Best Dumpster Rental in Rochester, NY
8 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Rochester, ranked by Index Score (5 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 833 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $525. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
8 dumpster rental companies in Rochester, NY, ranked by Index Score
833 Google reviews across the 8, and 2 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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92 | $55020 yd | 4.7★ (103) | |
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91 | — | 4.8★ (378) | |
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90 | $52520 yd | 5.0★ (37) | |
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88 | — | 5.0★ (167) | |
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85 | — | 5.0★ (70) | |
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85 | — | 4.5★ (39) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (22) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (17) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Rochester list
Five have a yard in Rochester; the remaining 3 cover it from somewhere else. On rating alone it is Gateway Dumpsters at 5.0; on weight of evidence it is Oaks Dumpster Rental, with 378 reviews. Two of the 8 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 Rochester, NY?
Updated regularly. Only 2 of the 8 companies serving Rochester publish a rate, too few to quote a local median, so the figures below are statewide.
Across New York a 20-yard runs a median of $500, most quotes $410–$550 (27 companies).
Full New York prices, and how to read them
What dumpster sizes can you rent in Rochester?
6 sizes are listed by companies serving Rochester:
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd2 companies
- 12 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd4 companies
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd5 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd3 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd2 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 |
What are you throwing out?
- Dumpster for a roof tear-off 20 yd
- Dumpster for a whole-house cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a deck removal 20 yd
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What the Rochester dumpster market looks like
5 of the 8 are based in Rochester itself. The others run in from as far as 16 straight-line miles out, which is fine for a drop but tells you who is closest when a swap-out goes sideways. Oaks Dumpster Rental is the most reviewed company serving Rochester, with 378 of the 833 reviews on this page and a 4.8 rating. 2 of the 8 publish a price you can read without calling. That is 25% of the Rochester market, and the quiet ones are not automatically dearer.
The sizes this town actually stocks are the 15-yard and the 20-yard, with 4 of the 8 carrying the 15-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in. Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 4.5. Gateway Dumpsters is the one at the top, on 167 reviews rather than a handful. Companies here quote about 3 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 3 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one.
Included tonnage around Rochester lands near 1 ton, read off 4 published rates. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly. Oaks Dumpster Rental carries 45% of every review on this page. One company that visible usually means the rest are competing on price to get looked at. The largest container serving Rochester is the 40-yard, and Oaks Dumpster Rental and Long Dumpster Rentals list one. Book that size ahead rather than the week you need it.
The cheapest published anything in Rochester is a 15-yard at $375, from Adirondack Mulch & Stone Company. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Rochester houses are made of
Rochester has 103,251 housing units with a median build year of 1938, 37% of them owner-occupied. Older stock is the harder kind to size for, because plaster and cast iron weigh far more per cubic yard than anything built since. Weight will cap the load before volume does.
What the weather adds to a Rochester dumpster bill
Rochester gets 34.3 inches of rain in a normal year, plus 99.5 inches of snow. None of that is your rubbish, but you pay to haul it, because the container is open to the sky and the load is weighed at the tip. 129 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 2.8 miles out.
Common questions about dumpster rental in Rochester, NY
- How much does a 20-yard dumpster cost in Rochester?
- Companies serving Rochester that publish a price list a median of $538 for a 20-yard, against $500 across New York. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- How cheap can a dumpster rental in Rochester get?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Rochester is $375. Check what the rate covers before booking on it. A low base price on a three-day period costs more than a higher one on fourteen if the work runs long.
- Which dumpster company should I use in Rochester?
- Adirondack Mulch & Stone Company ranks first in Rochester on our Index Score, at 92 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Gateway Dumpsters holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Rochester, at 5.0 across 167 reviews. Oaks Dumpster Rental has the most reviews, 378 at 4.8. Ratings settle as review counts climb, so a 5.0 from a dozen reviews carries less weight here than a 4.7 from three hundred.
- How many dumpster rental companies are in Rochester?
- We list 8 independently owned companies serving Rochester, 5 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpster can you rent in Rochester?
- Companies serving Rochester list 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 40 yard containers. Most household jobs here end up in a 20; a 10 is the answer for concrete or a small cleanout, and construction debris takes a 30 or 40.
- How long can you keep a dumpster in Rochester?
- The most common listed rental period among Rochester companies is 1 day, 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.
- Are there dumpster companies based in Rochester?
- 5 of the 8 companies we list are based in Rochester itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Being based in town often means a shorter haul and a cheaper quote, but not always, since what matters is the distance from their yard to the landfill, not the distance to you. Call one of each and compare.