Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Van Wert County, OH

A typical professional mold job in Van Wert County runs about $1,300 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Ohio nonmetro price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Ohio rules.

1960Median year homes were built

71%Homes built before 1980

19%Homes rented, not owned

$137,300Median home value

12,574Housing units

28,824People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Van Wert County were built before 1960, 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 19 percent of homes in Van Wert County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 45899 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 45894 the newest, 1977.

Typical Prices In Van Wert County

JobSizeNational RangeVan Wert 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 Van Wert County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Van Wert County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
45832Van Wert County196081%$150,300
45838Elgin197586%$114,300
45863Van Wert County195967%$126,000
45874Van Wert County195280%$124,200
45891Van Wert County196070%$143,100
45894Van Wert County197755%$157,000
45898Van Wert County194786%$101,500
45899Wren193893%$84,000

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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