Anoka County · about 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis
Porta potty rental in Blaine, MN
Standard, ADA, flushing, winterized and trailer restroom rental across Blaine and Anoka County, with weekly service included. This page covers what the city requires, where units can physically go here, and what a placement actually costs at a Blaine address.

Blaine at a glance
A standard porta potty rental in Blaine costs about $135 to $225 for a weekend placement and $175 to $325 for a 28-day rental with weekly service. Blaine is about 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis and sits in our twin cities suburban ring band. Forms, site plan and proof of insurance are due 45 days in advance.
- County
- Anoka County
- Population
- 70,222 (2020 Census)
- ZIP codes
- 55434, 55449, 55014
- From our base
- about 25 minutes from downtown Minneapolis
Local conditions
What placement looks like in Blaine
Blaine grew north and east across former peat bog and wetland, and the ground conditions are the defining local factor. Much of the city sits on the Anoka Sand Plain with a high water table, and stretches near the Blaine Wetland Sanctuary and along the Radisson Road corridor stay genuinely soft. A unit set on unimproved ground in April can settle out of level by May.
Housing runs in two waves: 1970s and 1980s ramblers in the older Lexington Avenue and Northtown areas, and 2000s-and-later construction in Lakes of Radisson and the eastern subdivisions on much larger lots. The eastern half is where the current construction volume is.
On soft or sandy ground, plan for a plywood or mat base under long-term placements, especially in spring. Access is straightforward via Highway 65, I-35W and 610. Event placements at the National Sports Center are coordinated through the facility rather than the city, and they run on their own delivery windows during tournament weeks. The Northtown commercial area has good truck access; the newer eastern subdivisions have wide streets and deep driveways.
Local detail
What is specific to Blaine
- A Blaine Special Event License requires forms, a site plan and proof of insurance 45 days in advance
- The license covers parades, concerts, races and festivals
- The National Sports Center at 1750 105th Ave NE is the largest amateur sports complex of its kind in the United States
- Schwan's USA Cup in July is the single largest event weekend on the Anoka County calendar
- Much of Blaine sits on the Anoka Sand Plain with a high water table, so spring placements often need a mat or plywood base
Compiled from City of Blaine - Special Event License and other published city sources, last checked 2026-08-21. Confirm with the city before you file.
Permits
Blaine permits and deadlines
Blaine requires a Special Event License for parades, concerts, races and festivals, and the city asks for the completed forms, a site plan and proof of insurance forty-five days in advance. The site plan requirement is the one that matters for a restroom order, because it means the unit count and placement have to be decided before the application goes in rather than in the week before the event. Blaine's other distinguishing feature is scale.
The National Sports Center at 1750 105th Ave NE is the largest amateur sports facility of its kind in the country, and events staged there operate on a completely different order of magnitude from a typical suburban park booking - the Schwan's USA Cup soccer tournament alone brings tens of thousands of players and spectators to the complex in July.
Facility-scale bookings get quoted as multi-cluster placements with their own ADA distribution, not as a flat unit count.
| Office | City of Blaine - Special Event License |
|---|---|
| Address | Blaine City Hall, 10801 Town Square Dr NE, Blaine, MN 55449 |
| Phone | 763-784-6700 |
| Online | blainemn.gov |
| Lead time | Forms, site plan and proof of insurance are due 45 days in advance |
Compare against every other Minnesota city in our permit deadline table.
Events
The Blaine event calendar we plan around
Blaine's event market is dominated by the National Sports Center, which hosts national-scale soccer, hockey, cycling and multi-sport tournaments across a campus with dozens of fields. USA Cup in July is the peak week of the entire Anoka County calendar. TPC Twin Cities adds a professional golf event stream, and the city's own park programming at Aquatore and Lochness runs through the summer.
Because tournament crowds move in waves between fields, Blaine placements are almost always planned as several small clusters rather than one bank of units.

Winter
Cold-weather placement in Blaine
Blaine's sand-plain ground freezes hard and early, which is actually helpful for winter access - the same sites that are soft in April are firm in January. Antifreeze service runs November through March. The National Sports Center's indoor winter calendar reduces outdoor event demand, so winter volume here is mostly construction rather than events.
The antifreeze choice is not cosmetic. Rock salt stops working at 0F. Methanol protects to about -9F, magnesium chloride to about -26F, and a methanol and rock salt blend to roughly -40F. Full detail is in the Minnesota winter guide.
What you can book here
Portable restroom options in Blaine
Every unit type below is available at a Blaine address. The ones with a dedicated Blaine page are marked.
Porta Potty Rental
Standard portable restroom units delivered anywhere in Minnesota, with a weekly pump-out, restock and sanitize included in the rental rate.
$175 to $325 per 28-day rental with weekly service
Construction Porta Potty Rental
Monthly job-site restroom placements sized to your crew count and billed on a 28-day cycle.
