The short answer
Storage units price by the unit size, which makes this the easiest job in the catalog to quote:
| Unit size | Price |
|---|---|
| Storage Unit (5×5) | $226 |
| Storage Unit (5×10) | $397 |
| Storage Unit (5×15) | $539 |
| Storage Unit (10×10) | $587 |
| Storage Unit (10×15) | $880 |
| Storage Unit (10×20) | $1174 |
| Storage Unit (10×25) | $1463 |
| Storage Unit (10×30) | $1757 |
That covers a full unit, emptied and swept, with disposal included. A part-full unit prices lower on the truck-fill ladder — a quarter load is $241, three-eighths is $338, a half is $431, three-quarters is $587 and a full truck is $732 — and you get whichever read is lower.
Why the Valley is full of these units
Phoenix has an unusual amount of self-storage per household, and there are four local reasons for it.
- Snowbirds. Winter residents store a household's worth of things for the six months they are not here, year after year.
- Downsizing. People retire into the Valley from larger homes elsewhere, arrive with more furniture than a single-story house holds, and the overflow goes into a unit.
- No basements. The garage is the only storage room, and when it fills — which it does, because it is also the gym and the workshop — the next step is a unit.
- Constant moves. The metro grows and reshuffles, and a unit bridges the gap between one house and the next. Then the bridge becomes permanent.
The result is a very large number of Valley units that have been paid for monthly for five or ten years and not opened in three.
The math that ends most of them
Work out what the unit has cost you so far, then look at what is actually in it. In almost every case the storage spend has already exceeded the replacement value of the contents, and continuing is throwing good money after a 10×10 full of boxes nobody has needed.
The cleanout is a one-time cost that ends a recurring one. A 10×10 at $587 is settled in a matter of months against what you stop paying, and then it stops entirely.
The hard part is not the arithmetic. It is opening the door.
What is usually inside a Valley unit
A predictable list, with the item prices if you want to check the unit-size quote against the contents: a sofa at $126, a mattress and box spring set at $143, a standard dresser at $126, a dining table for six to eight at $163, a flat-pack bookcase at $100, a treadmill at $115, metal shelving at $71, and a lot of boxes — ten bags or boxes of loose material is $132, twenty is $259.
Two condition warnings specific to here. Non-climate-controlled units in the Valley get extremely hot, and the same damage that happens in a garage happens in them: particleboard swells, veneer lifts, upholstery foam crumbles, and electronics stored for years frequently do not power up. And dust gets everywhere during monsoon season regardless of how well the door seals.
So do not plan on selling much of what comes out of a non-climate-controlled unit that has been sitting five years. Plan on sorting quickly and keeping the things that actually matter.
Sort at the unit, not at home
The efficient version of this job: meet the crew at the facility, open the door, and make keep-or-go decisions on the spot with the truck already there. What you keep goes in your car. Everything else goes straight onto the truck.
The inefficient version: haul it all home to sort "properly", fill the garage with it, and book a garage cleanout six months later. That is the most common way a storage unit becomes two problems.
Facility logistics in the metro
A few practical points. Most Valley facilities are gate-code access with limited hours, so book a slot that fits inside them and make sure we have the code or that you will be there to let the truck in. Interior units on an upper floor mean an elevator and a longer carry — there is no charge for either, but it makes the job longer, so tell us in advance. Drive-up units are the quick version.
Bring your own lock cutters or the key. We cannot cut a lock on a unit for you.
If the facility requires the unit to be swept and photographed before you close the account, say so and the crew will leave it in that state.
Part-full units
Plenty of units are half-empty by the time someone gets round to this. You are not charged the full unit-size price for a unit that is not full. We quote on the truck fraction instead — a quarter load at $241 or a half at $431 — and you take the lower of the two reads.
Send a photo from the doorway with the light on. That is enough to price it.
Timing it
Two sensible windows. Before your next monthly payment, obviously. And, if you have the choice, October to April — a non-climate-controlled unit in July is a genuinely unpleasant place to be making decisions about what to keep, and rushed decisions in that heat are how people throw away the wrong box.
If a lien deadline or an account closure date is fixed, say so at booking and we schedule against it.
Frequently asked questions
How much to clear out a 10x10 storage unit in Phoenix?
$587 for a full 10×10, emptied and swept with disposal included. A 5×10 is $397, a 10×15 is $880 and a 10×20 is $1174. Part-full units price lower on the truck-fill ladder.
What if the unit is only half full?
You pay the lower read. A half-full 10×10 usually prices as a truck fraction — a quarter load is $241 and a half is $431 — rather than the full unit-size price. Send a photo from the doorway and we will quote it.
Do I need to be there?
It helps, because sorting at the unit with the truck present is far more efficient than hauling everything home first. If you cannot attend, we need gate access arranged and the lock open or the key with someone on site.
Is anything worth keeping after years in a Valley unit?
Depends entirely on whether it was climate controlled. Non-climate-controlled units here get very hot, and particleboard, upholstery and electronics do not survive it well. Solid wood, metal and documents in sealed containers generally do.
Do you charge extra for an upstairs interior unit?
No. There is no stair, elevator or long-carry charge. Tell us in advance so the crew allows the time, but the price is the same as a drive-up unit.