Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Ventura County, CA

A typical professional mold job in Ventura County runs about $1,650 to $6,650 before rebuild, using the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA price level. Below are the 26 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and California rules.

1977Median year homes were built

56%Homes built before 1980

36%Homes rented, not owned

$768,400Median home value

294,651Housing units

838,259People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $23.39 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Ventura County were built before 1977, and 56 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 36 percent of homes in Ventura County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 93022 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1965, and ZIP 93040 the newest, 1993.

Typical Prices In Ventura County

JobSizeNational RangeVentura County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,650 to $6,650
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,200 to $8,300
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $650
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$350 to $1,100
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$350 to $900

Estimate is the national range times 110.5 divided by 100, the price level for Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, 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 $6,650, that cap falls short by about $1,650 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Ventura 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 floodingRelatively Moderate
HurricaneNo Rating
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Ventura County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
91320Thousand Oaks198051%$917,700
91360Thousand Oaks197274%$887,000
91361Ventura County197667%$1,328,900
91362Thousand Oaks198342%$1,078,100
91377Oak Park198628%$1,017,100
93001Ventura County196670%$760,700
93003San Buenaventura (Ventura)197268%$781,600
93004San Buenaventura (Ventura)197952%$750,700
93010Ventura County197564%$809,900
93012Ventura County198728%$794,400
93015Ventura County197657%$590,300
93021Ventura County198721%$862,600
93022Oak View196580%$704,500
93023Ventura County197172%$888,700
93030Oxnard197558%$639,800
93033Ventura County196879%$549,400
93035Oxnard197954%$747,300
93036Ventura County198644%$648,800
93040Ventura County199340%$580,800
93041Port Hueneme197467%$555,600
93060Ventura County196973%$582,900
93063Ventura County197856%$746,000
93065Simi Valley198246%$759,700
93066Ventura County197854%$1,366,100
93225Ventura County198242%$334,100
93252Ventura County196968%$165,400

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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