Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Union County, OR

A typical professional mold job in Union County runs about $1,450 to $5,850 before rebuild, using the Oregon nonmetro price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Oregon rules.

1972Median year homes were built

63%Homes built before 1980

35%Homes rented, not owned

$260,500Median home value

11,786Housing units

26,192People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Union County were built before 1972, and 63 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 35 percent of homes in Union County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97867 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1965, and ZIP 97824 the newest, 1987.

Typical Prices In Union County

JobSizeNational RangeUnion 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 Union County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Union County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
97824Union County198744%$363,100
97827Union County197463%$233,000
97841Union County197269%$274,000
97850Union County197163%$264,700
97867Union County196571%$148,800
97876Union County197668%$434,400
97883Union County197167%$225,100

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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