Junk Removal in the Town of Berry, WI
Updated
Berry in short
- 542
- households in the Town of Berry
- 7.4%
- moved in 2020 or later (county 32.1%)
- 14.9%
- rent their home (county 42.9%)
- 1973
- median year built (county 1986)
The local numbers
Who lives in the Town of Berry, and how long they stay
Turnover in Berry runs well below the county's. Only 7.4% of households (40 of 542) moved in during 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% across Dane County, while 41.5% have been in the same home since 1989 or earlier. That is the highest share of long-time households of the 58 Dane County municipalities we compared. 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 14.9% of households in the Town of Berry rent (81), compared with 42.9% county-wide, and 24.7% of those renters moved in since 2020.
The median home in the Town of Berry was built in 1973 (county: 1986); 71.5% predate 1980 and 14.1% went up in 2000 or later.
Berry housing and households vs Dane County
| Measure | Town of Berry | Dane County |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,122 | 572,674 |
| Housing units | 554 | 261,061 |
| Occupied (households) | 542 | 251,529 |
| Moved in 2020 or later | 40 (7.4%) | 80,666 (32.1%) |
| Renter households | 81 (14.9%) | 107,847 (42.9%) |
| Renters who moved in 2020 or later | 24.7% | 55.4% |
| In the same home since 1989 or earlier | 41.5% | 7.5% |
| Median year built | 1973 | 1986 |
| Built before 1940 | 18.4% | 10.4% |
| Built 2000 or later | 14.1% | 32.6% |
| Mobile homes | 0% | 0.8% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 0% | 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 the Town of Berry
- Trash hauler
- Pellitteri Waste Systems serves the Town of Berry with 95-gallon trash and recycling carts. source
- Bulk and large items
- Furniture, appliances and other oversized pieces are a separate, prepaid pickup through Pellitteri Waste Systems, priced item by item. Book it at (608) 257-4285; refrigerators and freezers need their doors removed. source
What Berry residents can still count on:
- 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.
- The hauler's terms elsewhere in the county: how Pellitteri bulk pickup works.
About Berry. Berry is a town of 1,168 people (2020 census) that includes the unincorporated community of Marxville. Wikipedia
ZIP codes. 53528 (47% of its land), 53560 (30% of its land), 53515 (21% of its land), 53529 (2% of its land). Census 2020
Common questions
Berry junk removal questions
Does Town of Berry have bulk trash pickup?
Furniture, appliances and other oversized pieces are a separate, prepaid pickup through Pellitteri Waste Systems, priced item by item. Book it at (608) 257-4285; refrigerators and freezers need their doors removed.
Who picks up trash in the Town of Berry?
Pellitteri Waste Systems serves the Town of Berry with 95-gallon trash and recycling carts.
How many Berry households moved in recently?
Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 40 of 542 households (7.4%) moved into their current home in 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% in Dane County overall.
What does junk removal cost in the Town of Berry?
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 the Town of Berry?
Tell us the address and what needs to go. A local crew that covers Berry replies with a price before anything is loaded.