Best Dumpster Rental in Des Moines, IA
14 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Des Moines, ranked by Index Score (8 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 1,141 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $325. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
14 dumpster rental companies in Des Moines, IA, ranked by Index Score
1,141 Google reviews across the 14, 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★ (20) | |
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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 Des Moines list
The list splits Eight in town and 6 travelling in. Dumpster King is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 227 Google reviews. Four of the 14 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 Des Moines, IA?
Updated regularly. Based on 16 published prices from 4 of the 14 companies serving Des Moines.
| 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 Des Moines?
10 sizes are listed by companies serving Des Moines:
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd11 companies
- 12 yd2 companies
- 14 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd9 companies
- 17 yd1 company
- 18 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd13 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 Des Moines 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 Des Moines?
- 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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What the Des Moines dumpster market looks like
Published 10-yard prices in Des Moines 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. Companies with a Des Moines address: 8 of 14. The rest cover the town from up to 24 miles away as the crow flies, so ask about the second trip before you book the first. The Des Moines market has 1,141 reviews across it, and 8 companies are sitting at 4.9 or better. Dumpster King accounts for 227 of them.
4 of the 14 publish a price you can read without calling. That is 29% of the Des Moines 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 11 of the 14 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
Dumpster King holds the best rating serving Des Moines 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 Des Moines. The biggest book of reviews is 20% of the town's 1,141, so there is genuine choice here rather than one name and a queue. The cheapest published anything in Des Moines 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 Des Moines houses are made of
97,457 housing units sit in Des Moines, median build year 1960. Anything that old carries plaster and cast iron, both of which are dense enough that the tonnage allowance runs out before the walls do. Ask what the overage rate is before the skip arrives, not after.
What the weather adds to a Des Moines dumpster bill
Des Moines gets 36 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 35.3 inches of snow. A roll-off sits open, so that lands in the container and the truck weighs it on the way to the tip. You pay for the water by the ton along with everything you meant to throw out. 125 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 1.5 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Des Moines, IA
- What does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Des Moines?
- Companies serving Des Moines 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 lowest dumpster price in Des Moines?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Des Moines is $280. A low base rate can still carry a delivery fee, a fuel surcharge or a per-mile charge outside a set radius, so ask what the number includes.
- What is the top-rated dumpster company in Des Moines?
- Iowa Dumpsters ranks first in Des Moines 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 Des Moines, at 5.0 across 227 reviews. Economy Rolloffs lists the lowest published starting price at $280. Position on this page moves on evidence and nothing else. No company can pay to rank higher, and none has.
- How many dumpster companies serve Des Moines?
- We list 14 independently owned companies serving Des Moines, 8 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What dumpster sizes can I get in Des Moines?
- Companies serving Des Moines list 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 25, 30, 40 yard containers. Match the container to the job: a 10 for a single room or dense debris, a 20 for a roof or remodel, a 30 or 40 for a clearance or a build.
- How do Des Moines dumpster prices compare to the rest of Iowa?
- The median published 20-yard price in Des Moines is $340, essentially the same as the $335 median across Iowa. Tipping fees are set by the landfill, not the hauler, so prices can step up sharply across a county line for no visible reason.
- What does a 10-yard dumpster cost in Des Moines?
- In Des Moines: a 10-yard runs a median of $293 (4 companies), a 30-yard runs a median of $440 (3 companies). The gap in price between sizes is smaller than the gap in what they hold, so the larger container is usually the better value per yard.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Des Moines?
- The most common listed rental period among Des Moines 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.
- Which dumpster companies are based in Des Moines?
- 8 of the 14 companies we list are based in Des Moines itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Staying local can buy you same-day delivery and an easier callback when the job overruns, which is worth more on a tight schedule than a small difference in the base rate.