Ranked 2026
Best Carpet Cleaning Companies in NYC (2026)
The listed companies that clean wall-to-wall carpet, ranked by the RugRate Score. Carpet is cleaned in your home, so access and drying matter as much as the rate.
Ordered by the RugRate Score, not by payment. 12 listed companies offer this service; the top 10 are below.
How This Ranking Is Built
Carpet cleaning happens in your apartment, which changes what a good company looks like: whether the truck-mounted hose can reach your floor, what they bring when it cannot, and how long you are walking on a damp floor afterwards.
- Customer rating — 2.5 the review-count-weighted average of every rating the company holds
- Weight of evidence — 1.0 how many reviews stand behind that average
- Track record — 0.75 years in business, as the company states them
- Listing completeness — 0.75 address, where rugs are cleaned, services, platforms, specifics
Nothing here is for sale, and none of it is our opinion of the cleaning. The full formula, and every company’s breakdown on its own profile.
- 4.6RugRate Scoreof 5
NYCleaners
Upper West Side, Manhattan
4.8 of 5 across 317 reviews on Google, Trustpilot and Yelp, trading since 2007, 4 of 5 listing details published.
Publishes separate Brooklyn and Queens addresses and numbers
- 4.6RugRate Scoreof 5
Long Island Carpet Cleaners, Inc.
Glendale, Queens
4.4 of 5 across 169 reviews on Google and Yelp, trading since 1917, all 5 listing details published.
States it operates its own rug cleaning plant
- 4.6RugRate Scoreof 5
Oriental Rug Care NY
NoMad, Manhattan
4.6 of 5 across 102 reviews on Google, Trustpilot and Yelp, trading since 1971, 4 of 5 listing details published.
Separate numbers published for Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens
- 4.6RugRate Scoreof 5
Rug Wash Inc.
Murray Hill, Manhattan
4.9 of 5 across 36 reviews on Google and Houzz, trading since 1984, all 5 listing details published.
Describes a custom-built washing facility
- 4.4RugRate Scoreof 5
Eco Cleaning
Upper West Side, Manhattan
4.8 of 5 across 581 reviews on Google and Yelp, trading since 2016, all 5 listing details published.
States most rugs are cleaned on-site, with off-site immersion offered for delicate or heavily soiled rugs
- 4.2RugRate Scoreof 5
PureGreen Carpet and Rug Cleaning
Flatiron, Manhattan
4.9 of 5 across 665 reviews on Google and Yelp, no founding year published, all 5 listing details published.
States free pickup and delivery across all five boroughs
- 4.1RugRate Scoreof 5
Anthony Peter Carpet & Upholstery
Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
5.0 of 5 across 124 reviews on Google and Yelp, no founding year published, all 5 listing details published.
Also serves Westchester, Nassau County and northern New Jersey
- 4.0RugRate Scoreof 5
Olympus Carpet & Upholstery
Serving Manhattan and the outer boroughs
5.0 of 5 across 230 reviews on Google and Yelp, no founding year published, 4 of 5 listing details published.
Offers both in-home surface cleaning and a full submersion wash at its facility
- 4.0RugRate Scoreof 5
PristineGreen Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning
Gramercy, Manhattan
5.0 of 5 across 91 reviews on Google and Yelp, no founding year published, all 5 listing details published.
States rugs are collected and processed at its facility over 7 to 10 days
- 3.8RugRate Scoreof 5
Empire Steamers
Midwood, Brooklyn
5.0 of 5 across 101 reviews on Google, no founding year published, 3 of 5 listing details published.
States IICRC-certified technicians
Ratings are each platform’s own figures as published, checked Sep 17, 2026, not RugRate ratings. No listed company has been verified by RugRate yet — confirm licence and insurance before you book. See all 12 companies and filter them yourself.
What Separates a Good Carpet Cleaning Company From a Bad One
- Truck-mounted or portableA truck-mounted machine extracts harder, but the hose has to reach. Above a certain floor, a portable comes inside — ask which you are getting.
- Drying timeSix to twelve hours to the touch and up to twenty-four to dry thoroughly. A company promising two hours is either using low-moisture methods or guessing.
- What counts as a roomPer-room pricing lives or dies on the definition. Open-plan space and hallways are where quotes diverge.
- Building paperworkMost New York buildings want a certificate of insurance before anyone starts. The companies that arrange it without being chased are the ones that work in buildings often.
What Carpet Cleaning Costs in New York
$1–$4 per square foot, or $50–$150 per room
A room is commonly capped at about 200–250 sq ft. Stairs are usually $2–$5 a step or $30–$80 a flight, and most companies set a minimum job charge.
Citywide ranges from the RugRate price reference, not quotes from the companies above. Estimate your own job or read how carpet cleaning works.
What This Ranking Does Not Tell You
- It does not measure the quality of the cleaning. It measures how well a company can be checked before you hire it.
- A good new company ranks low, because it has few reviews and no long track record. That is a limit of the evidence, not a judgement.
- It is not a licence, insurance or background check. Ask for a certificate of insurance before anyone starts.
- It covers listed companies only. A company that is not on RugRate is absent, not excluded.
Best Carpet Cleaning Companies in NYC — FAQs
How is this ranking decided?
By the RugRate Score — customer ratings weighted by review volume, the weight of evidence behind them, years in business and listing completeness. It is arithmetic over published data, and no placement is for sale.
What does carpet cleaning cost in NYC?
Typically $1–$4 per square foot, or $50–$150 per room with a room capped at roughly 200–250 sq ft. Stairs are usually $2–$5 a step or $30–$80 a flight.
How long does carpet take to dry?
About 6–12 hours to dry to the touch and up to 24 hours to dry thoroughly, depending on airflow, humidity and how much moisture the method uses.
Do these companies clean rugs as well?
Most do, but carpet and rugs are different trades. A company that cleans wall-to-wall carpet well is not automatically the right choice for a hand-knotted silk rug.