Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Shasta County, CA

A typical professional mold job in Shasta County runs about $1,500 to $6,050 before rebuild, using the Redding, CA price level. Below are the 24 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and California rules.

1982Median year homes were built

47%Homes built before 1980

35%Homes rented, not owned

$347,200Median home value

79,748Housing units

181,554People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Shasta County were built before 1982, and 47 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 Shasta County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 96017 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1963, and ZIP 96084 the newest, 1990.

Typical Prices In Shasta County

JobSizeNational RangeShasta County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,550
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 $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 100.7 divided by 100, the price level for Redding, CA, 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 $6,050, that cap falls short by about $1,050 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Shasta 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 floodingRelatively High
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNot Applicable
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Shasta County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
96001Shasta County197657%$385,900
96002Redding198051%$347,500
96003Shasta County198829%$370,500
96007Shasta County197953%$284,800
96008Shasta County198724%$343,300
96011Shasta County197754%Not published
96013Shasta County197177%$227,600
96016Shasta County198146%$243,400
96017Shasta County196365%Not published
96019Shasta Lake198246%$271,600
96028Shasta County198242%$399,400
96033Shasta County197952%Not published
96040Hat Creek197760%Not published
96047Shasta County198542%$364,800
96051Shasta County197168%$311,700
96062Shasta County197759%$441,100
96065Shasta County198743%$315,800
96069Shasta County198824%$343,100
96071Shasta County197453%Not published
96073Shasta County197954%$539,800
96084Shasta County199030%$277,100
96087Shasta County197060%$359,400
96088Shasta County198439%$286,100
96096Shasta County198346%$375,400

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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