Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Keweenaw County, MI

A typical professional mold job in Keweenaw County runs about $1,350 to $5,350 before rebuild, using the Michigan nonmetro price level. Below are the 4 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Michigan rules.

1964Median year homes were built

64%Homes built before 1980

8%Homes rented, not owned

$181,400Median home value

2,292Housing units

2,106People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Keweenaw County were built before 1964, and 64 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 8 percent of homes in Keweenaw County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 49901 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 49950 the newest, 1971.

Typical Prices In Keweenaw County

JobSizeNational RangeKeweenaw 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 Keweenaw County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingVery Low
HurricaneNo Rating
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Keweenaw County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
49805Keweenaw County194961%$115,600
49901Keweenaw County193883%$74,500
49918Keweenaw County196172%$285,400
49950Keweenaw County197161%$221,600

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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