Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Defiance County, OH

A typical professional mold job in Defiance County runs about $1,300 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Ohio nonmetro price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Ohio rules.

1967Median year homes were built

71%Homes built before 1980

21%Homes rented, not owned

$150,900Median home value

16,570Housing units

38,258People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Defiance County were built before 1967, and 71 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 21 percent of homes in Defiance County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 43519 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 43556 the newest, 1974.

Typical Prices In Defiance County

JobSizeNational RangeDefiance 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 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 $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 Defiance County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Defiance County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
43512Defiance County196872%$149,300
43519Defiance County193890%$112,600
43520Defiance CountyNot published100%Not published
43526Defiance County196865%$152,000
43536Defiance County193886%$109,400
43549Defiance County197063%$170,700
43556Defiance County197457%$164,400

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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