Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Franklin County, MA

A typical professional mold job in Franklin County runs about $1,500 to $5,900 before rebuild, using the Massachusetts nonmetro price level. Below are the 29 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Massachusetts rules.

1961Median year homes were built

71%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$303,400Median home value

34,424Housing units

70,922People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Franklin County were built before 1961, and 71 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 31 percent of homes in Franklin County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 01338 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 01346 the newest, 1984.

Typical Prices In Franklin County

JobSizeNational RangeFranklin County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $5,900
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,400
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 $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 98.6 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, 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 $5,900, that cap falls short by about $900 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Franklin County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Franklin County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
01054Franklin County197458%$444,700
01072Franklin County198050%$321,400
01093Franklin County195683%$425,600
01301Greenfield194882%$253,800
01330Franklin County196670%$368,400
01337Franklin County197263%$312,300
01338Franklin County193887%$254,400
01339Franklin County196870%$307,600
01340Franklin County196471%$268,100
01341Franklin County197657%$376,500
01342Franklin County193877%$363,100
01344Franklin County195371%$241,500
01346Franklin County198446%$285,200
01347Franklin County196282%$166,300
01349Franklin County193878%$273,500
01350Franklin County193875%$147,900
01351Franklin County197455%$308,400
01354Franklin County196765%$323,900
01355Franklin County196962%$357,400
01360Franklin County195862%$337,200
01364Franklin County196272%$226,000
01367Franklin County195774%$271,100
01370Franklin County195474%$334,000
01373Franklin County197264%$387,500
01375Franklin County197855%$391,200
01376Franklin County194892%$237,800
01378Franklin County197359%$301,400
01379Franklin County198146%$271,300
01380Franklin County193882%$129,200

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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