Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 48446 MI

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 48446 runs about $1,500 to $6,000 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1976, older than the Lapeer County median of 1978.

1976Median year homes were built

60%Homes built before 1980

21%Homes rented, not owned

$206,300Median home value

$976Median gross rent

12,797Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 48446 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $22.30 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

60 percent of homes in 48446 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 21 percent of homes here are rented, against 14 percent across Lapeer County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,000, is about 2.9 percent of the median home value of $206,300.

Typical Prices In 48446

JobSizeNational Range48446 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,000
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,500
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 100.3 divided by 100, the price level for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 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 $6,000, that cap falls short by about $1,000 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Lapeer County

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

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

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

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