Best Dumpster Rental in Ankeny, IA
13 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Ankeny, ranked by Index Score (1 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 1,121 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $325. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
13 dumpster rental companies in Ankeny, IA, ranked by Index Score
1,121 Google reviews across the 13, and 4 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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97 | $34520 yd | 4.9★ (103) | |
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96 | $38020 yd | 5.0★ (69) | |
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93 | $32520 yd | 4.9★ (67) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (227) | |
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91 | — | 4.9★ (190) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (167) | |
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90 | — | 4.8★ (138) | |
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90 | $33520 yd | 4.6★ (25) | |
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88 | — | 4.7★ (66) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (18) | |
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82 | — | 4.6★ (22) | |
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80 | — | 4.8★ (12) | |
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76 | — | 4.8★ (17) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Ankeny list
One has a yard in Ankeny; the remaining 12 cover it from somewhere else. Dumpster King is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 227 Google reviews. Four of the 13 publish a rate on their own site; the rest quote by phone. That split is typical, and it is why the medians here are worth having.
How much does a dumpster cost in Ankeny, IA?
Updated regularly. Based on 16 published prices from 4 of the 13 companies serving Ankeny.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 yard | $293 | $280 to $300 | 1.25 tons | 8.5 days | 4 |
| 20 yard | $340 | $325 to $380 | 1.25 tons | 8.5 days | 4 |
| 30 yard | $440 | $440 to $455 | ask | 10 days | 3 |
How the weight and day columns are calculated
How these prices were collected, and what they leave out
What dumpster sizes can you rent in Ankeny?
9 sizes are listed by companies serving Ankeny:
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd10 companies
- 12 yd2 companies
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd9 companies
- 17 yd1 company
- 18 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd12 companies
- 25 yd1 company
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd10 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd7 companies
Drawn to scale. How the footprints actually compare
| Size | Typical job |
|---|---|
| 10–15 yard | Household cleanout, single-room remodel, small yard job |
| 20 yard | Roofing tear-off, whole-home cleanout, small construction |
| 30–40 yard | New build and commercial work. Many residential streets can't take one |
$325 to $380
4 companies serving Ankeny charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $345, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $20 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
Renting for a job in Ankeny?
- Dumpster for a concrete and dirt removal 10 yd
- Dumpster for an estate cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a kitchen remodel 20 yd
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Ankeny is in Polk County. See Dumpster Rental in Polk County, IA for the county median and every other town we cover there.
What the Ankeny dumpster market looks like
Published 10-yard prices in Ankeny sit within $20 of each other, from $280 to $300. This is a tight market on that size, so pick on service rather than price. 1 yard sits in Ankeny out of 13 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 14 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. Dumpster King is the most reviewed company serving Ankeny, with 227 of the 1,121 reviews on this page and a 5.0 rating.
4 of the 13 publish a price you can read without calling. That is 31% of the Ankeny market, and the quiet ones are not automatically dearer. A 20-yard here runs $340 at the middle of the market, which is level with Iowa as a whole. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 10-yard, the 15-yard, the 20-yard, the 30-yard, and the 40-yard, with 10 of the 13 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Dumpster King holds the best rating serving Ankeny at 5.0 from 227 reviews. The bottom of this page sits at 4.6, so read the row before you dial. Companies here quote about 10 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 16 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. The typical allowance quoted here is 1.5 tons before overage, across the 9 rates that state one. Roofing and concrete blow through that faster than a house cleanout does.
No single company dominates Ankeny. The biggest book of reviews is 20% of the town's 1,121, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The cheapest published anything in Ankeny is a 10-yard at $280, from Economy Rolloffs. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Ankeny houses are made of
28,619 housing units sit in Ankeny, median build year 2005. Stock that age is drywall and engineered lumber, light for its bulk, so volume is the constraint rather than weight. The exception is a roof: shingles are heavy enough to change the answer on their own.
What the weather adds to a Ankeny dumpster bill
Ankeny gets 36.1 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 27.5 inches of snow. An open container catches all of it, and the weight goes on the scale ticket with the rest of the load. 145 days a year drop below freezing, and a wet load that freezes is heavier and harder to tip. Tell the hauler if the container has frozen to the driveway before they send a truck. Ask for a tarp if it is going to stand through a wet week. NOAA 1991–2020 normals, from a station 4.1 miles out.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Ankeny, IA
- What is the price of a 20-yard dumpster in Ankeny?
- Companies serving Ankeny that publish a price list a median of $340 for a 20-yard, against $335 across Iowa. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- What is the cheapest dumpster rental in Ankeny?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Ankeny is $280. The cheapest listed price is not always the cheapest job: a smaller container with less included weight can cost more once overage is added.
- Which is the best dumpster rental company in Ankeny?
- Iowa Dumpsters ranks first in Ankeny on our Index Score, at 97 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Dumpster King holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Ankeny, at 5.0 across 227 reviews. Economy Rolloffs lists the lowest published starting price at $280. Review count on its own favors whoever has been trading longest, so it is only part of the score. And the cheapest listed price is not the cheapest job once weight allowance and rental period are counted.
- Who rents dumpsters in Ankeny?
- We list 13 independently owned companies serving Ankeny, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- Which roll-off sizes do Ankeny companies carry?
- Companies serving Ankeny list 10, 12, 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 30, 40 yard containers. Pick by what is going in, not by the driveway: dense or small in a 10, roof and remodel debris in a 20, volume work in a 30 or 40.
- Is Ankeny cheaper than the rest of Iowa for a dumpster?
- The median published 20-yard price in Ankeny is $340, essentially the same as the $335 median across Iowa. A quote covers the round trip from the yard to your job to the landfill, so the closest company is not automatically the cheapest one.
- What does a 10-yard dumpster cost in Ankeny?
- In Ankeny: a 10-yard runs a median of $293 (4 companies), a 30-yard runs a median of $440 (3 companies). Price scales far slower than volume, so stepping up one size usually costs less than you would guess and is cheaper than needing a second container.
- How many days do you get with a dumpster in Ankeny?
- The most common listed rental period among Ankeny companies is 7 days, from the 9 that publish one. Extra days are usually billed at a daily rate. Most companies will collect early at no extra charge, so book the shorter period and call when you finish.
- Do I have to use a company from outside Ankeny?
- 1 of the 13 companies we list are based in Ankeny itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. What sets the price is the run from their yard to the landfill, not from their yard to your driveway, so an out-of-town company can still be the cheaper call.