Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Multnomah County, OR

A typical professional mold job in Multnomah County runs about $1,600 to $6,350 before rebuild, using the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA price level. Below are the 33 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Oregon rules.

1971Median year homes were built

61%Homes built before 1980

46%Homes rented, not owned

$528,000Median home value

367,704Housing units

803,863People

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 Multnomah County were built before 1971, and 61 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 46 percent of homes in Multnomah County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97212 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 97209 the newest, 2003.

Typical Prices In Multnomah County

JobSizeNational RangeMultnomah 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 Multnomah 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 floodingRelatively Low
HurricaneNot Applicable
Cold waveRelatively High
Winter weatherRelatively High

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Multnomah County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
97019Multnomah County197467%$665,600
97024Fairview199421%$404,000
97030Gresham197953%$418,100
97060Multnomah County198933%$425,700
97080Multnomah County198837%$485,000
97201Portland198543%$648,400
97202Portland195674%$684,800
97203Portland196366%$468,600
97204Portland194366%Not published
97205Portland196163%$693,600
97206Portland195774%$480,500
97208PortlandNot published0%Not published
97209Portland200331%$573,700
97210Portland195565%$991,500
97211Portland194575%$616,800
97212Portland193880%$824,800
97213Portland194188%$609,100
97214Portland193871%$733,200
97215Portland194481%$658,500
97216Portland196864%$439,000
97217Portland195170%$569,500
97218Portland195770%$493,300
97219Portland197365%$651,600
97220Portland195975%$427,700
97221Portland196970%$789,700
97227Portland199745%$595,900
97230Portland197559%$435,800
97231Multnomah County197854%$795,100
97232Portland197156%$801,300
97233Portland197464%$385,100
97236Portland198150%$414,400
97239Portland198545%$713,100
97266Portland197457%$420,800

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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