Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 21619, Chester MD

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 21619, Chester runs about $1,550 to $6,250 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1988, the same as the Queen Anne's County median.

1988Median year homes were built

30%Homes built before 1980

29%Homes rented, not owned

$459,100Median home value

$1,845Median gross rent

3,002Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 21619 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $23.49 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

30 percent of homes in 21619 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 29 percent of homes here are rented, against 19 percent across Queen Anne's County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,250, is about 1.4 percent of the median home value of $459,100.

Typical Prices In 21619

JobSizeNational Range21619 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,550 to $6,250
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,100 to $7,850
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $650
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $850

Estimate is the national range times 104.5 divided by 100, the price level for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, 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 $6,250, that cap falls short by about $1,250 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Queen Anne's County

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Queen Anne's County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingRelatively Moderate
HurricaneRelatively Low
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

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

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Chester, Queen Anne's County