Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Passaic County, NJ

A typical professional mold job in Passaic County runs about $1,700 to $6,750 before rebuild, using the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ price level. Below are the 27 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New Jersey rules.

1956Median year homes were built

78%Homes built before 1980

47%Homes rented, not owned

$439,400Median home value

185,439Housing units

518,289People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $35.61 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Passaic County were built before 1956, and 78 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 47 percent of homes in Passaic County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 07055 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 07465 the newest, 1972.

Typical Prices In Passaic County

JobSizeNational RangePassaic County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,700 to $6,750
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,250 to $8,450
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$250 to $700
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$350 to $1,150
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$350 to $900

Estimate is the national range times 112.6 divided by 100, the price level for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 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 $6,750, that cap falls short by about $1,750 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Passaic 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 floodingRelatively High
Coastal floodingVery Low
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Cold waveRelatively High
Winter weatherVery High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Passaic County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
07011Clifton194291%$403,200
07012Clifton195388%$459,300
07013Clifton195680%$462,700
07014Clifton196062%$413,400
07055Passaic193886%$406,500
07403Bloomingdale195678%$396,600
07420Wanaque195675%$344,700
07421Passaic County196866%$375,500
07424Woodland Park196372%$477,300
07435Newfoundland196467%$465,200
07442Pompton Lakes196081%$411,100
07456Ringwood196482%$434,800
07465Wanaque197266%$381,900
07470Passaic County196766%$596,700
07480Passaic County196961%$362,200
07501Paterson196962%$304,400
07502Paterson195588%$347,200
07503Paterson195877%$314,900
07504Paterson193895%$369,600
07505Paterson194865%Not published
07506Hawthorne195382%$499,200
07508North Haledon195779%$444,600
07512Totowa195875%$507,700
07513Paterson195486%$387,400
07514Paterson195086%$314,400
07522Paterson193886%$264,000
07524Paterson193890%$360,200

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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