$185 to $340 per unit per 28-day cycle with weekly service
Event Porta Potty RentalBlaine page
Weekend and single-day restroom placements for festivals, races, fairs, reunions and church events across Minnesota.
$135 to $225 per unit for a 1 to 3 day event placement
ADA Portable Restroom RentalBlaine page
Ground-level, wheelchair-accessible units with a 60-inch turning radius, grab bars and a no-step threshold.
$240 to $450 per 28-day rental with weekly service
Restroom Trailer Rental
Climate-controlled trailers with flushing toilets, running water, mirrors and lighting.
$850 to $1,900 per weekend for a 2 to 3 station trailer
Handwashing Station Rental
Freestanding portable sinks with fresh water, soap and towels, plumbed to a greywater tank.
$85 to $165 per rental period, event or monthly
Deluxe Flushing Porta Potty Rental
The middle option between a standard unit and a restroom trailer: the same small footprint, but with a flush, a real sink and a mirror.
$250 to $425 per 28-day rental with weekly service
Winter and Heated Porta Potty Rental
Minnesota runs job sites through January, and an untreated unit will freeze solid.
$215 to $420 per 28-day winter rental with weekly service
Wedding Restroom Rental
Barn, backyard and lakeside weddings in Minnesota almost never have enough plumbed fixtures for the guest list.
$850 to $2,400 per wedding weekend depending on trailer size
Long Term Porta Potty Rental
Placements measured in seasons rather than days: park and trail projects, agricultural operations, seasonal businesses, campgrounds and multi-phase builds.
$165 to $290 per unit per 28-day cycle on placements of 3 months or longer
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What Blaine actually orders
The mix in Blaine runs toward event porta potty rental, ada portable restroom rental, construction porta potty rental and handwashing station rental, which follows directly from what this city is: blaine grew north and east across former peat bog and wetland, and the ground conditions are the defining local factor.
Blaine sizing and budget calculator
Each cluster needs its own accessible unit.
You need about
6 to 7 units
| Standard units | 6 |
| ADA accessible units5% of each cluster, minimum one per cluster (1 cluster) | 1 |
| Handwash stationsAbout one per four restrooms | 2 |
- • Food service: +20 to 30 percent
- • Event runs 5 hours: scaled from the 4-hour baseline
Planning range
$1,155, $1,975
for the event weekend
Answers
Porta potty rental in Blaine: questions we get
The questions we get asked most, answered directly. Call if yours is not here.
Call (763) 297-5164Do I need a permit to rent a porta potty in Blaine?
Not for a placement on private property, which covers most jobs. A permit becomes relevant when the unit sits in the public right of way or on park land. In Blaine that means City of Blaine - Special Event License, and forms, site plan and proof of insurance are due 45 days in advance. We will tell you which side of that line your job falls on before you order.
How much does a porta potty rental cost in Blaine?
A standard unit runs about $135 to $225 for a weekend placement and $175 to $325 for a 28-day rental with weekly service. Blaine falls in our twin cities suburban ring band: dense route coverage keeps suburban delivery charges low or bundled into the rental rate. ADA units, flushing units and restroom trailers each carry their own range, all listed on this page.
What is different about portable restroom placement in Blaine?
The constraint most people miss here: the license covers parades, concerts, races and festivals. On soft or sandy ground, plan for a plywood or mat base under long-term placements, especially in spring. That is the kind of thing that turns a routine delivery into a return trip, so we ask about it when you call rather than discovering it on the truck.
How far in advance should I book for a Blaine event?
Three to six weeks for a summer Saturday, and two to four months for a restroom trailer. Minnesota's outdoor season compresses most of the year's demand into roughly eleven weekends between mid-June and Labor Day, and accessible units are the first inventory to run out. Blaine's event market is dominated by the National Sports Center, which hosts national-scale soccer, hockey, cycling and multi-sport tournaments across a campus with dozens of fields.
Does Blaine need winterized units, and when?
From roughly November 1 through March 31, yes. Blaine's sand-plain ground freezes hard and early, which is actually helpful for winter access - the same sites that are soft in April are firm in January. Antifreeze service runs November through March. The National Sports Center's indoor winter calendar reduces outdoor event demand, so winter volume here is mostly construction rather than events. Rock salt treatment only protects above 0F, so a methanol blend is the practical minimum here, and magnesium chloride or a methanol and rock salt combination is used when a hard cold snap is forecast.
Why book with us
What you get, every time
Pricing published up front
Every service page shows line-item ranges with the sources named. You can price the job before anyone answers the phone.
Written quote in 4 business hours
Written quotes are honored for 14 days from the date issued. No deposit is collected before you approve it.
We name the servicing hauler
Ask on any quote and we will tell you which independent Minnesota contractor is delivering and servicing your units.
Sized against a published standard
Job sites follow the OSHA 29 CFR 1926.51(c) ratio. Events follow the PSAI ratios and the 2010 ADA 5 percent cluster rule.
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