What a Dumpster Rental Costs in Murfreesboro (2026)

Updated 2026-10 · Murfreesboro, TN

The ranges, by size

These are the ranges companies around Murfreesboro generally quote for a residential rental with the standard included weight and period, as of 2026. We do not set prices and take no cut of them; the company that delivers the container does.

• 10 yard: about $350 to $450, often with one to two tons included
• 15 yard: about $375 to $500, often with one and a half to two and a half tons
• 20 yard: about $450 to $675, often with two to four tons
• 30 yard: about $550 to $775, often with three to five tons
• 40 yard: about $625 to $850, often with four to five tons

The included rental period is most often seven to ten days. A quote well below these ranges usually has less weight or fewer days in it, and a quote well above them may include a swap, a longer period or a distance charge. Neither is necessarily wrong. Both need reading line by line.

Why the base price is only part of it

A dumpster quote is a bundle: delivery, pickup, a rental period and the disposal of a stated weight. The company pays the landfill or transfer station by the ton, so it prices you the same way. Everything that lands on the bill afterwards follows from that. Heavier than the allowance costs more, longer than the period costs more, and anything the landfill refuses or charges extra for gets passed on.

Every fee that can be added

Weight overage

The largest and most common. Charged per ton over the included weight, commonly somewhere around $50 to $100 a ton locally. Two tons over on a roof tear-off is a $100 to $200 addition. The weight guide has the numbers for typical Murfreesboro jobs.

Extra days

Usually $10 to $25 per day past the included period. Small per day, real money over a remodel that slips by two weeks.

Item surcharges

Mattresses, tires, appliances with refrigerant and similar items, often $25 to $100 each, where the company accepts them at all.

Trip, dry-run or relocation fee

If the driver cannot place or collect the container, or you ask for it to be moved on site, commonly around $75 to $150.

Overloading

A container filled above the rim cannot be tarped and driven legally. You may be asked to take material out, charged a trip fee, or both.

Fuel and environmental surcharges

Some companies include them, some add a percentage to the invoice. Ask.

Permit fees

Only if the container goes in the street or right-of-way and a permit is needed. The City of Murfreesboro's right-of-way permit fee is $50 per street for work it covers, and it doubles if work starts before the permit is in place. See the permit guide.

Why Murfreesboro prices move

Disposal is the largest cost inside a dumpster price, and disposal in Rutherford County is in flux. The county's own landfill has taken only brush and tires since 2018. Middle Point, the private landfill that takes most of the county's waste, has been reported as close to its permitted capacity, and the city and county have been working on transfer stations to send waste further away. Waste that travels further costs more per ton. None of that makes any single quote unfair, but it is a reason to get the price in writing when you book rather than assuming last year's number.

The quote checklist

Ask for all of these in one call or message, and write the answers down:

• Total price, and whether tax is in it
• Tons included, and the price per ton over
• Days included, and the price per extra day
• Items not accepted, and the surcharge for each accepted-with-fee item
• Trip or relocation fee, and what triggers it
• Any fuel, environmental or service surcharge on the invoice
• Whether a permit is needed at your address and who arranges it

Two quotes with the same total and different tonnage are not the same price. Compare the included weight and the overage rate before the total.

Ways to bring the bill down

Choose the smallest size that genuinely fits; it is cheaper to size up once than to pay for two hauls, but empty space is wasted money. Keep heavy material separate. Cover the container with a tarp in rain, because wet drywall, carpet and yard waste weigh far more than dry. Take tires and car batteries to a place that accepts them rather than paying a surcharge. Have everything ready to load on day one so the rental period is spent filling, not waiting.

If you are hiring a roofer, remodeller or flooring company, ask whether disposal is already in their price. Many include a container, and renting your own on top is paying twice.

Where to go next

• Dumpster rental in Murfreesboro
• How weight limits and overage fees work
• Roll-off sizes and what each one fits