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UMN Student Move-Out
Junk Removal in Dinkytown
Dinkytown, Marcy-Holmes and Como — the University of Minnesota's rental core, roughly 50,000 students in high-rises and hundred-year-old rental houses. Most leases run to about September 1, so the last week of August is the crush and every apartment on the block empties at once. Book ahead and we'll haul the mattress, the mini-fridge, the couch nobody could sell and the whole apartment at one flat photo-quoted price — Minnesota sales tax already inside it, donation routing included.
The late-August lease-end crush
If you rent off-campus around the U, you already know the calendar: leases turn on or around September 1, so the entire neighborhood is moving in the last week of August. Dumpsters overflow, the alleys fill with abandoned couches, and the good junk-removal windows disappear fast. That's why this page exists — to get you booked before the crush instead of scrambling on move-out day. Reserve a slot a week or two ahead and you keep the day and time you actually need; there's a smaller repeat of the same rush around May graduation, when seniors clear out for good. We'll still send a truck same-day during move week when one's open, but the students who book early are the ones who aren't stressed the morning the lease ends.
What students leave behind — and what it costs
Move-out junk is predictable, so the pricing is simple and flat. Here's the stuff we haul out of Dinkytown apartments and rental houses every August:
| Common student item | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Twin mattress | $82 |
| Full mattress | $94 |
| Mini-fridge | $115 |
| Cheap couch / hand-me-down sofa | $126 |
| Futon | $111 |
| Desk | $83 |
| Dresser | $126 |
| Whole apartment / dorm room (truck-fill 1/4) | $241 |
| Whole rental house (truck-fill 1/2) | $431 |
$75 minimum. Carry-out from any floor, disposal, and MN sales tax all included — the photo quote is the final number.
Splitting one house? Clear it all at once
If you're in a rental house with three or four roommates, the cheapest move is almost always to clear the whole place in one trip instead of everyone booking separate pickups. Pile the mattresses, the busted IKEA shelving, the mismatched couches and the kitchen junk in one spot, send us a photo, and we'll quote the whole thing as a single truck-fill you can split. It's one visit, one flat number, and nobody's stuck making four trips to the dump in a borrowed car. Same idea works for a landlord turning the house between tenants — one clear-out, priced flat, ready to re-rent.
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We donate what's still good
Students throw out an astonishing amount of perfectly usable stuff every August — mini-fridges, futons, desks, lamps, dishes. Rather than run it all to the transfer station, we route what's reusable to Bridging (the Twin Cities furniture bank), Goodwill and the Salvation Army. It keeps good furniture out of the landfill, helps a family that needs it, and doesn't change your flat price one bit. If you've got a mattress, MN e-waste rules mean the old TV or monitor can't just go in the trash either — we take those to Hennepin County's drop-off where they belong.
What Dinkytown students say
"Lease ended September 1 and I'd put off the mattress and mini-fridge until the last second. Booked a slot the week before, they showed up on time in the chaos, twin mattress and fridge gone, flat price from a photo. Lifesaver during move week."
"Four of us in a rental house on 6th, all moving out. We piled everything in the living room — couches, mattresses, a broken desk — and split one truck-fill. Way cheaper than everybody renting a truck. One flat number, done in an hour."
"Graduated in May and needed the apartment empty for the walkthrough. They took the futon, a dresser and a pile of bags, donated what was still good, and the tax was already in the quote. No surprises on a grad-school budget."
Move-out questions, answered
When should I book for the UMN move-out?
Ahead of time. Leases turn around September 1, so the last week of August is the crush — reserve a week or two out to keep your window. Same-day is possible when a truck's open, but early is safer.
How much to clear a student apartment?
Twin mattress $82, cheap couch $126, mini-fridge $115, desk $83. A whole apartment prices as truck-fill (quarter $241, half $431), $75 minimum, tax included.
Can roommates split a whole-house clear-out?
Yes — pile it all, we quote the house as one truck-fill, and you split the flat price. Cheaper than everyone booking separately.
Mattress and furniture in one trip?
Yes — mattress, couch, mini-fridge, desk and bags all in one visit for one flat number.
Do you donate the good stuff?
Yes — usable furniture, fridges and housewares go to Bridging, Goodwill and the Salvation Army instead of the landfill.
Is Minnesota sales tax extra?
No — the roughly 9.025% tax is already inside your flat quote, nothing added on site.
Ready to Clear It Out in Junk Removal in Dinkytown?
Send a photo of what is going and get one flat price back — carry-out, hauling and disposal in it. Same-day is often open in Junk Removal in Dinkytown.
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