Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Scioto County, OH

A typical professional mold job in Scioto County runs about $1,300 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Ohio nonmetro price level. Below are the 13 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Ohio rules.

1968Median year homes were built

67%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$132,300Median home value

33,153Housing units

73,118People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Scioto County were built before 1968, and 67 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 31 percent of homes in Scioto County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 45662 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1953, and ZIP 45630 the newest, 2001.

Typical Prices In Scioto County

JobSizeNational RangeScioto 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 Scioto County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Scioto County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
45629Scioto County198544%$171,300
45630Friendship200147%Not published
45636Scioto County198336%$166,900
45648Scioto County198248%$154,600
45652Scioto County197754%$136,900
45653Scioto County198247%$166,300
45657Scioto County198248%$122,900
45662Scioto County195386%$98,100
45663Scioto County196570%$122,800
45671Scioto County197367%Not published
45677Scioto CountyNot published0%Not published
45682Scioto County197261%$124,600
45694Scioto County197754%$197,500

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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