Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wallowa County, OR

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

1974Median year homes were built

57%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$371,900Median home value

4,334Housing units

7,532People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Wallowa County were built before 1974, and 57 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 24 percent of homes in Wallowa County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97828 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1959, and ZIP 97857 the newest, 1990.

Typical Prices In Wallowa County

JobSizeNational RangeWallowa 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 Wallowa County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Wallowa County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
97828Wallowa County195967%$369,600
97842Wallowa County197460%$291,700
97846Wallowa County198447%$373,300
97857Wallowa County199036%$536,000
97885Wallowa County196766%$359,000

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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