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Junk Removal in the Town of Rutland, WI

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Rutland in short

14.1% of the 740 households in the Town of Rutland moved into their home in 2020 or later (Dane County: 32.1%). 13.2% rent, and the median home was built in 1981. Large items: per-item prepaid pickup. Hired junk removal runs $200 to $400 for a half truckload in national cost guides.
740
households in the Town of Rutland
14.1%
moved in 2020 or later (county 32.1%)
13.2%
rent their home (county 42.9%)
1981
median year built (county 1986)

The local numbers

Who lives in the Town of Rutland, and how long they stay

Rutland is a stay-put place. Only 14.1% of households (104 of 740) moved in during 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% across Dane County, while 15.8% 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 13.2% of households in the Town of Rutland rent (98), compared with 42.9% county-wide, and 6.1% of those renters moved in since 2020.

The housing here is old. 21.2% of Rutland's 750 homes were built before 1940, against 10.4% county-wide, and the median year built is 1981. Older houses usually mean basements, attics and narrow stairs, which make a basement cleanout slower work.

Households by year moved in: Town of Rutland vs Dane County2020 or later: Town of Rutland 14.1%, Dane County 32.1%; 2010 to 2019: Town of Rutland 37%, Dane County 38.1%; 2000 to 2009: Town of Rutland 15.8%, Dane County 14.8%; 1990 to 1999: Town of Rutland 17.3%, Dane County 7.5%; 1989 or earlier: Town of Rutland 15.8%, Dane County 7.5%Town of RutlandDane CountyMoved in 2020 or later14.1%32.1%Moved in 2010 to 201937%38.1%Moved in 2000 to 200915.8%14.8%Moved in 1990 to 199917.3%7.5%Moved in 1989 or earlier15.8%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.

Rutland housing and households vs Dane County

MeasureTown of RutlandDane County
Residents1,669572,674
Housing units750261,061
Occupied (households)740251,529
Moved in 2020 or later104 (14.1%)80,666 (32.1%)
Renter households98 (13.2%)107,847 (42.9%)
Renters who moved in 2020 or later6.1%55.4%
In the same home since 1989 or earlier15.8%7.5%
Median year built19811986
Built before 194021.2%10.4%
Built 2000 or later20.5%32.6%
Mobile homes0%0.8%
In buildings of 5+ units0%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 Rutland

Trash hauler
Pellitteri Waste Systems serves the Town of Rutland. 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

Even without a published Rutland 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.
  • The hauler's terms elsewhere in the county: how Pellitteri bulk pickup works.

About Rutland. Rutland had 1,977 people at the 2020 census and includes the unincorporated communities of Rutland and Stone. Wikipedia

ZIP codes. 53589 (43% of its land), 53575 (35% of its land), 53521 (22% of its land). Census 2020

Common questions

Rutland junk removal questions

Does Town of Rutland 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 the Town of Rutland?

Pellitteri Waste Systems serves the Town of Rutland.

How many Rutland households moved in recently?

Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 104 of 740 households (14.1%) 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 Rutland?

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 Rutland?

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