Minneapolis?
How Much Does Junk Removal
Cost in Minneapolis? [2026]
A straight answer instead of "call for an estimate." Everything is flat and photo-quoted from $75 — a single item has its own price, a basement or whole house is priced by how much of the truck it fills. Disposal, the carry up the basement stairs, and the roughly 9.025% Minnesota sales tax are already inside the number, so there's no on-site reveal and no tax bolted on at the end. Here's the whole price list, how the MN tax actually works, and how it stacks up against the local average and the city's own pickup.
The short answer
Most Minneapolis jobs land between the $75 minimum and a $732 full truckload. A single sofa is $126, a queen mattress $103, a refrigerator $164, a treadmill $115. A cleared basement or a whole-house move-out prices by volume — a quarter truck $241, half $431, full $732. Every one of those numbers is quoted from a photo before anyone drives out, and the MN sales tax is already baked in, so there's no in-home estimate and no surprise at the door. For a market benchmark, third-party sources put the average Twin Cities junk-removal job around $246–$270 — Junk King's Minneapolis average runs near $270, and HomeGuide lists roughly $246–$257 — a useful midpoint, though your real price depends on exactly what you have, which is what the photo quote pins down.
How the Minnesota sales tax works — and why it's already in the price
This is where Minneapolis differs from a lot of cities, and where the fine print usually hides. The Minnesota Department of Revenue treats junk removal as a taxable retail service, so a combined sales tax of about 9.025% applies in Minneapolis (state plus local). Most haulers here quote you a pre-tax number and then add the tax to the on-site total — so the "$200" you were told on the phone becomes something else when the crew hands you the bill. We do the opposite: the tax is built into the flat photo quote, so the number you accept is the number you pay. A sofa is a flat $126, tax in. A half-truck basement is a flat $431, tax in. Nothing is added at the door. In a market where every competitor says "transparent" but reveals both price and tax only on arrival, a genuinely tax-inclusive flat price is the whole point.
The two ways a job is priced
1. Per item. Best when it's a few specific things — a couch, a mattress, a dead fridge. You pay the flat rate per piece from the tables below. 2. By volume (truck-fill). Best for basement, garage and attic cleanouts, estate clear-outs and mixed loads, priced by how much space it fills in the truck. Send a photo and the quote tells you which is cheaper up front — you never have to guess or add it up yourself, and either way the MN tax is already in the figure.
Truck-fill pricing — cleanouts & mixed loads
The narrow basement-stair carry, the walk-up haul, the drive and disposal are all included. This is what a basement, a garage or a whole-house clear-out prices as.
| Volume | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Quarter truck — a room or a corner of the basement | $241 |
| 3/8 truck | $338 |
| Half truck — a typical cleared basement | $431 |
| 5/8 truck | $513 |
| Three-quarter truck — basement plus garage | $587 |
| 7/8 truck | $661 |
| Full truck — whole-house / deep clear-out | $732 |
Bigger than one truck? A multi-truck estate or renovation job is still quoted flat from photos before we start. MN sales tax included in every tier.
Price list — sofas & seating
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Sofa / couch | $126 |
| Loveseat | $119 |
| Recliner | $98 |
| Armchair / accent chair | $77 |
| Sleeper sofa | $149 |
| Futon | $111 |
| Sectional (2-piece) | $141 |
| Sectional (3-piece) | $185 |
| Sectional (4-piece) | $228 |
| Sectional (5-piece) | $271 |
Bedroom & tables
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Twin mattress | $82 |
| Full mattress | $94 |
| Queen mattress | $103 |
| King mattress | $114 |
| Box spring | $92 |
| Bed frame | $68 |
| Dresser | $126 |
| Large dresser | $148 |
| Nightstand | $57 |
| Bookshelf | $72 |
| Coffee table | $67 |
| Dining table (small) | $103 |
| Dining table (large) | $163 |
| Dining chair (each) | $45 |
Appliances
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Refrigerator | $164 |
| Large / double-door refrigerator | $164 |
| Mini-fridge | $115 |
| Washer | $133 |
| Dryer | $128 |
| Dishwasher | $109 |
| Water heater | $131 |
| Window AC unit | $87 |
| Microwave | $30 |
Refrigerant is recovered and documented on fridges, freezers and AC units, as required — included in the price. (Hennepin County charges $30 per freon unit and $25 per mattress at its drop-offs; those disposal costs are already inside our flat rates.)
