Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wayne County, NY

A typical professional mold job in Wayne County runs about $1,450 to $5,800 before rebuild, using the Rochester, NY price level. Below are the 18 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New York rules.

1966Median year homes were built

66%Homes built before 1980

20%Homes rented, not owned

$163,400Median home value

42,375Housing units

91,128People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $23.68 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Wayne County were built before 1966, and 66 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 20 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 14489 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 14502 the newest, 1983.

Typical Prices In Wayne County

JobSizeNational RangeWayne County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,800
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,300
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 $800

Estimate is the national range times 97.0 divided by 100, the price level for Rochester, 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 $5,800, that cap falls short by about $800 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 Wayne County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Wayne County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
13143Wayne County195667%$121,300
13146Wayne County196273%$99,100
13154Wayne CountyNot published100%Not published
14413Wayne CountyNot published100%Not published
14433Wayne County194080%$101,000
14489Wayne County193878%$101,100
14502Wayne County198346%$219,200
14505Wayne County197656%$178,800
14513Wayne County195778%$133,500
14516Wayne County195568%$142,100
14519Wayne County198051%$222,200
14522Wayne County195778%$148,500
14542Wayne CountyNot published100%Not published
14551Wayne County195779%$123,600
14555Sodus Point194873%$234,700
14568Wayne County198148%$192,400
14589Wayne County196167%$173,500
14590Wayne County195667%$93,900

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.

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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