Junk Removal in Blue Mounds, WI
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Blue Mounds in short
- 357
- households in Blue Mounds
- 13.7%
- moved in 2020 or later (county 32.1%)
- 28%
- rent their home (county 42.9%)
- 1994
- median year built (county 1986)
The local numbers
Who lives in Blue Mounds, and how long they stay
Blue Mounds is a stay-put place. Only 13.7% of households (49 of 357) moved in during 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% across Dane County, while 2.8% have been in the same home since 1989 or earlier. Here the typical cleanout comes from downsizing, an estate, or a garage, barn or shed that has filled up over decades, more than from a move.
About 28% of households in Blue Mounds rent (100), compared with 42.9% county-wide, and 9% of those renters moved in since 2020.
The housing here is old. 20% of Blue Mounds's 375 homes were built before 1940, against 10.4% county-wide, and the median year built is 1994. Older houses usually mean basements, attics and narrow stairs, which make a basement cleanout slower work.
24.5% of homes in Blue Mounds are mobile or manufactured homes, compared with 0.8% across Dane County. That is the highest share of mobile homes of the 58 Dane County municipalities we compared. Clearing one usually means narrow hallways and a single door, worth mentioning when you ask for a quote.
Blue Mounds housing and households vs Dane County
| Measure | Blue Mounds | Dane County |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 795 | 572,674 |
| Housing units | 375 | 261,061 |
| Occupied (households) | 357 | 251,529 |
| Moved in 2020 or later | 49 (13.7%) | 80,666 (32.1%) |
| Renter households | 100 (28%) | 107,847 (42.9%) |
| Renters who moved in 2020 or later | 9% | 55.4% |
| In the same home since 1989 or earlier | 2.8% | 7.5% |
| Median year built | 1994 | 1986 |
| Built before 1940 | 20% | 10.4% |
| Built 2000 or later | 28.8% | 32.6% |
| Mobile homes | 24.5% | 0.8% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 4.5% | 33.6% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), tables B01003, B25003, B25024, B25034, B25035 and B25038.
Local rules
Trash, bulk pickup and drop-off in Blue Mounds
The village publishes no bulky-item rule. Town & Country Sanitation's 2026 village calendar asks for everything at the curb by 6am on service day; call 1-800-626-1915 to ask about a large item.
- Trash hauler
- The village contracts with Republic Services (Town & Country Sanitation) for weekly trash and every-other-week recycling in 95-gallon carts, billed monthly by the village with water and sewer. source
Even without a published Blue Mounds rule, a few county-wide options apply.
- The Dane County Landfill, 7102 Maahic Way, takes household trash, furniture and mattresses from county residents: $15.03 up to 500 pounds, $60.10 per ton above a ton (2026). See landfill rates and hours.
- Paint, chemicals, TVs and refrigerant appliances go to Dane County Clean Sweep next door ($15 a trip; $15 per TV; $35 per fridge).
- Appliances, TVs, tires and yard waste are banned from Wisconsin landfills; see the bans.
About Blue Mounds. Blue Mounds was named by French missionaries for the bluish hue of three nearby mounds; the village had 950 people at the 2020 census. Wikipedia
ZIP codes. 53517. Census 2020
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Common questions
Blue Mounds junk removal questions
Does Blue Mounds have bulk trash pickup?
The village publishes no bulky-item rule. Town & Country Sanitation's 2026 village calendar asks for everything at the curb by 6am on service day; call 1-800-626-1915 to ask about a large item. Dane County residents can take bulky items to the Dane County Landfill on Maahic Way, or hire a hauler.
Who picks up trash in Blue Mounds?
The village contracts with Republic Services (Town & Country Sanitation) for weekly trash and every-other-week recycling in 95-gallon carts, billed monthly by the village with water and sewer.
How many Blue Mounds households moved in recently?
Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 49 of 357 households (13.7%) moved into their current home in 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% in Dane County overall.
What does junk removal cost in Blue Mounds?
National cost guides put a single bulky item at $60 to $150, a half truckload at $200 to $400 and a full truckload at $400 to $800.
Clearing something out in Blue Mounds?
Tell us the address and what needs to go. A local crew that covers Blue Mounds replies with a price before anything is loaded.