Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Maricopa County, AZ

A typical professional mold job in Maricopa County runs about $1,550 to $6,200 before rebuild, using the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ price level. Below are the 132 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Arizona rules.

1992Median year homes were built

29%Homes built before 1980

35%Homes rented, not owned

$414,700Median home value

1,850,862Housing units

4,491,987People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $24.29 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Maricopa County were built before 1992, and 29 percent went up before 1980. Older plumbing, roofs and window seals are where slow leaks start, and slow leaks are the mold most home policies leave out. About 35 percent of homes in Maricopa County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 85031 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1960, and ZIP 85396 the newest, 2013.

Typical Prices In Maricopa County

JobSizeNational RangeMaricopa County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,550 to $6,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,050 to $7,750
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $850

Estimate is the national range times 103.3 divided by 100, the price level for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, rounded to $50. National ranges from Remediational cost guide, price level from BEA Regional Price Parities 2024.

The standard limited fungi endorsement caps mold at $5,000. Against a typical job here of up to $6,200, that cap falls short by about $1,200 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Maricopa County high for inland flooding. Water from these events is where mold claims start, and flood water is a separate policy. FloodSmart says mold damage is not covered under standard NFIP flood policies. FloodSmart

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery High
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveNo Rating
Winter weatherRelatively Low

Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, county level.

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Maricopa County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
85003Phoenix197057%$577,700
85004Phoenix200537%$365,500
85006Phoenix196376%$376,600
85007Phoenix196175%$447,000
85008Phoenix197853%$323,600
85009Phoenix196376%$215,300
85012Phoenix197853%$701,200
85013Phoenix196468%$476,200
85014Phoenix197462%$447,500
85015Phoenix197174%$312,600
85016Phoenix197657%$508,400
85017Phoenix196871%$242,900
85018Phoenix197167%$805,800
85019Phoenix196881%$255,700
85020Phoenix197856%$400,800
85021Phoenix197756%$433,000
85022Phoenix198629%$385,900
85023Phoenix198539%$359,200
85024Phoenix19967%$430,400
85027Phoenix198822%$316,100
85028Phoenix197666%$583,000
85029Phoenix197667%$307,800
85031Phoenix196080%$240,300
85032Phoenix198340%$387,900
85033Phoenix197662%$245,900
85034Phoenix199827%$397,400
85035Phoenix197955%$244,300
85037Phoenix199323%$290,600
85040Phoenix198445%$294,800
85041Phoenix200038%$310,100
85042Phoenix199132%$353,400
85043Phoenix200318%$288,900
85044Phoenix198917%$437,400
85045Phoenix19991%$590,600
85048Phoenix19951%$538,500
85050Phoenix19995%$564,200
85051Phoenix197372%$288,300
85053Phoenix197859%$329,500
85054Phoenix20080%$618,100
85083Phoenix20051%$572,600
85085Phoenix20081%$589,000
85086Phoenix20042%$554,100
85087Maricopa County200410%$510,800
85201Mesa198147%$292,600
85202Mesa197956%$334,200
85203Mesa197954%$388,300
85204Mesa198050%$296,000
85205Mesa198629%$301,200
85206Mesa198826%$322,600
85207Mesa199913%$460,800
85208Mesa198930%$261,200
85209Mesa20007%$363,800
85210Mesa198246%$301,600
85212Mesa20105%$530,700
85213Mesa198729%$407,600
85215Maricopa County199315%$398,400
85224Chandler198919%$391,000
85225Chandler199120%$386,800
85226Maricopa County19935%$452,400
85233Gilbert19949%$468,600
85234Gilbert19949%$488,600
85248Maricopa County19979%$489,100
85249Chandler20051%$610,800
85250Maricopa County197662%$507,500
85251Scottsdale197855%$500,700
85253Paradise Valley198836%$2,000,001
85254Phoenix198628%$701,900
85255Scottsdale19992%$975,300
85256Maricopa County198540%$132,400
85257Scottsdale197170%$453,200
85258Scottsdale198430%$744,600
85259Scottsdale19946%$956,300
85260Scottsdale19939%$637,000
85262Maricopa County20052%$1,178,600
85263Maricopa County19984%$775,800
85264Maricopa County199515%$389,600
85266Scottsdale19994%$1,026,900
85268Fountain Hills199313%$576,700
85281Tempe198836%$364,200
85282Tempe197760%$370,000
85283Tempe198245%$409,800
85284Tempe19909%$646,300
85286Chandler20063%$548,900
85295Gilbert20062%$527,400
85296Gilbert20013%$496,200
85297Gilbert20073%$559,200
85298Gilbert20092%$598,300
85301Glendale197660%$218,100
85302Glendale197953%$326,600
85303Glendale199229%$286,800
85304Glendale198241%$345,400
85305Glendale20055%$410,100
85306Glendale198147%$342,000
85307Glendale199812%$368,700
85308Glendale199216%$420,100
85310Phoenix19943%$489,400
85320Maricopa County199723%$397,500
85322Maricopa County200422%$237,200
85323Avondale200317%$335,000
85326Maricopa County20068%$342,400
85329Avondale196670%$243,600
85331Maricopa County19988%$674,400
85333Maricopa County198741%Not published
85335El Mirage200410%$282,000
85337Maricopa County197571%$120,800
85338Goodyear20066%$396,100
85339Maricopa County20066%$398,100
85340Maricopa County200511%$499,700
85343Maricopa County200145%$550,000
85345Peoria198824%$278,300
85351Sun City197291%$250,300
85353Phoenix200510%$344,600
85354Maricopa County200216%$277,600
85355Maricopa County20068%$443,700
85361Maricopa County20047%$388,800
85363Youngtown197951%$282,900
85373Maricopa County198050%$317,100
85374Surprise20014%$355,800
85375Sun City West199020%$350,700
85377Carefree198932%$1,058,600
85378Surprise19967%$235,200
85379Surprise20062%$413,500
85381Peoria19939%$407,900
85382Peoria19964%$408,000
85383Peoria20102%$607,700
85387Surprise20082%$453,800
85388Surprise20062%$420,000
85390Maricopa County199232%$465,800
85392Avondale20006%$364,700
85395Goodyear20072%$524,600
85396Buckeye20132%$451,000
85545Maricopa County198537%$192,200

ZIP areas are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, placed in the county that holds most of their land, per the Census 2020 ZIP relationship files.

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