Best Dumpster Rental in San Marcos, TX
16 locally owned dumpster rental companies serving San Marcos, ranked by Index Score (2 based in town, the rest within 25 straight-line miles), holding 957 Google reviews between them. Published 20-yard prices start at $400. Listings are free and placement can't be bought.
16 dumpster rental companies in San Marcos, TX, ranked by Index Score
957 Google reviews across the 16, and 4 of them publish a rate you can read without calling.
| Company | Score | 20 yd price | Google rating | Phone |
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94 | $50020 yd | 5.0★ (61) | |
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92 | — | 5.0★ (293) | |
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92 | $45020 yd | 5.0★ (37) | |
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92 | $40020 yd | 5.0★ (26) | |
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92 | $59520 yd | 5.0★ (19) | |
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91 | — | 5.0★ (199) | |
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87 | — | 5.0★ (43) | |
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86 | — | 4.8★ (59) | |
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84 | — | 5.0★ (17) | |
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83 | — | 5.0★ (37) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (26) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (21) | |
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83 | — | 4.8★ (20) | |
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80 | — | 5.0★ (12) | |
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79 | — | 4.7★ (15) | |
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76 | — | 4.6★ (72) |
How the Index Score ranks this table, and why the distances are approximate
How to read the San Marcos list
The list splits Two in town and 14 travelling in. Ramirez Junk Removal Services is both the best-rated and the most-reviewed of them, at 5.0 across 293 Google reviews. Four of the 16 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 San Marcos, TX?
Updated regularly. Based on 13 published prices from 4 of the 16 companies serving San Marcos.
| Size | Median price | Range | Included weight | Included days | Companies |
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| 10 yard | $350 | $300 to $465 | ask | ask | 3 |
| 20 yard | $475 | $400 to $595 | ask | 22 days | 4 |
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 San Marcos?
11 sizes are listed by companies serving San Marcos:
- 6 yd1 company
- 10 yard dumpster10 yd4 companies
- 12 yd1 company
- 13 yd1 company
- 15 yard dumpster15 yd3 companies
- 16 yd1 company
- 18 yd1 company
- 20 yard dumpster20 yd9 companies
- 25 yd3 companies
- 30 yard dumpster30 yd5 companies
- 40 yard dumpster40 yd4 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 |
$400 to $595
4 companies serving San Marcos charge that much for the same 20-yard container. The middle of that market is $500, so calling the cheapest rather than a mid-priced one saves $100 on a job neither of them has seen yet.
The job decides the size
- Dumpster for a concrete and dirt removal 10 yd
- Dumpster for an estate cleanout 30 yd
- Dumpster for a kitchen remodel 20 yd
Every job we cover · Compare container sizes
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What the San Marcos dumpster market looks like
The 20-yard quotes here run from $400 at Two Step Disposal & Hauling, LLC up to $595 at Purple Cow Dumpsters. That is $195 of daylight between two companies covering the same town. 2 of the 16 are based in San Marcos itself. The others run in from as far as 25 straight-line miles out, which is fine for a drop but tells you who is closest when a swap-out goes sideways. Ramirez Junk Removal Services is the most reviewed company serving San Marcos, with 293 of the 957 reviews on this page and a 5.0 rating.
4 of the 16 publish a price you can read without calling. That is 25% of the San Marcos market, and the quiet ones are not automatically dearer. A 20-yard runs $475 in the middle here against $430 across Texas, so San Marcos prices 10% above the state. Tipping fees and haul distance are usually what is behind a gap like that. Ratings here run from 5.0 down to 4.6. Ramirez Junk Removal Services is the one at the top, on 293 reviews rather than a handful.
Companies here quote about 30 days in the rental before daily charges start, on the 7 rates that name a period. Ask what the extra day costs before you need one. 15 of the 16 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 16 hold 957 reviews. The cheapest published anything in San Marcos is a 6-yard at $280, from Two Step Disposal & Hauling, LLC. That is the floor on this page, not the price of the size you probably need.
What San Marcos houses are made of
San Marcos has 29,892 housing units with a median build year of 1998, 31% 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 San Marcos dumpster bill
San Marcos gets 35.7 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. 18 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 2.7 miles out.
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Common questions about dumpster rental in San Marcos, TX
- How much is a 20 yard dumpster in San Marcos?
- Companies serving San Marcos that publish a price list a median of $475 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 San Marcos?
- The lowest published starting price among companies serving San Marcos is $280. 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 San Marcos?
- Top Hand Roll-Off Service ranks first in San Marcos on our Index Score, at 94 out of 100 on review volume, rating, published pricing and reachability, weighted. Ramirez Junk Removal Services holds the highest Google rating among companies serving San Marcos, at 5.0 across 293 reviews. Two Step Disposal & Hauling, LLC lists the lowest published starting price at $280. 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 San Marcos?
- We list 16 independently owned companies serving San Marcos, 2 of them based in town. National carriers and brokers are not included.
- What size dumpsters are available in San Marcos?
- Companies serving San Marcos list 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 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 San Marcos?
- The median published 20-yard price in San Marcos is $475, 10% 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 San Marcos?
- In San Marcos: a 10-yard runs a median of $350 (3 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 San Marcos?
- The most common listed rental period among San Marcos companies is 3 days, from the 7 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 San Marcos?
- 2 of the 16 companies we list are based in San Marcos 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.