Typical prices by metro
One row per Texas metro we price, for the four jobs owners quote most. Pick the one you work in and the link starts a calculator of your own with those numbers already in it — you change what is wrong before anything goes live. Every other size, story count and job is in the free price calculator.
| Metro | Price level | House wash, 1 story | House wash, 2 story | Roof soft wash | Driveway, 2 cars | Minimum job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | 98.6 | $295 – $360 | $375 – $465 | $440 – $595 | $145 – $200 | $200 | Use Houston prices |
| Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | 103.1 | $305 – $380 | $395 – $485 | $460 – $620 | $150 – $210 | $210 | Use Dallas prices |
| San Antonio, TX | 94.7 | $280 – $350 | $360 – $445 | $425 – $570 | $140 – $190 | $190 | Use San Antonio prices |
| Austin, TX | 98.1 | $290 – $360 | $375 – $460 | $440 – $590 | $145 – $200 | $200 | Use Austin prices |
| El Paso, TX | 89.9 | $270 – $330 | $345 – $425 | $405 – $540 | $135 – $180 | $180 | Use El Paso prices |
| Corpus Christi, TX | 92.7 | $275 – $340 | $355 – $435 | $415 – $560 | $135 – $190 | $185 | Use Corpus Christi prices |
Typical 2026 ranges for a 3-bedroom house, rounded to $5. Price level = the metro’s BEA regional price parity (all items, 2024), US average 100; we cap its effect on a price at ±10%.
What the local price level does
The four metros we price in Texas sit closer together than Florida’s do, and all of them sit near or below the US average. The Bureau of Economic Analysis puts Dallas–Fort Worth a few points above 100, Houston and Austin just under it, and San Antonio several points below. That is a narrower band than most owners expect, and it means the difference between a Houston price and a Dallas price is small enough that your own costs decide it.
We apply that parity to a national template and cap the effect at ten percent, which no Texas metro comes close to reaching. So treat the numbers below as one national price nudged slightly, then adjust for the things a parity cannot see: how far apart your jobs are, whether you are running a second truck, and what the established companies in your suburb quote.
What the weather does to prices here
Concrete is king in Texas. Big driveways, long sidewalks, patios and pool decks make flatwork a bigger share of revenue than it is in the roof-heavy Florida market, and surface-cleaner speed is what decides whether flatwork pays. If you quote concrete by the square foot, know how many you really clean in an hour on a hot day, and price the hour rather than the surface.
Hard water and iron are the two stains that catch people out. Sprinkler overspray from well water leaves rust on brick, limestone and concrete across much of the state, and it does not come off with soap and pressure — it needs an acid or an oxalic treatment and the time to dwell and rinse. Quote rust removal as its own job with its own minimum; owners who fold it into a house wash lose money on it every time.
The season really does close. A Texas winter is not long, but it is cold enough and wet enough to stop work for weeks at a stretch, and February is the month everyone remembers for the wrong reasons. Your prices between March and November have to carry those weeks, which is the clearest argument against matching a Florida competitor’s rate.
HOA letters and repeat work
The suburbs north of Dallas and west of Houston are dense with homeowners’ associations and deed restrictions, and their letters work exactly the way Florida’s do: a specific complaint, a date, and a homeowner who wants it gone. Roof algae is less universal here than in Florida — it shows up in East Texas and the Gulf Coast humidity far more than in the Hill Country — so the letter is more often about a green driveway, a stained fence or mildew on north-facing brick.
That makes the driveway your foot in the door in a way it rarely is in Florida. A homeowner calling about one stained driveway is a homeowner who will look at the house, the fence and the patio if you show them a price for all of it in the same minute, and a calculator on your site does that without a phone call.
What moves a price in Texas
- Brick and limestone. Most Texas houses are brick or stone up to the eaves. That is faster than siding to wash but far less forgiving of rust and hard-water staining.
- Rust and sprinkler stains. A separate job with a separate minimum. Chemistry and dwell time, not pressure, and the result depends on how long the stain has been there.
- Long driveways and sidewalks. Three-car driveways with a long approach are normal in newer suburbs. Price by the real area, not by the "2-car" habit.
- Drive time between metros. Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston are big enough that two jobs an hour apart is a bad day. A service-area radius on your calculator saves more money here than in any other state.
Minimums and the season
Set a minimum that covers a winter week you did not work. The typical minimum job below is what our template lands on for each metro; in Texas most owners set theirs higher than in Florida for exactly that reason, and then make the number easier to swallow by bundling the driveway with the house.
None of this is a rule. It is a starting point built from a national template and public price data, and the owner guide to what to charge explains how the template is put together and where your own costs should pull it apart.