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HOA pet waste calculator: the $15 dog-station math boards can share
Boards get three different numbers for the same row of dog stations. Scooponomics puts one weekly rate on the table first: $15 per station per week, weekly service only. That is an estimate for the packet — not a formal quote.
What the calculator is for
An HOA pet waste program is two jobs: residents bag waste at a station, and someone empties the can and restocks bags on a weekly rhythm. The Scooponomics calculator prices the station count you already have, or the count you want serviced. It does not invent a frequency picker. Weekly is the method.
Type stations to see weekly, monthly, and annual. Add what you pay now if you want the savings comparison. Add homes for the Scooponomics Index and the per-home split. Add dogs if you have a better herd count than the 0.68-per-door starting point.
The only rate on this site
Weekly = $15 × stations. Monthly = $15 × stations × 4.33. Annual = that monthly number × 12. Four stations are $60 a week and $259.80 a month. The same four stations annualize at $3,117.60. Copy those lines into the board packet as an estimate. A walk of the property still writes the proposal.
Example — not a named community
180 homes, 4 stations, $450 a month now. Weekly estimate $60. Monthly estimate $259.80. If that current bill is real, the calculator can show potential HOA savings against the $15 method. Share the same inputs so every director sees the same screen.
How the fields work
- Stations drive the money. Use the cans on the property today, or the count you want on the route.
- What you pay now is optional. After stations plus current spend, potential savings stay on the results cards. There is no mid-flow popup.
- Homes unlock lb per home (the Index), cost per household, and the 2-per-40 layout check.
- Dogs fill annual waste and cleanup hours. If you leave dogs blank and type homes, Scooponomics starts at 0.68 dogs per door — all doors, including homes with no dog.
Query params stations, spend,
homes, and dogs stay in the link. Send
that URL. The #quote hash jumps to the request form.
What to bring to the meeting
Print or screenshot weekly, monthly, and the savings line if you entered current spend. Note that overflowing cans are a service problem, not a reason to hide the station count. If the map is a guess, say so — the visit still has to confirm gates, trails, and where bags actually run out.
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Middle Tennessee and other boards
The math does not change by city. The map does. Nashville greenways, Murfreesboro new construction, Franklin and Brentwood appearance standards, Atlanta BeltLine edges, and Knoxville plats change where you put the second can — not the $15 weekly rate. Doo Doo Blues serves the Nashville area, Atlanta, and Knoxville; city pages say so where a visit is actually on the table.
HOA pet waste questions
How does Scooponomics price HOA pet waste stations?
The weekly station rate is $15 per station per week, weekly service only. Monthly estimate is $15 × stations × 4.33. Annual is that monthly number × 12. The page labels this as a board estimate, not a formal quote.
What do I type into the HOA pet waste calculator?
Stations you have now, or want, are required for the $15 weekly estimate. What you pay now (monthly) opens the savings comparison. Homes unlock the Scooponomics Index and per-home split. Dogs fill waste volume and cleanup hours. You can share the same numbers with stations, spend, homes, and dogs in the URL.
Is the $15 weekly rate a formal quote?
No. Scooponomics labels the math as an estimate for boards. A site visit still writes the real proposal, and a local company may bid higher or lower.
How many dog stations does an HOA usually start with?
A common starting layout is 2 stations per 40 homes. Trails, gates, and amenity loops can move the map. The quote still uses the station count you type, not the layout check.
Where do potential savings show up?
After you enter a station count and what you pay now, potential savings stay on the results cards. A Get a Quote button at the bottom of the results jumps to the form. There is no mid-flow popup.