Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Butler County, PA

A typical professional mold job in Butler County runs about $1,400 to $5,700 before rebuild, using the Pittsburgh, PA price level. Below are the 31 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Pennsylvania rules.

1979Median year homes were built

51%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$275,600Median home value

86,399Housing units

195,870People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.60 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Butler County were built before 1979, and 51 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 Butler County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 16022 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 16046 the newest, 2001.

Typical Prices In Butler County

JobSizeNational RangeButler County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,700
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,100
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
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 $750

Estimate is the national range times 94.7 divided by 100, the price level for Pittsburgh, PA, 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 $5,700, that cap falls short by about $700 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 Butler County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Moderate
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Butler County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
16001Butler County196076%$191,400
16002Butler County197262%$256,200
16020Butler County199041%$206,900
16022Bruin193889%$136,400
16023Butler County198346%$249,400
16024Callery194370%$149,300
16025Butler County196765%$208,400
16027Connoquenessing193870%$228,100
16029East Butler195678%$131,000
16030Eau Claire195590%$107,500
16033Butler County197356%$307,700
16034Butler County198544%$196,300
16035Butler County193896%$237,500
16037Butler County198346%$331,200
16038Butler County197557%$175,900
16040Butler County197557%$168,800
16041Butler County196967%$149,200
16045Homeacre-Lyndora193897%$118,800
16046Butler County200118%$481,400
16048Butler County193891%$112,500
16050Butler County196373%$123,800
16051Butler County198443%$197,000
16052Butler County198345%$233,100
16053Butler County198745%$283,200
16055Butler County197951%$291,000
16056Butler County198247%$269,600
16057Butler County197951%$242,200
16059Butler County197951%$361,100
16061Butler County198248%$192,500
16063Butler County197560%$294,100
16066Butler County199621%$395,900

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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