Estate Clean Out Costs In 2025: A Full Breakdown

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The cost of estate clean outs varies widely based on location, size of the home and the amount of items to be dealt with, but based on our experience, the following table is an accurate representation of clean out costs in 2025.

*These costs are estimates and will vary widely based on a variety of factors.

Hiring professional organizers to help with an estate clean out can be life changing. They can deal with all of the items in the home and make sure that everything ends up where it’s supposed to go, whether that’s to different homes, donation centers or taken away by a junk hauling company. Additionally, professional organizers can help you coordinate all of the moving parts of your clean out, whether that’s hiring movers, bringing in a cleaning crew or introducing you to an appraiser. If you want to learn more about how to properly clean out an estate, our post, The Complete Estate Clean Out Checklist has a ton of actionable tips and advice.

Often times when cleaning out an estate, you’ll be dealing with items that have significant financial value. If you want to know how much something is worth, or if you have family members who are looking to split the estate evenly, an appraiser can help. We recommend The Appraisers Association of America to find someone in your area.

Most estate clean outs can benefit from hiring a junk hauling company. You’ll likely have a ton of stuff that no one in your family wants and dealing with it all at once can save you time, aggravation and money. Yes, you’ll have to pay the hauling company, but trying to do it yourself may mean the job drags on and you’ll have to pay for the associated cost of the estate sitting dormant. Additionally, if you hire a green hauling company, they can responsibly distribute or dispose of all of the items in the home so you can rest easy knowing that not everything will end up in the landfill. We use The Junkluggers for all of our jobs and highly recommend their services.

Typically, the biggest cost you’ll incur from an estate clean out is if you have to hire a moving company. The price will vary greatly depending on the amount of things you need to move and where you’re moving them to (locally, nationally, or internationally). It can be difficult to find a reputable movers – be sure to do your research, reach out to family and friends for recommendations and get a contract in writing. We partner with Liffey Van Lines for all of our jobs and recommend them without hesitation.

This cost refers to the small items you may want to have shipped from the estate. Things like books, small tchotchkes, or clothing that are going to different family member’s homes that don’t require a moving company. It may be worth getting estimates from different shipping companies such as UPS, FedEx and USPS.

You’ll likely hire cleaners if the home is going on the market and you need a deep clean to make every space presentable. Typically, deep cleans cost more so make sure you get an appropriate estimate.

Where you live will definitely have an impact on the price of your clean out. Generally, rural areas will cost less, but you may have to pay travel costs for different professionals to come to you. And while the range of choices may be more numerous in an urban area making prices more competitive, additional fees for things like parking and item disposal could apply. Be sure to read the fine print and inquire about any added costs before you hire a company for services you need.

This is pretty self explanatory. The more rooms you have and the higher square footage of the home, the more you’ll be charged for a clean out. A small apartment can be dealt with faster and more efficiently than a sprawling estate with a significant amount of items. The longer the job takes, the more employees required to do the work and the amount of things that need to be handled will all be factored into your final costs.

While this may seem to be directly related to the size of the property, it doesn’t necessarily correspond to the cost of your clean out. For example, you may dealing with a very small apartment, but it may be full to the brim with a ton of stuff. The companies you employ to help you will take that into consideration when calculating your costs. On the flip side, if you have a large estate that is basically devoid of items, your fees may be less based on the fact that the work will be minimal. Be sure to get a fair and accurate estimate based on the specific factors of your clean out.

If there are numerous hazardous items in the estate such as chemicals, paint, and electronics, the haul away company you hire may charge you more because they have to pay fees to dispose of these things and the cost could be passed on to you. Additionally, if you have things that are difficult to move like a piano, or require special care such as fine art or priceless antiques, your costs may rise.

We’ve been helping our clients with estate clean outs for over a decade. Our team has the expertise, knowledge and network of partners and contacts to handle every aspect of your project. No matter how difficult or complicated your clean out, there’s nothing we haven’t seen. Let us help you in this very trying time, contact us today.