Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Marion County, OR

A typical professional mold job in Marion County runs about $1,550 to $6,200 before rebuild, using the Salem, OR price level. Below are the 24 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Oregon rules.

1979Median year homes were built

52%Homes built before 1980

38%Homes rented, not owned

$383,300Median home value

130,600Housing units

346,532People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $23.23 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Marion County were built before 1979, and 52 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 38 percent of homes in Marion County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97137 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1971, and ZIP 97020 the newest, 2001.

Typical Prices In Marion County

JobSizeNational RangeMarion County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,550 to $6,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,050 to $7,750
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 $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $850

Estimate is the national range times 103.6 divided by 100, the price level for Salem, OR, 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 $6,200, that cap falls short by about $1,200 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 Marion County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Marion County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
97002Marion County198149%$443,000
97020Donald200120%$336,500
97026Marion County199146%$354,700
97032Marion County198049%$444,200
97071Marion County197757%$316,500
97137Marion County197162%$584,900
97301Salem197170%$310,800
97302Salem197266%$415,200
97303Marion County198347%$396,700
97305Marion County198542%$339,100
97306Marion County199428%$438,900
97317Marion County197760%$382,500
97325Marion County198638%$364,000
97342Marion County198741%$307,100
97346Marion County197952%$378,900
97352Marion County198149%$404,300
97358Marion County199235%$451,700
97362Marion County198748%$420,400
97375Marion County197656%$485,900
97381Marion County198150%$497,700
97383Marion County198642%$408,300
97384MehamaNot published0%Not published
97385Marion County199332%$482,400
97392Marion County199240%$546,600

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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