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Dane in short

20.9% of the 407 households in Dane moved into their home in 2020 or later (Dane County: 32.1%). 21.1% rent, and the median home was built in 1982. Large items: per-item prepaid pickup. Hired junk removal runs $200 to $400 for a half truckload in national cost guides.
407
households in Dane
20.9%
moved in 2020 or later (county 32.1%)
21.1%
rent their home (county 42.9%)
1982
median year built (county 1986)

The local numbers

Who lives in Dane, and how long they stay

Dane is a stay-put place. Only 20.9% of households (85 of 407) moved in during 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% across Dane County, while 12.3% 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 21.1% of households in Dane rent (86), compared with 42.9% county-wide, and 45.3% of those renters moved in since 2020.

Dane has more new housing than most of the county: 35.3% of homes were built in 2000 or later, against 32.6% county-wide, for a median year built of 1982. Newer houses have fewer decades of storage behind them; the calls tend to be about one room, a garage, or a move.

Households by year moved in: Dane vs Dane County2020 or later: Dane 20.9%, Dane County 32.1%; 2010 to 2019: Dane 37.6%, Dane County 38.1%; 2000 to 2009: Dane 20.4%, Dane County 14.8%; 1990 to 1999: Dane 8.8%, Dane County 7.5%; 1989 or earlier: Dane 12.3%, Dane County 7.5%DaneDane CountyMoved in 2020 or later20.9%32.1%Moved in 2010 to 201937.6%38.1%Moved in 2000 to 200920.4%14.8%Moved in 1990 to 19998.8%7.5%Moved in 1989 or earlier12.3%7.5%
Share of occupied homes by the year the current household moved in. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), table B25038.

Dane housing and households vs Dane County

MeasureDaneDane County
Residents1,067572,674
Housing units417261,061
Occupied (households)407251,529
Moved in 2020 or later85 (20.9%)80,666 (32.1%)
Renter households86 (21.1%)107,847 (42.9%)
Renters who moved in 2020 or later45.3%55.4%
In the same home since 1989 or earlier12.3%7.5%
Median year built19821986
Built before 194016.8%10.4%
Built 2000 or later35.3%32.6%
Mobile homes0%0.8%
In buildings of 5+ units3.1%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 Dane

Trash hauler
Pellitteri Waste Systems collects garbage every Thursday and recycling every other Thursday in 95-gallon carts. source
Bulk and large items
Large items do not go out with the carts. Pellitteri charges per item for a curbside bulky pickup, from a couch to a stove or a refrigerator (doors off), and it has to be prepaid and booked by phone at (608) 257-4285. source
Drop-off
The village compost site near the Village Shop at 201 Snyder Dr takes garden waste, leaves, landscaping waste and grass clippings. source

About Dane. The Village of Dane lies inside the Town of Dane and had 1,117 people at the 2020 census. Wikipedia

ZIP codes. 53529. Census 2020

Common questions

Dane junk removal questions

Does Dane have bulk trash pickup?

Large items do not go out with the carts. Pellitteri charges per item for a curbside bulky pickup, from a couch to a stove or a refrigerator (doors off), and it has to be prepaid and booked by phone at (608) 257-4285.

Who picks up trash in Dane?

Pellitteri Waste Systems collects garbage every Thursday and recycling every other Thursday in 95-gallon carts.

Where can Dane residents drop off junk?

The village compost site near the Village Shop at 201 Snyder Dr takes garden waste, leaves, landscaping waste and grass clippings.

How many Dane households moved in recently?

Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 85 of 407 households (20.9%) moved into their current home in 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% in Dane County overall.

What does junk removal cost in Dane?

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 Dane?

Tell us the address and what needs to go. A local crew that covers Dane replies with a price before anything is loaded.