Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Cheshire County, NH

A typical professional mold job in Cheshire County runs about $1,500 to $6,050 before rebuild, using the New Hampshire nonmetro price level. Below are the 24 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New Hampshire rules.

1972Median year homes were built

62%Homes built before 1980

30%Homes rented, not owned

$257,200Median home value

35,777Housing units

76,945People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Cheshire County were built before 1972, and 62 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 30 percent of homes in Cheshire County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 03441 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 03443 the newest, 1992.

Typical Prices In Cheshire County

JobSizeNational RangeCheshire County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,550
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 100.5 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 $6,050, that cap falls short by about $1,050 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 Cheshire County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Cheshire County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
03431Keene196072%$233,900
03441Cheshire County193893%$303,800
03443Cheshire County199234%$299,300
03444Cheshire County196763%$381,000
03445Cheshire County197855%$210,600
03446Cheshire County198248%$251,200
03447Cheshire County197062%$273,800
03448Cheshire County197257%$216,800
03450Cheshire County196172%$360,300
03451Cheshire County197367%$181,800
03452Cheshire County197167%$244,900
03455Cheshire County197558%$251,600
03456Cheshire County198344%$283,100
03457Cheshire County197356%$350,800
03461Cheshire County198441%$343,800
03462Cheshire County198050%$313,700
03464Cheshire County197755%$291,100
03465Cheshire County197071%$233,600
03466Cheshire County197654%$316,200
03467Cheshire County197365%$322,700
03470Cheshire County198148%$250,100
03602Cheshire County197555%$250,200
03608Cheshire County197258%$301,000
03609North Walpole195183%$188,400

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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New Hampshire Rules On Mold

New Hampshire Mold And Insurance Rules

  • If a New Hampshire home policy limits mold, the mold and cleanup limit must be at least $10,000. N.H. Admin. Rules Ins 5000
  • New Hampshire policies cannot exclude liability for mold. A policy may set a mold liability limit of at least $50,000. N.H. Admin. Rules Ins 5000
  • A New Hampshire policy cannot set an unfair short deadline to report a mold claim. N.H. Admin. Rules Ins 5000
  • Licensing. In New Hampshire, anyone paid to do a home mold assessment must hold a national third party mold certification. RSA 310-A:189-b

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