How much does a porta potty cost in my state?

The measured national figure is $110 to $170 a month (median $140, from 17 companies) for a standard unit. State by state, the table above scales that by cost of living and is marked as a model rather than a measurement, because too few operators publish rates for a per-state median to be honest. Two quotes from your own town page will always beat it.

Which states are cheapest for porta potty rental?

Lower cost-of-living states, much of the South and Midwest, model out cheapest, and high-cost coastal states most expensive. The bigger driver in practice is distance from the yard: a rural site an hour from the nearest operator pays more per service visit wherever it is.

Why is there no measured median for each state?

Only 58 of 1,976 operators publish any rate, and a state median built on one or two figures would be noise wearing a number. Where we cannot measure, we model and say so.

Porta Potty Rental Cost by State

Measured across the operators who publish a rate, a standard unit runs $110 to $170 a month (median $140, from 17 companies). Nobody has per-state rate data, us included, so the state ranges below are a cost-of-living model rather than a measurement, and they are labelled as one throughout. What is measured per state is how many operators serve it and what they rent. Find your state below, then get two quotes from the independent yards serving your town.

$185–$199standard, for a weekend

47states covered

3modelled cost bands

2,057locations listed

Modelled bands, not measured rates: Lower cost $100–$175/wk Mid $125–$200/wk Higher cost $175–$275/wk

Every state

Two kinds of number sit in this table and they are not equally good. The operator and ADA columns are counted from this index. The four price columns are a model: states are sorted into three cost-of-living bands and each band carries one set of ranges, so every state in a band shows the same figures. Treat them as a direction of travel, not a quote. The one figure here that is measured is the national one in the lede.

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Operators and unit coverage are counted; the weekly ranges are modelled by cost band
State	Operators listed	Rent ADA (of those with unit data)	Band	Standard (modelled)	Deluxe (modelled)	ADA (modelled)	Trailer (modelled)
Alabama	26	11 of 17	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Arizona	61	36 of 52	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Arkansas	17	6 of 14	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
California	201	113 of 176	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
Colorado	59	32 of 51	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
Connecticut	24	14 of 21	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
Delaware	7	3 of 7	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Florida	112	68 of 94	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Georgia	71	46 of 67	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Idaho	31	13 of 26	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Illinois	47	24 of 36	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Indiana	44	21 of 36	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Iowa	23	12 of 18	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Kansas	22	15 of 19	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Kentucky	30	3 of 15	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Louisiana	22	15 of 20	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Maine	9	5 of 6	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Maryland	34	9 of 27	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
Massachusetts	39	19 of 36	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
Michigan	87	42 of 80	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Minnesota	31	18 of 26	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Mississippi	15	2 of 12	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Missouri	30	13 of 29	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Montana	28	14 of 24	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Nebraska	19	10 of 16	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Nevada	13	9 of 11	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
New Hampshire	16	11 of 15	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
New Jersey	38	20 of 36	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
New Mexico	20	10 of 18	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
New York	73	44 of 63	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
North Carolina	79	43 of 71	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
North Dakota	9	4 of 9	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Ohio	63	38 of 53	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Oklahoma	31	13 of 24	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Oregon	38	24 of 35	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
Pennsylvania	78	33 of 71	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Rhode Island	7	5 of 7	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
South Carolina	45	24 of 39	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
South Dakota	7	3 of 6	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Tennessee	53	25 of 43	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Texas	206	128 of 182	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Utah	24	12 of 22	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Vermont	13	4 of 13	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
Virginia	34	17 of 29	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800
Washington	62	26 of 51	Higher	$175–$275	$250–$400	$275–$425	$1,200–$3,500
West Virginia	7	4 of 6	Lower	$100–$175	$150–$275	$175–$300	$800–$2,200
Wisconsin	52	33 of 42	Mid	$125–$200	$200–$325	$225–$350	$900–$2,800

What actually moves your quote

State is the coarsest variable. Three others matter more once you are calling around.

Duration. A weekend often costs nearly as much as a month, because delivery and collection are the same two trips either way. If the job runs more than two weeks, ask for the monthly rate rather than multiplying the weekly one.

Servicing. Weekly pump-outs are standard on a long rental. Compare cost per service visit, not cost per month, or a cheap quote on every-other-week service will look better than it is.

Which unit. Standard, flushing, ADA and trailer are different products. See which companies near you rent each one before you price it.

Get a real number

Every company in this directory is independently owned and answers its own phone. Two quotes usually settles it. Find companies in your town →

The price columns are a model. States are grouped into three cost-of-living bands and each band carries one set of typical industry figures, so they show relative position rather than what any particular yard charges. They are not a survey and they carry no sample size, which is exactly why they are marked apart from everything else here. The measured rates, with their operator counts, are on the pricing page, and the method is on the methodology page. Operator and ADA counts in this table are counted from the independently owned companies listed on this site.

Common questions about cost by state

How much does a porta potty cost in my state?: The measured national figure is $110 to $170 a month (median $140, from 17 companies) for a standard unit. State by state, the table above scales that by cost of living and is marked as a model rather than a measurement, because too few operators publish rates for a per-state median to be honest. Two quotes from your own town page will always beat it.
Which states are cheapest for porta potty rental?: Lower cost-of-living states, much of the South and Midwest, model out cheapest, and high-cost coastal states most expensive. The bigger driver in practice is distance from the yard: a rural site an hour from the nearest operator pays more per service visit wherever it is.
Why is there no measured median for each state?: Only 58 of 1,976 operators publish any rate, and a state median built on one or two figures would be noise wearing a number. Where we cannot measure, we model and say so.