Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Nantucket County, MA

A typical professional mold job in Nantucket County runs about $1,500 to $5,900 before rebuild, using the Massachusetts nonmetro price level. Below are the 3 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Massachusetts rules.

1983Median year homes were built

46%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$1,387,000Median home value

12,449Housing units

14,299People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Nantucket County were built before 1983, and 46 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 24 percent of homes in Nantucket County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 02584 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1982, and ZIP 02554 the newest, 1983.

Typical Prices In Nantucket County

JobSizeNational RangeNantucket 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 Nantucket County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingRelatively Moderate
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Nantucket County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
02554Nantucket County198346%$1,386,100
02564Nantucket County198344%$1,546,900
02584Nantucket County198240%Not published

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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