Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Essex County, MA

A typical professional mold job in Essex County runs about $1,600 to $6,500 before rebuild, using the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH price level. Below are the 43 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Massachusetts rules.

1960Median year homes were built

69%Homes built before 1980

36%Homes rented, not owned

$584,000Median home value

328,460Housing units

807,258People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $24.00 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Essex County were built before 1960, and 69 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 Essex County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 01841 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 01922 the newest, 1985.

Typical Prices In Essex County

JobSizeNational RangeEssex County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,600 to $6,500
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,150 to $8,100
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 $1,100
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $850

Estimate is the national range times 108.3 divided by 100, the price level for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 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 $6,500, that cap falls short by about $1,500 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Essex County high for inland flooding, coastal 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 floodingVery High
HurricaneRelatively High
Cold waveRelatively Moderate
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Essex County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
01810Essex County197361%$813,800
01830Haverhill195471%$436,400
01832Haverhill197158%$410,300
01833Essex County197458%$614,700
01834Essex County198148%$571,900
01835Haverhill197057%$431,400
01840Lawrence195571%Not published
01841Lawrence193881%$393,800
01843Lawrence195378%$393,700
01844Methuen Town196864%$471,900
01845Essex County197853%$670,000
01860Essex County198445%$531,300
01901Lynn194867%$343,200
01902Lynn194181%$456,000
01904Lynn195275%$515,100
01905Lynn194781%$443,200
01906Saugus196173%$589,500
01907Swampscott195377%$690,800
01908Nahant193889%$686,000
01913Amesbury Town196866%$475,400
01915Beverly195772%$619,600
01921Essex County197753%$874,900
01922Essex County198542%$727,800
01923Danvers196469%$611,200
01929Essex County196959%$828,200
01930Gloucester194475%$587,800
01938Essex County196564%$701,400
01940Lynnfield196769%$891,100
01944Essex County195873%$932,000
01945Marblehead194585%$904,700
01949Essex County198543%$713,000
01950Newburyport195272%$792,400
01951Essex County194684%$808,400
01952Essex County198050%$450,100
01960Peabody196664%$566,700
01965Beverly198235%$664,500
01966Rockport195182%$692,500
01969Essex County197754%$633,900
01970Salem193875%$497,500
01982Essex County195880%$688,500
01983Essex County196969%$810,400
01984Essex County195974%$841,800
01985Essex County198147%$765,800

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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