Electronics & fitness
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| TV (small) | $62 |
| TV (medium) | $68 |
| TV (large) | $73 |
| Monitor | $58 |
| Treadmill | $115 |
| Elliptical | $97 |
| Peloton / exercise bike | $108 |
| Weight bench | $69 |
| Home gym (multi-station) | $241 |
Under the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act, TVs, monitors and computers are banned from the trash statewide, so they're diverted to e-waste recycling (Hennepin takes them at $10 each) — that's handled and included.
Specialty & heavy items
| Item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Upright piano | $364 |
| Hot tub | $390 |
| Pool table | $603 |
| Construction debris (per cubic yard) | $120 |
$75 minimum on any pickup. Disposal and MN sales tax included. Bags, boxes and mixed loose piles are quoted from a photo.
What actually drives the cost in Minneapolis
- Volume and weight. How much space it fills is the main lever, and dense, heavy loads — appliances, tile, plaster, wet spring-melt basement material — cost more to dump, which is why a demo load prices above a load of light furniture.
- Access, the Minneapolis wrinkle. The city's bungalow and four-square stock has full basements reached by narrow, steep stairs, plus attics and detached alley garages — the clutter is below grade or up under the roof, and it all has to be carried up and out. We build that carry into the flat price instead of charging a stairs fee, which is exactly where a lot of "$74 and up" quotes balloon on the day.
- Disposal is moderate here. Hennepin County's tipping fee runs about $55 per ton at the Brooklyn Park transfer station — well below Seattle ($243/ton) or San Francisco, and much of the metro's waste is burned for energy at the downtown HERC rather than landfilled. So our flat prices track close to a fair baseline, not a coastal premium.
- The MN sales tax, shown honestly. The service is taxed at about 9.025% in Minneapolis, and we put that inside the quote rather than on the final bill — no on-site reveal.
- No surcharges for the hard parts. No stairs fee, no high-rise/COI fee, no same-day upcharge, and no winter or snow surcharge — we haul year-round at the same flat price.
Flat pickup vs. the city's $30-per-item bulk program
Minneapolis does have a cheap public option, and it's worth knowing where it fits. City Large Item Collection gives municipal garbage customers one free large-item pickup a year, then $30 per item, and crews take up to two large items a week if they're at the curb by 6 a.m. on your collection day (schedule at 612-673-2917). For one or two things you can wrestle to the boulevard yourself and wait for, $30 an item is hard to beat. Where it stops: it's curbside-only, capped at two a week, and on the city's schedule, so a whole basement, a same-day need, an item stuck down the stairs, or more than two pieces doesn't fit — that's the full-service, flat-priced lane. We break down the trade-off in detail in our city pickup vs paid removal guide.
About the $75 minimum
The lowest a pickup books at is $75, tax included, even for one light item. That covers the truck, the insured crew, the drive to your block, the carry out of the basement or walk-up, and the dump fee — the real cost of sending a two-person crew doesn't drop below that whether it's a single nightstand or a chair. If you've got more than one thing, the per-item prices above usually add up to more than the minimum, and a full basement is far better value as a truck-fill. The photo quote always shows you the cheaper path.
Minneapolis junk removal cost, answered
How much does junk removal cost in Minneapolis?
Flat, photo-quoted. Single items like a sofa $126, queen mattress $103 or fridge $164; cleanouts by volume from a quarter truck $241 to a full truck $732. $75 minimum, disposal included, MN sales tax already inside. The Twin Cities average runs about $246–$270.
Is junk removal taxed in Minnesota?
Yes — it's a taxable service at about 9.025% in Minneapolis. We build the tax into the flat quote instead of adding it on site, so the number you're told is the number you pay.
Is there a minimum charge?
Yes, $75 tax-in — it covers the truck, crew, drive, carry-out and disposal for a small load.
How does the city's $30-per-item pickup compare?
Cheap per item but curbside-only, two items a week, on the city's schedule. A whole basement, a same-day job, or anything carried from inside is the flat-priced full-service lane.
Any surcharge for stairs, high-rise, same-day or winter?
None. The flat price has labor, the drive, disposal and MN tax in it — no stairs, high-rise, same-day or snow surcharge.
Item & cleanout prices in detail
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