Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Belmont County, OH

A typical professional mold job in Belmont County runs about $1,300 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Wheeling, WV-OH price level. Below are the 23 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Ohio rules.

1964Median year homes were built

72%Homes built before 1980

26%Homes rented, not owned

$143,000Median home value

31,599Housing units

65,982People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Belmont County were built before 1964, and 72 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 26 percent of homes in Belmont County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 43759 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 43928 the newest, 2004.

Typical Prices In Belmont County

JobSizeNational RangeBelmont County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,300
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,600
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 88.3 divided by 100, the price level for Wheeling, WV-OH, 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 $5,300, that cap falls short by about $300 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 Belmont County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Moderate
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Belmont County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
43713Belmont County197457%$171,300
43718Belmont County199438%$225,600
43719Belmont County197364%$183,600
43759Morristown193882%$87,500
43902Belmont CountyNot published100%Not published
43905Belmont County195579%Not published
43906Belmont County195581%$106,200
43909BlaineNot published100%Not published
43912Belmont County195086%$115,700
43928Glencoe200416%Not published
43933Belmont County197854%$163,900
43934Lansing193886%$107,200
43935Belmont County194988%$101,400
43940Neffs193882%Not published
43942Belmont County197069%$117,300
43947Belmont County195876%$135,500
43950Belmont County197463%$212,500
43951Lafferty197772%Not published
43967Belmont County196690%$128,500
43972Bannock193875%$94,600
43977Belmont County196862%$130,000
43983Belmont County197655%$226,700
43985Holloway195778%Not published

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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