Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Palm Beach County, FL

A typical professional mold job in Palm Beach County runs about $1,700 to $6,850 before rebuild, using the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL price level. Below are the 50 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Florida rules.

1986Median year homes were built

34%Homes built before 1980

30%Homes rented, not owned

$407,300Median home value

713,855Housing units

1,507,453People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.00 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Palm Beach County were built before 1986, and 34 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 30 percent of homes in Palm Beach County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 33405 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1957, and ZIP 33473 the newest, 2013.

Typical Prices In Palm Beach County

JobSizeNational RangePalm Beach County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,700 to $6,850
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,300 to $8,550
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$250 to $700
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$350 to $1,150
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$350 to $900

Estimate is the national range times 114.2 divided by 100, the price level for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, 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 $6,850, that cap falls short by about $1,850 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Palm Beach County high for inland flooding, coastal flooding, hurricane, cold wave. 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 floodingRelatively High
HurricaneVery High
Cold waveRelatively High
Winter weatherNo Rating

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Palm Beach County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
33401West Palm Beach199037%$430,900
33403Lake Park197952%$340,100
33404Riviera Beach197659%$305,600
33405West Palm Beach195781%$401,200
33406Palm Beach County197855%$358,300
33407West Palm Beach197756%$290,500
33408North Palm Beach197660%$502,900
33409West Palm Beach198828%$282,900
33410Palm Beach Gardens199036%$469,100
33411Palm Beach County199615%$400,900
33412West Palm Beach20003%$560,800
33413Palm Beach County199615%$405,900
33414Wellington199313%$533,800
33415Palm Beach County198336%$220,800
33417Palm Beach County197952%$159,300
33418Palm Beach Gardens199510%$608,500
33426Boynton Beach198738%$298,500
33428Palm Beach County198724%$433,300
33430Palm Beach County198147%$142,200
33431Boca Raton198049%$575,700
33432Boca Raton198148%$943,400
33433Palm Beach County198521%$414,400
33434Palm Beach County198332%$379,300
33435Boynton Beach197663%$306,900
33436Palm Beach County198822%$327,100
33437Palm Beach County19966%$391,000
33444Delray Beach198246%$425,200
33445Delray Beach198340%$282,500
33446Palm Beach County199124%$415,000
33449Palm Beach County20037%$625,500
33458Jupiter199415%$550,700
33460Lake Worth Beach196776%$333,200
33461Palm Beach County197661%$263,400
33462Palm Beach County198049%$323,600
33463Palm Beach County198921%$326,600
33467Palm Beach County199118%$413,600
33470Palm Beach County19996%$532,200
33472Palm Beach County19986%$410,700
33473Palm Beach County20130%$729,800
33476Palm Beach County197172%$143,800
33477Jupiter198615%$612,700
33478Palm Beach County199210%$653,000
33480Palm Beach197272%$1,218,500
33483Delray Beach197952%$755,700
33484Palm Beach County198532%$220,100
33486Boca Raton197759%$636,400
33487Boca Raton198339%$573,100
33493Palm Beach County197467%$121,100
33496Palm Beach County19915%$563,600
33498Palm Beach County19924%$597,100

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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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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