How much does junk removal cost?

Short answer, from published prices: one item costs from $25; a sofa costs $45–$225 depending on city and whether it is curbside or in-home; a quarter truckload costs $75–$650; a full truckload costs $200–$2,500. Those are not averages — they are the lowest and highest prices companies in 40 cities actually publish on their own websites, verified 2026-11-07 to 2026-11-14.

$59.99Single curbside item
Junk Brothers, Austin

$75Cheapest ¼ truckload
Speedway Trash Hauling, Indianapolis

$200Cheapest full truckload
Speedway Trash Hauling, Indianapolis

$79Curbside sofa, first item
Dropcurb, all 40 cities

What one item costs

Per-item pricing is published by only about a third of companies — 10 of 46 listed companies in New York City, 13 of 31 in Chicago. Where it exists it is precise: individual item removal starts at $25 in Orlando (Orlando Haulers); a sofa is $79 curbside with Dropcurb in all 40 cities, $126 with JunkRabbit in Los Angeles and Chicago, $150 with Orange Crew in Chicago and $170 with JunkRabbit in New York City. A mattress is $25 in Atlanta with Big Boys (twin through king), $40–$60 in Austin with Duke’s (plus a $100 dispatch fee), $82 for a Twin with JunkRabbit in Los Angeles and Chicago, and $180 for a Queen or King with Orange Crew in Chicago. Full tables: sofa removal cost and mattress removal cost.

What a truckload costs

Truckload pricing is published far more often, so the truckload tables are the fullest part of every city page. Quarter loads: $75 in Indianapolis (Speedway Trash Hauling), $100 in Atlanta, $125–$150 in Fort Worth, $149 in Houston, $241–$280 in Chicago, $265 in Austin, $325 in New York City and in Boston (JunkRabbit). Full loads: $200 in Indianapolis (Speedway), $375 in San Antonio, $499 in Houston, $585 in Atlanta, $650 in Chicago, $732 with JunkRabbit in Los Angeles and Chicago, $985 in New York City and in Boston (JunkRabbit), $449 in Seattle (Junk Seattle) — and up to $2,500 for a full truck in San Francisco (Any Junk). Companies that publish only a range — for example $99–$699 — are shown as a range, never converted into a fake exact price.

Curbside vs in-home: the biggest price lever

Curbside means the items are already outside when the truck arrives. In Austin the same sofa is $59.99 curbside (Junk Brothers), $79 curbside (Dropcurb), or $240 in-home (Duke’s $140 per-item price plus its $100 dispatch fee). In Phoenix, Junk Zombies publishes the split directly: $75 curbside vs $99 full-service for one item. Always compare totals, including dispatch fees.

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