Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Clackamas County, OR

A typical professional mold job in Clackamas County runs about $1,600 to $6,350 before rebuild, using the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA price level. Below are the 24 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Oregon rules.

1985Median year homes were built

44%Homes built before 1980

29%Homes rented, not owned

$577,900Median home value

172,599Housing units

422,308People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $24.01 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Clackamas County were built before 1985, and 44 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 29 percent of homes in Clackamas County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97049 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1967, and ZIP 97086 the newest, 1998.

Typical Prices In Clackamas County

JobSizeNational RangeClackamas County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,600 to $6,350
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,100 to $7,900
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $650
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $850

Estimate is the national range times 105.4 divided by 100, the price level for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 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 $6,350, that cap falls short by about $1,350 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates Clackamas County high for inland flooding, cold wave, winter weather. Water from these events is where mold claims start, and flood water is a separate policy. FloodSmart says mold damage is not covered under standard NFIP flood policies. FloodSmart

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively High
Coastal floodingVery Low
HurricaneNot Applicable
Cold waveRelatively High
Winter weatherRelatively High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Clackamas County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
97004Clackamas County197857%$691,400
97009Clackamas County197857%$615,500
97011Clackamas County199027%$585,700
97013Clackamas County199143%$509,100
97015Clackamas County199416%$491,300
97017Clackamas County198542%$590,600
97022Clackamas County198049%$588,200
97023Clackamas County198744%$530,800
97027Gladstone197564%$464,700
97028Clackamas County199618%Not published
97034Lake Oswego197756%$995,900
97035Lake Oswego198244%$790,900
97038Clackamas County198938%$452,200
97042Clackamas County197559%$657,000
97045Clackamas County198545%$563,600
97049Clackamas County196768%$471,500
97055Clackamas County199631%$472,900
97067Mount Hood Villages198546%$361,800
97068Clackamas County198834%$760,900
97070Clackamas County199715%$601,200
97086Happy Valley199822%$655,700
97089Damascus198149%$616,800
97222Milwaukie197069%$465,100
97267Oak Grove197466%$489,100

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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