Best Dumpster Rental in Austin, TX
24 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving Austin, ranked by Index Score (11 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 3,331 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $349. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
24 dumpster rental companies in Austin, TX, ranked by Index Score
3,331 Google reviews across the 24, and 10 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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99 | $49520 yd | 5.0★ (192) | |
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99 | $34920 yd | 5.0★ (154) | |
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98 | $49520 yd | 4.7★ (120) | |
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97 | $45920 yd | 5.0★ (97) | |
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97 | $46920 yd | 5.0★ (67) | |
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95 | $49520 yd | 5.0★ (46) | |
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94 | $50020 yd | 5.0★ (34) | |
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92 | — | 4.9★ (494) | |
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92 | $45020 yd | 5.0★ (37) | |
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92 | $52520 yd | 5.0★ (36) | |
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91 | — | 4.9★ (224) | |
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91 | — | 4.9★ (164) | |
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90 | $48920 yd | 4.7★ (28) | |
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89 | — | 5.0★ (1,240) | |
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87 | — | 4.9★ (153) | |
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86 | — | 4.8★ (59) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (36) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (15) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (28) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (21) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (20) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (39) | |
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80 | — | 4.9★ (12) | |
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72 | — | 4.7★ (15) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the Austin list
The list splits 11 in town and 13 travelling in. 1-800-JunkPro Austin is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 1,240 Google reviews. Ten of the 24 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 Austin, TX?
Updated regularly. Based on 39 published prices from 10 of the 24 companies serving Austin.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 yard | $350 | $297 to $425 | 2 tons | 10.5 days | 7 |
| 15 yard | $433 | $349 to $460 | 1.5 tons | 7 days | 6 |
| 20 yard | $492 | $349 to $525 | 2 tons | 7 days | 10 |
| 30 yard | $595 | $515 to $625 | 2 tons | 10.5 days | 8 |
| 40 yard | $695 | $629 to $699 | 2 tons | 7 days | 7 |
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 Austin?
8 sizes are listed by companies serving Austin:
- 6 yd1 company
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd12 companies
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd9 companies
- 17 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd18 companies
- 25 yd4 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd16 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd14 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 |
$349 to $525
10 companies serving Austin charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $495, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $146 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
Renting for a job in Austin?
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Austin is in Travis County. See Dumpster Rental in Travis County, TX for the county median and every other town we cover there.
What the Austin dumpster market looks like
Duckbox Dumpsters is the cheapest published 20-yard in Austin at $349. Dumposaurus Dumpsters, Bins and Roll Off Rentals asks $525 for the same container, a $176 difference worth one phone call. 11 yards sit in Austin out of 24 serving it, and the widest radius reaching the town is 22 straight-line miles. Distance rarely changes the drop fee. It changes how fast anyone can come back. Between them these companies carry 3,331 Google reviews. 1-800-JunkPro Austin holds the biggest book at 1,240, rated 5.0.
You can price 10 of these 24 companies without picking up the phone. The rest quote on the call, so have your size and your dates ready. A 20-yard runs $492 in the middle here against $430 across Texas, so Austin prices 14% above the state. Tipping fees and haul distance are usually what is behind a gap like that. The sizes this town actually stocks are the 10-yard, the 20-yard, the 30-yard, and the 40-yard, with 12 of the 24 carrying the 10-yard. Anything outside that is a special order somebody has to drive in.
The usual rental window quoted around Austin is 7 days. Dumpster Dogs publishes a longer one, which matters if the job slips a week. Included tonnage around Austin lands near 2 tons, read off 19 published rates. Going over is where a cheap quote stops being cheap, so weigh the job honestly. 23 of the 24 run a website you can check before calling. The other one takes the job over the phone, which is common for the smaller yards and says nothing about the work: between them the 24 hold 3,331 reviews.
The cheapest published anything in Austin is a 10-yard at $297, from Dumposaurus Dumpsters, Bins and Roll Off Rentals. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What Austin houses are made of
Austin has 466,428 housing units with a median build year of 1993, 44% of them owner-occupied. Newer stock is light for its bulk, so the limit is usually how much fits rather than what it weighs. Roofing is the one job that flips that round.
What the weather adds to a Austin dumpster bill
Austin gets 34.9 inches of rain in a normal year. 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. 31 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 1.4 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in Austin, TX
- How much is a 20 yard dumpster in Austin?
- Companies serving Austin that publish a price list a median of $492 for a 20-yard, against $430 across Texas. That is a starting price. Weight over the included allowance is billed separately.
- Who has the cheapest dumpster in Austin?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving Austin is $297. Booking a size down to reach a lower price usually backfires. A second haul costs more than the size you skipped.
- Who is the best dumpster rental company in Austin?
- Dumpster Dogs ranks first in Austin on our Index Score, at 99 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. 1-800-JunkPro Austin holds the highest Google rating among companies serving Austin, at 5.0 across 1240 reviews. Dumposaurus Dumpsters, Bins and Roll Off Rentals lists the lowest published starting price at $297. The right yard depends on the job. A weekend cleanout and a six-week build rarely want the same company.
- Are there many dumpster companies in Austin?
- We list 24 independently owned companies serving Austin, 11 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpsters are available in Austin?
- Companies serving Austin list 6, 10, 15, 17, 20, 25, 30, 40 yard containers. The 20-yard covers the middle of the range. Go down to a 10 for heavy material, up to a 30 or 40 when the job produces bulk instead of weight.
- Is dumpster rental expensive in Austin?
- The median published 20-yard price in Austin is $492, 14% above the $430 median across Texas. Most of the difference between towns is haul distance to the landfill and what that landfill charges per ton, so a company one town over can quote noticeably less for the same container.
- What are dumpster prices by size in Austin?
- In Austin: a 10-yard runs a median of $350 (7 companies), a 15-yard runs a median of $433 (6 companies), a 30-yard runs a median of $595 (8 companies), a 40-yard runs a median of $695 (7 companies). Ordering one size up costs less than a second haul, and far less than a swap-out halfway through the job.
- What is the standard rental period in Austin?
- The most common listed rental period among Austin companies is 14 days, from the 14 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 Austin?
- 11 of the 24 companies we list are based in Austin itself; the rest are within 25 miles and typically serve it. Companies a few towns over hold the same permits and often quote the same or less, so there is no reason to rule them out on address alone.