Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 97338 OR

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 97338 runs about $1,550 to $6,200 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1986, older than the Polk County median of 1989.

1986Median year homes were built

43%Homes built before 1980

28%Homes rented, not owned

$388,100Median home value

$1,197Median gross rent

9,109Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 97338 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $23.23 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

43 percent of homes in 97338 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 28 percent of homes here are rented, against 35 percent across Polk County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,200, is about 1.6 percent of the median home value of $388,100.

Typical Prices In 97338

Job	Size	National Range	97338 Estimate
Mold Remediation	a typical professional job	$1,500 to $6,000	$1,550 to $6,200
Mold Remediation	an attic	$2,000 to $7,500	$2,050 to $7,750
Mold Inspection and Testing	a visual inspection	$200 to $600	$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testing	an inspection with samples	$300 to $1,000	$300 to $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testing	a 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