Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wasco County, OR

A typical professional mold job in Wasco County runs about $1,450 to $5,850 before rebuild, using the Oregon nonmetro price level. Below are the 8 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

34%Homes rented, not owned

$332,500Median home value

12,102Housing units

26,603People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Wasco 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 34 percent of homes in Wasco County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 97057 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 97063 the newest, 1990.

Typical Prices In Wasco County

JobSizeNational RangeWasco 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 Wasco 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 Wasco County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
97001Wasco County197572%Not published
97021Wasco County197852%$393,000
97037Wasco County197258%$290,900
97040Wasco County198347%$413,900
97057Shaniko1938100%Not published
97058Wasco County196769%$332,500
97063Wasco County199039%$274,100
97761Wasco County198838%$151,200

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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