Best Dumpster Rental Companies in Iowa City, IA
6 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Iowa City, ranked by Index Score (1 based in town, the rest within 25 miles). Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
6 dumpster rental companies in Iowa City, IA, ranked by Index Score
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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89 | — | 4.9★ (75) | |
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88 | — | 5.0★ (265) | |
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88 | — | 5.0★ (178) | |
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83 | — | 4.4★ (58) | |
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82 | — | 4.1★ (81) | |
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81 | — | 5.0★ (26) |
How this ranking works. Ordered by Index Score, out of 100: review volume 35, rating 25, published pricing 25, contactability 15. Publishing your rates moves you up, and that is the only way up. We don't sell placement. Distances are from each company's listed address, and service areas aren't confirmed with owners, so call to check they cover you. Full method.
How to read the Iowa City list
One of the 6 is based in Iowa City itself and the other 5 run out to it from nearby towns. Junk Hero Hauling is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 265 Google reviews. Pricing here is quoted per job instead of posted, and that is how most of the trade works. Call two of them, give each the same brief, and you will have comparable numbers inside an afternoon.
How much does a dumpster cost in Iowa City, IA?
Updated regularly. No company serving Iowa City publishes a rate on its website, so the figures below are statewide.
Across Iowa, a 20-yard dumpster runs a median of $335, with most quotes between $299 and $350 (19 companies). Iowa City should land near that unless it's far from a landfill, which pushes prices up. The reliable way to find out is to call two or three companies on the list above and ask each for the base price, the included tonnage, and the per-ton overage.
What dumpster sizes can you rent in Iowa City?
7 sizes are listed by companies serving Iowa City:
- 6 yd2 companies
- 8 yd1 company
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd3 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd4 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd3 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd3 companies
Drawn to scale against each other. Length and width are identical from the 20 up. If you have room for the smallest of those three, you have room for all of them.
| 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 |
Working backwards from what you're throwing out instead? The size guide lists it by project.
What are you throwing out?
A hauler in Iowa City will ask what the debris is before it quotes, because the size and the weight allowance both hang on the answer. These pages work it out first.
- Dumpster for a basement cleanout 20 yd
- Dumpster for a roof tear-off 20 yd
- Dumpster for a whole-house cleanout 30 yd
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What the Iowa City dumpster market looks like
1 yard sits in Iowa City, and the widest service radius reaching the town is 24 miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back.
Between them these companies carry 683 Google reviews. Junk Hero Hauling holds the biggest book at 265, rated 5.0.
Not one company serving Iowa City publishes a rate on its own website, so every number here comes from calling around. Ask for the total with delivery, tonnage and pickup in it.
Only one company here lists a 10-yard, Tuff Dumpster Rental. If that is the size you need, book it early or plan around 15-yard and 20-yard and 30-yard and 40-yard instead.
Junk Hero Hauling holds the best rating serving Iowa City at 5.0 from 265 reviews. The bottom of this page sits at 4.1, so read the row before you dial.
The largest container serving Iowa City is the 40-yard, and DS Disposal, Inc and Tuff Dumpster Rental list one. Book that size ahead rather than the week you need it.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Iowa City, IA
- What is the price of a 20-yard dumpster in Iowa City?
- None of the companies serving Iowa City publish their prices, so call for a quote. Across Iowa the median published price for a 20-yard is $335. See Iowa prices.
- Which is the best dumpster rental company in Iowa City?
- DS Disposal, Inc ranks first in Iowa City on our Index Score, at 89 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. On other measures: Junk Hero Hauling holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Iowa City, at 5.0 across 265 reviews. 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 Iowa City?
- We list 6 independently owned companies serving Iowa City, 1 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- Which roll-off sizes do Iowa City companies carry?
- Companies serving Iowa City list 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 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.
- How many days do you get with a dumpster in Iowa City?
- The most common listed rental period among Iowa City companies is 7 days, from the 2 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 Iowa City?
- 1 of the 6 companies we list are based in Iowa City 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.