Furniture Haul Away: Every Option Compared [2026]

Furniture haul away costs between $79 and $600 depending on which service you choose, the number of pieces, and whether someone enters your home or grabs items from the curb. The biggest cost variable is the service model — curbside pickup is structurally cheaper because it eliminates the labor of navigating stairs, doorways, and tight hallways.

Single-item furniture haul away typically costs $70 to $200 through full-service junk removal companies, according to HomeGuide. A full truckload of furniture runs $450 to $1,000. Per-item pricing through marketplace services like LoadUp starts around $80 per piece plus a $50 to $80 service area fee per order.

Dropcurb charges a flat $79 to haul away furniture you place at the curb. No service fees, no volume surcharges, no on-site estimates. You book online, set items outside, and a local hauler picks them up — often the same day.

Finding someone to haul away furniture depends on your budget, timeline, and how much effort you want to put in. Here is every furniture haul away option available in most U.S. cities, ranked by speed and value.

Curbside furniture haul away eliminates the most expensive part of junk removal: sending a crew inside your home. You move the furniture to the curb, and a hauler with a pickup truck grabs it.

Dropcurb operates this model at a flat $79. You book online in under 60 seconds, get instant pricing, and a local hauler picks up same-day in most markets. No phone calls, no on-site estimates, no waiting around for a two-hour arrival window.

This works for couches, dressers, tables, chairs, desks, bookshelves, bed frames, and anything else one person can load from the curb. If you can get it outside, Dropcurb can haul it away.

Companies like 1-800-GOT-JUNK, Junk King, and College Hunks send a two-person crew with a box truck. They enter your home, carry furniture out, and load it. The tradeoff is price — you pay for that labor.

1-800-GOT-JUNK charges based on truck volume. A single piece of furniture costs $70 to $400, and the average job is roughly $240 according to HomeGuide and MoveBuddha. They do not publish prices online — you schedule a free on-site estimate and get quoted on the spot.

College Hunks Hauling Junk quotes $150 to $750 depending on load size. They also require an on-site estimate before giving a final price. Some locations charge a $99 dispatch fee that is not disclosed upfront.

LoadUp offers upfront per-item pricing online (a couch starts around $80 to $200), but adds a $50 to $80 service area fee per order. Their average total order runs about $143 before the service fee.

The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity ReStore, and local Goodwill locations offer free furniture pickup for items in donatable condition. According to This Old House, most charity pickups require scheduling 1 to 3 weeks in advance, and they will reject items with stains, tears, broken frames, or missing parts.

Charity pickup works when your furniture is in decent shape and you are not in a rush. It does not work for damaged, heavily worn, or broken pieces — which is exactly the furniture most people want hauled away.

Some charities also limit pickup to ground-floor items or require that furniture be placed in a garage or at the curb before the truck arrives.

Ashley, IKEA, Rooms To Go, and most major furniture retailers offer haul away of your old piece when you buy a replacement. Ashley charges $0 to $50 for haul away with a new furniture delivery, according to IL HomeStores.

The catch: you must buy replacement furniture from that store, the old piece must be in the same room as the delivery, and it must be a comparable item. You cannot pay a furniture store to haul away furniture without making a purchase.

A 10 to 15 yard dumpster costs $300 to $500 for a 5 to 7 day rental, according to Budget Dumpster. This makes sense for whole-room or whole-house furniture cleanouts where you are clearing 10+ pieces. For hauling away one couch or dresser, renting a dumpster costs 4 to 6 times more than curbside pickup.

Dumpster delivery also requires a flat driveway with at least 60 feet of clearance. Apartments, condos, and homes without driveways cannot use this option.

Hauling furniture to the landfill or transfer station yourself costs $10 to $50 per item in dump fees, plus gas and your time. Most municipal landfills charge by weight (around $30 to $60 per ton) or by item.

You need a pickup truck or trailer, the ability to lift heavy furniture, and a free afternoon. For a single lightweight item, this can be the cheapest option. For anything heavy — sectional couches, solid wood dressers, sleeper sofas — the physical effort and injury risk make it a poor trade for the $30 to $70 you save versus curbside pickup.

Most furniture haul away services accept the same standard items. Curbside services like Dropcurb handle anything one person can load from the curb:

• •Couches, loveseats, and sectionals
• •Dining tables and chairs
• •Dressers, nightstands, and armoires
• •Desks and office furniture
• •Bed frames and headboards
• •Bookshelves and entertainment centers
• •Patio furniture
• •Recliners and ottomans

Full-service companies can additionally handle items that require disassembly or navigating stairs, such as wall units, Murphy beds, or furniture in basement rec rooms. These jobs cost $200 to $500+ because of the labor involved.

The price gap between furniture haul away options is enormous — $79 versus $400+ for the same couch. Here is how to land on the lower end:

• •Move items to the curb yourself and book curbside pickup ($79) instead of full-service removal ($150–$400)
• •Bundle multiple items into one pickup — Dropcurb adds just $19 to $39 per additional item
• •Check if your city offers free bulk pickup — but expect 2 to 8 week wait times
• •List functional items for free on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist — buyers haul it themselves
• •Time your haul away with a furniture purchase — stores like Ashley offer haul away for $0 to $50 with new delivery
• •Avoid peak moving season (May through September) when full-service companies charge premium rates

Your furniture haul away options depend on three factors: where you live, how fast you need it gone, and whether the furniture is donatable.

In cities with active curbside services like Dropcurb, same-day furniture haul away at $79 is the fastest affordable option. In areas without curbside service, full-service junk removal ($150 to $600+) or charity pickup (free, 1 to 3 week wait) are the primary alternatives.

Municipal bulk pickup exists in many cities but varies wildly. Some offer free curbside collection on a set schedule. Others require you to call, schedule 2 to 8 weeks out, and limit you to a few items per pickup. Denver residents wait up to 6 weeks. New York City offers free bulk pickup but only if you schedule through 311.

For damaged or heavily worn furniture that charities will not accept, your options narrow to paid haul away or a DIY dump run. This is where Dropcurb fills the gap — we pick up furniture regardless of condition at a flat $79.