Junk Removal in Brooklyn, WI
Updated
Brooklyn in short
- 305
- households in Brooklyn
- 24.3%
- moved in 2020 or later (county 32.1%)
- 5.9%
- rent their home (county 42.9%)
- 1997
- median year built (county 1986)
The local numbers
Who lives in Brooklyn, and how long they stay
Few households in Brooklyn are new arrivals. Only 24.3% of households (74 of 305) moved in during 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% across Dane County, while 8.5% 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.
Brooklyn is overwhelmingly owner-occupied: only 5.9% of households rent, against 42.9% across the county. Owners accumulate: garages, pole sheds and outbuildings that nobody has had a reason to clear.
Brooklyn has more new housing than most of the county: 45.2% of homes were built in 2000 or later, against 32.6% county-wide, for a median year built of 1997. Newer houses have fewer decades of storage behind them; the calls tend to be about one room, a garage, or a move.
Brooklyn housing and households vs Dane County
| Measure | Brooklyn | Dane County |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 902 | 572,674 |
| Housing units | 305 | 261,061 |
| Occupied (households) | 305 | 251,529 |
| Moved in 2020 or later | 74 (24.3%) | 80,666 (32.1%) |
| Renter households | 18 (5.9%) | 107,847 (42.9%) |
| Renters who moved in 2020 or later | 33.3% | 55.4% |
| In the same home since 1989 or earlier | 8.5% | 7.5% |
| Median year built | 1997 | 1986 |
| Built before 1940 | 8.5% | 10.4% |
| Built 2000 or later | 45.2% | 32.6% |
| Mobile homes | 0% | 0.8% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 0.3% | 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 Brooklyn
- Trash hauler
- Pellitteri Waste Systems serves the Village of Brooklyn's 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
With no Brooklyn bulky-item program to point to, here is what every Dane County household can use.
- 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 Brooklyn. Brooklyn spans Dane and Green counties; 1,026 of its 1,524 residents lived in Dane County at the 2020 census. Wikipedia
ZIP codes. 53521. Census 2020
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Common questions
Brooklyn junk removal questions
Does Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn?
Pellitteri Waste Systems serves the Village of Brooklyn's carts.
How many Brooklyn households moved in recently?
Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 74 of 305 households (24.3%) moved into their current home in 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% in Dane County overall.
What does junk removal cost in Brooklyn?
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 Brooklyn?
Tell us the address and what needs to go. A local crew that covers Brooklyn replies with a price before anything is loaded.