Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 45831 OH

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 45831 runs about $1,300 to $5,300 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1972, the same as the Putnam County median.

1972Median year homes were built

64%Homes built before 1980

8%Homes rented, not owned

$157,100Median home value

$656Median gross rent

1,517Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 45831 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

64 percent of homes in 45831 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 8 percent of homes here are rented, against 14 percent across Putnam County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,300, is about 3.4 percent of the median home value of $157,100.

Typical Prices In 45831

Job	Size	National Range	45831 Estimate
Mold Remediation	a typical professional job	$1,500 to $6,000	$1,300 to $5,300
Mold Remediation	an attic	$2,000 to $7,500	$1,750 to $6,600
Mold Inspection and Testing	a visual inspection	$200 to $600	$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testing	an inspection with samples	$300 to $1,000	$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testing	a 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 Ohio, 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