Weekly
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$15 per station per week. Add a count to light this up.
HOA & apartment dog stations
How much is your HOA spending on dog waste?
Type how many stations you have now, or how many you want. The weekly station rate is $15 per station per week — weekly service only. That is a board estimate, not a formal quote. Property managers can treat units as homes. Send the community details when you want someone to walk the property.
Same station count, same weekly rate, same monthly math. A site visit still writes the real proposal.
Score
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out of 100
Index™
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lb / home / year
Savings
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potential / year · add what you pay now
The honest math
Weekly and monthly numbers come from the station count at $15 per station per week. Potential savings needs what you pay now too. Dogs fill waste and cleanup. Homes add the Index and the per-home split.
This side stays blank until you add numbers on the left. Stations make the $15 weekly estimate. Dogs make waste and cleanup. Homes make the Index and the per-home split.
Weekly station rate
Weekly
Your new monthly estimate
Potential savings
HOA Savings
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Per homeowner
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Dogs in the mix
Estimate — not a weigh-out
Annual dog waste volume
Estimate — not a bid
Cleanup burden
Estimate — typical to busy
Bags and rolls
Buy for this count
Need stations or bags?
Scout
Scout Station
Rotomolded station with a built-in bag dispenser. Buy it on Scout.
Buy on Scout
Amazon
Commercial station
A typical post-and-can unit HOAs already buy when they want the metal setup.
Buy on Amazon
Amazon
200-bag rolls
A case is 10 rolls (2,000 bags).
Buy on AmazonScout is the station we build. Amazon is other brands and bag cases. As an Amazon Associate, Scooponomics earns from qualifying purchases.
Annual at this rate
Cost per household / year
What you pay now, annual
Layout check
Usual starting count from homes
Shareable
Dog Community Score
A company still has to walk the property
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Stations and bags
Buy a Scout Station from Scout, or buy a typical commercial station and bag cases on Amazon. Same products the calculator is counting.
Scoutstations.com
Scout Station
Rotomolded polyethylene — rain- and rust-proof, bag dispenser and covered bin, installs in under five minutes. Colors on the Scout site.
Buy on Scout →
Amazon
Commercial station
Dogipot aluminum post-and-can with dispenser — the metal unit most HOAs already recognize. Ships from Amazon.
Buy on Amazon →
Amazon
200-bag rolls, case of 10
2,000 bags. Fits a standard commercial roll dispenser. The calculator uses 0.5–1 roll per station per week.
Buy on Amazon →As an Amazon Associate, Scooponomics earns from qualifying purchases. Scout sales go through scoutstations.com.
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2 · Dog Poop Index™
A number boards can share
The Scooponomics Index™ is estimated pounds of dog waste per home per year. Same method for every community — so a board can put one number in a newsletter without arguing about vendors.
Live from your calculator
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lb per home / year
Type homes and dogs (or homes alone) in the calculator. We use 0.5–0.75 lb per dog per day.
U.S. all-household average, same method, is about 120–180 lb per home at 0.68 dogs per door (homes with no dog counted). Dog-owning homes only average 1.4–1.6 dogs. AVMA 2025 source (42.6% × 1.6 ≈ 0.68). Your number is a community snapshot, not a lab result.
3 · How much poop does America produce?
The country-sized pile
About 90 million pet dogs, times the same 0.5–0.75 lb a day used in the calculator. That is an estimate, not a national weigh station.
United States
8–12 million
tons per year
16–25 billion pounds, if the herd is ~90 million dogs.
180–274 lb
per dog / year
The range behind every volume line on this page.
~800,000
garbage-truck loads
If a truck hauls about 15 tons.
Next rain
is the deadline
What stays on a trail moves toward a drain.
4 · Dog waste by the numbers
Visual facts boards remember
5 · What happens to dog poop?
It does not become free fertilizer
- On the ground Rain and irrigation move it. Bacteria and nutrients hitch a ride toward the nearest inlet. That is why cities call it a stormwater pollutant.
- In a bag, in a station Residents do the first pickup. The can is only half the job — someone still has to empty it and restock bags.
- On the truck Weekly service hauls it off the property. Left in an overflowing can, the “solution” is just a taller pile.
- In the trash stream Bagged waste belongs in municipal trash, not a storm drain, and not a backyard compost pile unless the system is built for pet waste.
6 · Dog Community Score
How dog-friendly is this HOA?
A score out of 100 from the same numbers in the calculator. Coverage, can load, weekly rhythm, whether homes are in the file, and whether anyone counted the dogs. Boards can publish it. It is not a city inspection.
7 · A short quiz
How well does this board know dog waste?
Question 1 of 5
Annual publication
2027 American Dog Poop Report
Scooponomics publishes a once-a-year report: national volume, community-type rankings, and the same $15 per station per week used on this page. The table is estimated load by community type — not a field survey of named cities.
| Community type | Typical dogs / home | Est. lb / home / year | Stations to start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail-heavy HOA | 0.85 | 153–233 | 2 per 40 homes |
| Garden apartments | 0.68 | 122–186 | 2 per 40 homes |
| Downtown condos | 0.50 | 90–137 | 2 per 40 homes |
| Neighborhood park edge | visitors, not homes | by traffic, not doors | at trailheads + lots |
Want this in your inbox when it publishes? Request a quote with a note that says “2027 report” — we will keep the list with the leads.
Get on the listGuides
HOA pet waste, dog stations, and local math
The calculator is the hub. These pages explain station cost, a starting layout, apartments, and how boards in Nashville, Atlanta, and Knoxville walk the same $15 math.
HOA pet waste station cost
Weekly $15, monthly × 4.33, annual table. Board estimate, not a bid.
How many stations
Start at 2 stations per 40 homes. Trails and gates can add cans.
Apartment station service
Property managers: treat units as homes. Same weekly rate.
HOA calculator guide
What each field does, the shareable URL, and what to print for the meeting.
Dog waste per home
Scooponomics Index™ — estimated pounds per home per year.
Layout and bags
2 stations per 40 homes. Plan 0.5–1 bag roll per station per week.
Nashville
Greenways, garden apartments, Davidson County boards.
Franklin
Cool Springs and Williamson County appearance rules.
Brentwood
Maryland Farms edges and quiet residential plats.
Murfreesboro
New Rutherford County streets that often under-count stations.
Atlanta
BeltLine edges and suburban HOAs. Same $15 week.
Knoxville
UT-adjacent rentals and West Knoxville plats.
FAQ
What HOA boards ask first
How much does HOA pet waste station service cost?
$15 per station per week, weekly service only. Monthly estimate is $15 × stations × 4.33. Annual is that monthly number × 12. Board estimate, not a formal quote.
How many pet waste stations does an HOA need?
A common starting layout is 2 stations per 40 homes. Trails, gates, and amenity loops can move the map. The estimate still uses the station count you type. Read the layout guide.
Is the $15 weekly rate a formal quote?
No. A site visit still writes the real proposal. Request a quote when you want someone to walk the property.
Can apartments use the same calculator?
Yes. Treat units as homes. The $15 weekly rate does not change. Apartment station service.
Why this calculator exists
Boards get three different numbers for the same station count. This page puts the weekly station rate on the table first: $15 per station per week. Estimate for boards — not a formal quote.
A site visit still writes the real proposal, and the bid may come in higher or lower.