Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Paulding County, OH

A typical professional mold job in Paulding County runs about $1,300 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Ohio nonmetro price level. Below are the 10 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Ohio rules.

1969Median year homes were built

68%Homes built before 1980

20%Homes rented, not owned

$126,800Median home value

8,533Housing units

18,800People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Paulding County were built before 1969, and 68 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 Paulding County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 45851 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1948, and ZIP 45873 the newest, 1979.

Typical Prices In Paulding County

JobSizeNational RangePaulding 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 Paulding County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Paulding County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
45813Paulding County196572%$144,900
45821Paulding County197364%$122,700
45849Paulding County196867%$97,500
45851Paulding County194885%$162,900
45855Latty195971%$97,500
45861Melrose197460%$111,300
45873Paulding County197951%$138,400
45879Paulding County196970%$121,900
45880Paulding County196280%$123,400
45886Paulding County196474%$91,700

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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