May 2025
What a turnover costs in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, 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 | $594 | $1,054$581 to $2,124 | $3,139 |
| 1 bedroom1 bath | $594 | $1,217$699 to $2,400 | $4,064 |
| 2 bedroom1 bath | $633 | $1,471$859 to $2,824 | $5,101 |
| 3 bedroom2 bath | $711 | $1,832$1,085 to $3,470 | $6,383 |
| 3 bedroom house2 bath | $748 | $2,084$1,265 to $3,938 | $7,434 |
- 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
Every trade with local wage data is at or below the national median in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas: 10 of 10 run cheaper, from 30% below for appliance repair to 30% below for plumbing. 3 of the 13 trade groups have no published figure for this area and are priced at the national median.
Cheaper than national
- Appliance repair30% below
- Cleaning30% below
- Electrical30% below
Pricier than national
No trade is above the national median in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas.
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 | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Cleaningturn cleans and carpet cleaning | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Drywalldrywall visit charges | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) * |
| Electricallicensed electrical work | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| HVACservice visits | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Handyman and maintenancesmall repairs, blinds, alarms, final walk | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Hauling and trash-outtrash-out and bulky items | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Paintingrepaints and touch-up | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Pest controlinspection and treatment | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Plumbinglicensed plumbing work | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Yard and landscapingmowing and yard cleanup | 0.70 | 30% below (held at the edge of the 0.70 to 1.60 band) |
| Flooringcarpet and plank installation | 1.00 | No BLS figure; national median used |
| Locksmithrekeying and keys | 1.00 | No BLS figure; national median used |
| Window glassglass replacement | 1.00 | No BLS figure; national median used |
* 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 Juan-Bayamón-Caguas
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 | $0.41 | $0.63 | $1.04 |
| Carpet replacement with padper sq ft | $2.25 | $3.25 | $5.00 |
| Standard turn clean, kitchen and living areasper unit | $39.33 | $57.20 | $85.80 |
| Rekey a lock cylinderper cylinder | $15.00 | $25.00 | $45.00 |
| Trash-out and haul-awayper cu yd | $21.00 | $28.00 | $42.00 |
| Drywall patch, doorknob-size holeeach | $42.00 | $77.00 | $140.00 |
| Replace window blindseach | $14.45 | $30.60 | $80.75 |
| Replace a smoke alarmeach | $19.33 | $31.95 | $75.22 |
| Replace an HVAC filtereach | $6.86 | $13.51 | $29.23 |
How San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas compares
It is the least expensive of the 7 areas we price in Puerto Rico. A typical 2-bedroom turn there ranges from $1,471 in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas to $1,720 in Puerto Rico, with a median of $1,501. San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas is 2% below it. Nationally the same scenario comes to $1,960.
| Area | Typical 2 bedroom | Versus national |
|---|---|---|
| Arecibo | $1,720 | -12% |
| 1 more area not shown | ||
| Puerto Ricononmetropolitan area | $1,720 | -12% |
| Aguadilla | $1,501 | -23% |
| Mayagüez | $1,501 | -23% |
| Ponce | $1,501 | -23% |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas | $1,471 | -25% |
| 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 Juan-Bayamón-Caguas
- 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 $770 in San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, taking the expected total from $1,471 to $2,241. Enter the year built in the estimator to include it.
- Trades priced at the national median. BLS suppressed or did not publish wages here for flooring, locksmith, and window glass. Tasks in those trades use national prices, so they will not reflect San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas conditions.
- Capped indexes. The local wage ratio for appliance repair, cleaning, electrical, hvac, handyman and maintenance, hauling and trash-out, painting, pest control, plumbing, and yard and landscaping 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 007xx, 009xx to this area. ZIP lookup works at the 3-digit level, so a ZIP at the edge of San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas 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 Juan-Bayamón-Caguas metro area (OEWS May 2025). These are estimate ranges for budgeting, not quotes (read the disclaimer). How the estimate works.
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