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Junk Removal in Monona, WI

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Monona in short

28.1% of the 4,159 households in Monona moved into their home in 2020 or later (Dane County: 32.1%). 46.4% rent, and the median home was built in 1963. Large items: arranged individually with Pellitteri, billed directly. Hired junk removal runs $200 to $400 for a half truckload in national cost guides.
4,159
households in Monona
28.1%
moved in 2020 or later (county 32.1%)
46.4%
rent their home (county 42.9%)
1963
median year built (county 1986)

The local numbers

Who lives in Monona, and how long they stay

Move-in rates in Monona track the county closely: 28.1% of its 4,159 households moved in during 2020 or later, against 32.1% county-wide, and 13.6% have stayed since 1989 or earlier.

46.4% of Monona's households rent (1,929 of them), above the county's 42.9%. Among those renters, 50.5% moved into their current unit in 2020 or later. For landlords that is a steady run of turnovers; see rental cleanouts and what Wisconsin allows with property a tenant leaves behind.

The median home in Monona was built in 1963 (county: 1986); 68.2% predate 1980 and 20.8% went up in 2000 or later.

35.2% of Monona's housing units are in buildings with five or more units (county: 33.6%). Apartment cleanouts mean stairwells, elevators and loading-zone parking, so say which floor when you book.

Households by year moved in: Monona vs Dane County2020 or later: Monona 28.1%, Dane County 32.1%; 2010 to 2019: Monona 37.3%, Dane County 38.1%; 2000 to 2009: Monona 11.8%, Dane County 14.8%; 1990 to 1999: Monona 9.3%, Dane County 7.5%; 1989 or earlier: Monona 13.6%, Dane County 7.5%MononaDane CountyMoved in 2020 or later28.1%32.1%Moved in 2010 to 201937.3%38.1%Moved in 2000 to 200911.8%14.8%Moved in 1990 to 19999.3%7.5%Moved in 1989 or earlier13.6%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.

Monona housing and households vs Dane County

MeasureMononaDane County
Residents8,527572,674
Housing units4,341261,061
Occupied (households)4,159251,529
Moved in 2020 or later1,170 (28.1%)80,666 (32.1%)
Renter households1,929 (46.4%)107,847 (42.9%)
Renters who moved in 2020 or later50.5%55.4%
In the same home since 1989 or earlier13.6%7.5%
Median year built19631986
Built before 19407%10.4%
Built 2000 or later20.8%32.6%
Mobile homes0%0.8%
In buildings of 5+ units35.2%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 Monona

Trash hauler
Monona contracts with Pellitteri Waste Systems: trash every Friday and recycling every other Friday. source
Bulk and large items
Furniture, mattresses, appliances and computers cannot go out with regular trash. Each pickup is arranged individually with Pellitteri at (608) 257-4285, which bills the household directly. source
Also worth knowing
Electronics cannot be landfilled in Wisconsin; the city points residents to Pellitteri's paid electronics pickup or Dane County Clean Sweep. source

About Monona. Monona sits on the southeastern shore of Lake Monona and is almost entirely surrounded by the City of Madison; it had 8,624 people at the 2020 census. Wikipedia

ZIP codes. 53716 (75% of its land), 53713 (24% of its land). Census 2020

Common questions

Monona junk removal questions

Does Monona have bulk trash pickup?

Furniture, mattresses, appliances and computers cannot go out with regular trash. Each pickup is arranged individually with Pellitteri at (608) 257-4285, which bills the household directly.

Who picks up trash in Monona?

Monona contracts with Pellitteri Waste Systems: trash every Friday and recycling every other Friday.

How many Monona households moved in recently?

Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 1,170 of 4,159 households (28.1%) moved into their current home in 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% in Dane County overall.

What does junk removal cost in Monona?

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 Monona?

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