Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Emmet County, MI

A typical professional mold job in Emmet County runs about $1,350 to $5,350 before rebuild, using the Michigan nonmetro price level. Below are the 10 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Michigan rules.

1985Median year homes were built

43%Homes built before 1980

23%Homes rented, not owned

$275,300Median home value

21,886Housing units

34,159People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Emmet County were built before 1985, and 43 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 23 percent of homes in Emmet County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 49701 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1968, and ZIP 49722 the newest, 2002.

Typical Prices In Emmet County

JobSizeNational RangeEmmet County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,350
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,800 to $6,650
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 89.0 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 $5,350, that cap falls short by about $350 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 Emmet County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Low
Coastal floodingVery Low
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveRelatively Moderate
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Emmet County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
49701Emmet County196869%$217,000
49706Emmet County198828%$208,500
49716Emmet County198744%$252,100
49718Emmet County197653%$183,500
49722Emmet County200212%$496,400
49740Emmet County198345%$332,600
49755Emmet County198346%$171,400
49764OdenNot published0%Not published
49769Emmet County198645%$152,800
49770Emmet County198545%$309,900

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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