Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Malheur County, OR

A typical professional mold job in Malheur County runs about $1,450 to $5,850 before rebuild, using the Oregon nonmetro price level. Below are the 14 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Oregon rules.

1974Median year homes were built

64%Homes built before 1980

37%Homes rented, not owned

$221,300Median home value

11,678Housing units

31,701People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Malheur County were built before 1974, and 64 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 37 percent of homes in Malheur County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97902 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1964, and ZIP 89421 the newest, 1983.

Typical Prices In Malheur County

JobSizeNational RangeMalheur 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
89421Malheur County198345%$80,400
97901Malheur County197456%$442,900
97902Malheur County196473%Not published
97903Malheur County198236%$150,000
97906Malheur County196862%$287,500
97908Malheur County196568%Not published
97909Malheur CountyNot published0%Not published
97910Malheur County197556%$190,000
97911Malheur County196659%Not published
97913Malheur County196476%$196,800
97914Malheur County197661%$220,600
97917Malheur County1973100%Not published
97918Malheur County197268%$240,900
97920Malheur County196552%Not published

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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