DumpsterPriceIndex

Dumpster Price Index

A 20-yard dumpster in the United States costs a median of $425, with 2 tons included and a 7-day rental. Built from 3,542 prices published by 1,140 independently owned companies. Last checked 2026-07-30.

National medians by size

SizeMedianTypical rangeSample
10 yard $350 $300 – $415 558 companies
15 yard $375 $325 – $445 785 companies
20 yard $425 $375 – $500 914 companies
30 yard $540 $450 – $649 461 companies
40 yard $623 $500 – $750 198 companies

What the price usually includes

Overage is where most surprise charges come from: the listed price covers the container and a fixed weight, and everything above it is billed by the ton.

By state

Median 20-yard dumpster price by state Sorted bar chart. 34 states with at least 8 published prices. The national median is $425. The same figures appear in the table below. $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 US median $425 Massachusetts: $680 median, from 19 companies Massachusetts $680 New Hampshire: $677 median, from 8 companies New Hampshire $677 New Jersey: $625 median, from 21 companies New Jersey $625 Connecticut: $549 median, from 19 companies Connecticut $549 New York: $543 median, from 26 companies New York $543 Maryland: $513 median, from 20 companies Maryland $513 Pennsylvania: $513 median, from 34 companies Pennsylvania $513 California: $479 median, from 28 companies California $479 Arkansas: $455 median, from 20 companies Arkansas $455 Colorado: $450 median, from 27 companies Colorado $450 Florida: $450 median, from 37 companies Florida $450 Tennessee: $450 median, from 30 companies Tennessee $450 Virginia: $450 median, from 12 companies Virginia $450 Washington: $450 median, from 22 companies Washington $450 Illinois: $448 median, from 30 companies Illinois $448 Texas: $442 median, from 56 companies Texas $442 Kentucky: $440 median, from 18 companies Kentucky $440 Wisconsin: $439 median, from 29 companies Wisconsin $439 Louisiana: $435 median, from 19 companies Louisiana $435 Indiana: $425 median, from 36 companies Indiana $425 Michigan: $425 median, from 41 companies Michigan $425 Mississippi: $425 median, from 13 companies Mississippi $425 Ohio: $425 median, from 55 companies Ohio $425 Oklahoma: $415 median, from 17 companies Oklahoma $415 Alabama: $399 median, from 23 companies Alabama $399 South Carolina: $399 median, from 23 companies South Carolina $399 Georgia: $398 median, from 24 companies Georgia $398 Missouri: $395 median, from 28 companies Missouri $395 North Carolina: $380 median, from 32 companies North Carolina $380 Arizona: $353 median, from 26 companies Arizona $353 Kansas: $345 median, from 13 companies Kansas $345 Iowa: $340 median, from 18 companies Iowa $340 Utah: $325 median, from 23 companies Utah $325 Nebraska: $317 median, from 18 companies Nebraska $317
Median published price for a 20-yard dumpster, by state. States with at least 8 published prices at that size. Checked 2026-07-30.

Full figures for every size. States with at least 8 published prices at a given size.

State10 yd15 yd20 yd30 yd40 yd
Alabama $350$375$399——
Arizona $325$299$353——
Arkansas —$355$455——
California $363$363$479$650$600
Colorado $390$362$450$475—
Connecticut $400$463$549——
Florida $350$393$450$523$600
Georgia —$329$398$512—
Illinois $390$375$448$540—
Indiana $325$383$425$520$628
Iowa $285$310$340$455—
Kansas ——$345——
Kentucky —$370$440$599—
Louisiana —$393$435$575—
Maryland $375$425$513$510—
Massachusetts $445$550$680——
Michigan $350$355$425$460—
Mississippi —$375$425——
Missouri $328$350$395$475$548
Nebraska $295$265$317——
New Hampshire —$575$677——
New Jersey $475$560$625$725—
New York $395$450$543$650$580
North Carolina $300$350$380$495—
Ohio $329$375$425$575$635
Oklahoma $340$353$415$490—
Pennsylvania $410$455$513$650$599
South Carolina $338$350$399$490—
Tennessee $350$375$450$525—
Texas $350$375$442$595$695
Utah —$275$325$350—
Virginia $369$400$450——
Washington —$350$450$550—
Wisconsin $400$420$439$540—

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