Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Gogebic County, MI

A typical professional mold job in Gogebic County runs about $1,350 to $5,350 before rebuild, using the Michigan nonmetro price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Michigan rules.

1954Median year homes were built

79%Homes built before 1980

19%Homes rented, not owned

$99,700Median home value

10,400Housing units

14,348People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Gogebic County were built before 1954, and 79 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 19 percent of homes in Gogebic County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 49959 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 49969 the newest, 1979.

Typical Prices In Gogebic County

JobSizeNational RangeGogebic 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 Gogebic County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Gogebic County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
49911Gogebic County194982%$109,500
49938Gogebic County194487%$95,500
49947Gogebic County197560%$193,800
49959Ramsay193899%$48,300
49968Gogebic County194986%$79,000
49969Gogebic County197951%$245,800

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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