Mold Removal Cost In Highland City, FL

A typical professional mold job in Highland City runs about $1,450 to $5,850 before rebuild. Highland City sits in Polk County.

1999Median year homes were built

18%Homes built before 1980

20%Homes rented, not owned

$301,600Median home value

4,776Housing units

12,732People

Figures for Highland City CDP from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Highland City were built before 1999, and 18 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 20 percent of homes in Highland City are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Typical Prices In Highland City

JobSizeNational RangeHighland City Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,850
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,300
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 $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 97.1 divided by 100, the price level for Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 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 $5,850, that cap falls short by about $850 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Polk County high for inland flooding, hurricane. 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
HurricaneVery High
Cold waveRelatively Moderate
Winter weatherNo Rating

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Highland City

ZIPMedian Year BuiltHomes RentedMedian Home Value
33812199821%$335,000

Florida Rules On Mold

Who May Do Mold Work

Florida licenses both mold assessors and mold remediators through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The license covers mold work on areas larger than 10 square feet.

State law keeps the two jobs apart. A mold assessor may not remediate a building that the assessor or the assessor’s company assessed in the last 12 months, and a remediator may not assess a building it remediated in that time. To check a license, search the DBPR license lookup by name or license number before you sign anything.

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