Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Erie County, NY

A typical professional mold job in Erie County runs about $1,450 to $5,750 before rebuild, using the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY price level. Below are the 66 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New York rules.

1957Median year homes were built

77%Homes built before 1980

34%Homes rented, not owned

$217,400Median home value

439,987Housing units

950,044People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $28.70 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Erie County were built before 1957, and 77 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 34 percent of homes in Erie County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 14035 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 14032 the newest, 1996.

Typical Prices In Erie County

JobSizeNational RangeErie County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,750
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,200
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 $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 95.8 divided by 100, the price level for Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 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 $5,750, that cap falls short by about $750 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Erie 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 floodingRelatively Low
HurricaneRelatively Low
Cold waveVery High
Winter weatherVery High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Erie County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
14001Erie County197557%$221,000
14004Erie County196372%$236,300
14006Erie County195486%$154,800
14025Erie County196770%$237,400
14026Erie County195761%$201,100
14027Erie County196467%$185,000
14030Erie County194880%$204,100
14031Erie County198246%$324,700
14032Erie County199626%$483,500
14033Erie County196770%$293,400
14034Erie County195183%$150,100
14035Erie County193883%Not published
14043Depew196580%$192,800
14047Erie County197175%$180,800
14051Erie County198828%$386,500
14052Erie County195875%$312,000
14055Erie County197273%$177,700
14057Erie County196075%$237,800
14059Erie County197164%$323,800
14061Farnham1938100%$157,500
14068Erie County198342%$348,400
14069Erie County196981%$212,100
14072Erie County197656%$302,800
14075Erie County197262%$246,100
14080Erie County197071%$255,700
14081Erie County196367%$126,700
14085Erie County198544%$274,700
14086Erie County197951%$263,600
14091Erie County197754%$240,800
14102Erie County197263%$244,000
14111Erie County195180%$177,400
14112Erie CountyNot published100%Not published
14127Erie County197658%$328,700
14134Erie County1959100%$105,000
14139Erie County197067%$242,600
14141Erie County196962%$195,800
14150Tonawanda Town195691%$181,900
14169Erie County197864%$9,999
14170Erie County196462%$295,400
14201Buffalo193885%$327,900
14202Buffalo195377%$495,800
14203Buffalo193893%Not published
14204Buffalo196959%$151,700
14206Buffalo193895%$111,600
14207Buffalo193891%$111,200
14208Buffalo193893%$118,900
14209Buffalo193888%$408,600
14210Buffalo193886%$124,300
14211Buffalo193888%$91,600
14212Buffalo193891%$89,900
14213Buffalo193890%$192,300
14214Buffalo193887%$234,600
14215Buffalo193896%$102,800
14216Buffalo193893%$260,700
14217Tonawanda Town194593%$193,200
14218Lackawanna195489%$135,000
14219Erie County196281%$181,800
14220Buffalo193896%$180,200
14221Erie County197066%$298,500
14222Buffalo193894%$408,100
14223Tonawanda Town195395%$202,200
14224West Seneca196771%$219,800
14225Cheektowaga195692%$154,500
14226Erie County195392%$237,500
14227Cheektowaga197074%$190,400
14228Erie County197953%$246,100

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 York Rules On Mold

Who May Do Mold Work

New York licenses mold assessors, mold remediation contractors and mold abatement workers under Article 32 of the state Labor Law. The rules apply to mold jobs larger than 10 square feet. Some owners who do the work on their own homes are exempt.

The same person may not do both the assessment and the remediation on the same property. The assessor writes the plan, a separate licensed contractor does the work, and the assessor checks the result. You can check a license with the Department of Labor’s search for licensed mold contractors.

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