Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Tehama County, CA

A typical professional mold job in Tehama County runs about $1,500 to $6,000 before rebuild, using the California nonmetro price level. Below are the 14 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and California rules.

1981Median year homes were built

49%Homes built before 1980

32%Homes rented, not owned

$315,600Median home value

27,456Housing units

65,520People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Tehama County were built before 1981, and 49 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 32 percent of homes in Tehama County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 96063 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 96059 the newest, 1987.

Typical Prices In Tehama County

JobSizeNational RangeTehama County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,000
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,500
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 100.0 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, 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 $6,000, that cap falls short by about $1,000 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Tehama County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Moderate
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNot Applicable
Cold waveNo Rating
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Tehama County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
96021Tehama County198440%$287,400
96022Tehama County198544%$355,300
96029Tehama County198550%$512,500
96035Tehama County198248%$225,400
96055Tehama County197558%$261,000
96059Tehama County198727%$423,100
96061Tehama County1971100%Not published
96063Mineral193889%Not published
96074Tehama County196664%Not published
96075Tehama County197566%$49,400
96078ProbertaNot published0%Not published
96080Tehama County197853%$314,600
96090Tehama County196380%$265,800
96092Tehama County198242%Not published

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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