Junk Removal in Cottage Grove, WI
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Cottage Grove in short
- 3,549
- households in Cottage Grove
- 27.8%
- moved in 2020 or later (county 32.1%)
- 30.1%
- rent their home (county 42.9%)
- 2003
- median year built (county 1986)
The local numbers
Who lives in Cottage Grove, and how long they stay
Move-in rates in Cottage Grove track the county closely: 27.8% of its 3,549 households moved in during 2020 or later, against 32.1% county-wide, and 0% have stayed since 1989 or earlier.
About 30.1% of households in Cottage Grove rent (1,067), compared with 42.9% county-wide, and 55.4% of those renters moved in since 2020.
Cottage Grove has more new housing than most of the county: 62.8% of homes were built in 2000 or later, against 32.6% county-wide, for a median year built of 2003. That is the highest share of homes built since 2000 of the 58 Dane County municipalities we compared. Newer houses have fewer decades of storage behind them; the calls tend to be about one room, a garage, or a move.
Cottage Grove housing and households vs Dane County
| Measure | Cottage Grove | Dane County |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 8,513 | 572,674 |
| Housing units | 3,585 | 261,061 |
| Occupied (households) | 3,549 | 251,529 |
| Moved in 2020 or later | 987 (27.8%) | 80,666 (32.1%) |
| Renter households | 1,067 (30.1%) | 107,847 (42.9%) |
| Renters who moved in 2020 or later | 55.4% | 55.4% |
| In the same home since 1989 or earlier | 0% | 7.5% |
| Median year built | 2003 | 1986 |
| Built before 1940 | 5.7% | 10.4% |
| Built 2000 or later | 62.8% | 32.6% |
| Mobile homes | 0% | 0.8% |
| In buildings of 5+ units | 20.5% | 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 Cottage Grove
- Trash hauler
- Pellitteri Waste Systems is the village's provider for residential trash and recycling. source
- Bulk and large items
- Pellitteri Waste Systems picks up bulky items at the curb for a per-item charge: furniture, stoves, refrigerators with the doors removed, water heaters and other large household items. Call (608) 257-4285 to prepay and get on the schedule. source
Even without a published Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove. The Village of Cottage Grove, a Madison suburb that shares a school district with Monona, had 7,303 people at the 2020 census. Wikipedia
ZIP codes. 53527 (89% of its land), 53590 (10% of its land), 53718 (1% of its land). Census 2020
Common questions
Cottage Grove junk removal questions
Does Cottage Grove have bulk trash pickup?
Pellitteri Waste Systems picks up bulky items at the curb for a per-item charge: furniture, stoves, refrigerators with the doors removed, water heaters and other large household items. Call (608) 257-4285 to prepay and get on the schedule.
Who picks up trash in Cottage Grove?
Pellitteri Waste Systems is the village's provider for residential trash and recycling.
How many Cottage Grove households moved in recently?
Per the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, 987 of 3,549 households (27.8%) moved into their current home in 2020 or later, compared with 32.1% in Dane County overall.
What does junk removal cost in Cottage Grove?
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 Cottage Grove?
Tell us the address and what needs to go. A local crew that covers Cottage Grove replies with a price before anything is loaded.