Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Baker County, OR

A typical professional mold job in Baker County runs about $1,450 to $5,850 before rebuild, using the Oregon nonmetro price level. Below are the 10 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Oregon rules.

1967Median year homes were built

65%Homes built before 1980

27%Homes rented, not owned

$247,700Median home value

8,687Housing units

16,796People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Baker County were built before 1967, and 65 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 27 percent of homes in Baker County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97837 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 97884 the newest, 1984.

Typical Prices In Baker County

JobSizeNational RangeBaker County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,850
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,300
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 97.2 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 $5,850, that cap falls short by about $850 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 Baker County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Baker County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
97814Baker County196566%$254,400
97819Baker County197754%$115,600
97833Baker County198050%$415,600
97834Baker County196366%$249,500
97837Baker County193876%Not published
97840Baker County196469%Not published
97870Baker County196284%$201,900
97884Baker County198446%$277,800
97905Baker County197469%Not published
97907Baker County195470%$114,600

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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