Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 04562 ME

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 04562 runs about $1,550 to $6,100 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1986, newer than the Sagadahoc County median of 1977.

1986Median year homes were built

43%Homes built before 1980

20%Homes rented, not owned

$335,400Median home value

$946Median gross rent

1,694Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 04562 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $22.82 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

43 percent of homes in 04562 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 here are rented, against 22 percent across Sagadahoc County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,100, is about 1.8 percent of the median home value of $335,400.

Typical Prices In 04562

Job	Size	National Range	04562 Estimate
Mold Remediation	a typical professional job	$1,500 to $6,000	$1,550 to $6,100
Mold Remediation	an attic	$2,000 to $7,500	$2,050 to $7,650
Mold Inspection and Testing	a visual inspection	$200 to $600	$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testing	an inspection with samples	$300 to $1,000	$300 to $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testing	a clearance test	$300 to $800	$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 101.9 divided by 100, the price level for Portland-South Portland, ME, 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 $6,100, that cap falls short by about $1,100 at the top of that range. Read the form