Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wayne County, MI

A typical professional mold job in Wayne County runs about $1,500 to $6,000 before rebuild, using the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI price level. Below are the 66 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Michigan rules.

1956Median year homes were built

80%Homes built before 1980

36%Homes rented, not owned

$170,200Median home value

796,119Housing units

1,773,767People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.30 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Wayne County were built before 1956, and 80 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 36 percent of homes in Wayne County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 48202 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 48168 the newest, 1998.

Typical Prices In Wayne County

JobSizeNational RangeWayne County 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 Here

FEMA rates Wayne County high for inland flooding, cold wave, winter weather. Water from these events is where mold claims start, and flood water is a separate policy. FloodSmart says mold damage is not covered under standard NFIP flood policies. FloodSmart

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery High
Coastal floodingRelatively Low
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveVery High
Winter weatherRelatively High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Wayne County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
48101Allen Park195595%$174,500
48111Wayne County198149%$239,400
48120Dearborn196966%$236,800
48122Melvindale194983%$113,100
48124Dearborn195392%$192,100
48125Dearborn Heights195694%$119,300
48126Dearborn195178%$200,600
48127Dearborn Heights195988%$217,000
48128Dearborn194993%$236,900
48134Wayne County199630%$252,500
48135Garden City195793%$162,400
48138Wayne County197362%$343,000
48141Inkster195788%$75,700
48146Lincoln Park195493%$117,400
48150Livonia195784%$228,600
48152Livonia197266%$284,300
48154Livonia196583%$285,800
48164Wayne County199240%$313,700
48168Wayne County199826%$546,300
48170Wayne County197562%$400,800
48173Wayne County197557%$232,600
48174Romulus197560%$151,500
48180Taylor196383%$141,200
48183Trenton197467%$214,000
48184Wayne195985%$142,400
48185Westland197267%$183,500
48186Westland196482%$167,600
48187Wayne County198148%$341,400
48188Wayne County199622%$356,700
48192Wyandotte195090%$159,700
48193Riverview197274%$205,400
48195Southgate196377%$165,400
48201Detroit197061%$401,500
48202Detroit193881%$193,700
48203Detroit194689%$76,100
48204Detroit193896%$53,600
48205Detroit195097%$55,700
48206Detroit193890%$102,300
48207Detroit196869%$193,800
48208Detroit193878%$186,700
48209Detroit193891%$82,800
48210Detroit193892%$60,100
48211Detroit193883%$66,900
48212Detroit193893%$98,200
48213Detroit194294%$52,100
48214Detroit193884%$120,500
48215Detroit195174%$105,400
48216Detroit193874%$225,300
48217Detroit195298%$45,100
48218River Rouge194491%$56,100
48219Detroit195494%$84,500
48221Detroit194598%$138,700
48223Detroit195094%$87,700
48224Detroit194594%$77,900
48225Harper Woods195594%$140,800
48226Detroit196260%$307,700
48227Detroit194596%$70,900
48228Detroit195192%$55,100
48229Ecorse195490%$59,300
48230Grosse Pointe Park193894%$448,200
48234Detroit194995%$57,100
48235Detroit195396%$79,400
48236Grosse Pointe Woods195292%$353,000
48238Detroit194293%$58,700
48239Wayne County195594%$145,900
48240Wayne County195593%$120,700

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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