Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Kent County, RI

A typical professional mold job in Kent County runs about $1,550 to $6,100 before rebuild, using the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Rhode Island rules.

1966Median year homes were built

70%Homes built before 1980

28%Homes rented, not owned

$333,900Median home value

76,319Housing units

170,658People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.50 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Kent County were built before 1966, and 70 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 28 percent of homes in Kent County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 02888 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1955, and ZIP 02817 the newest, 1989.

Typical Prices In Kent County

JobSizeNational RangeKent County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,550 to $6,100
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,050 to $7,650
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 $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 101.8 divided by 100, the price level for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 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 $6,100, that cap falls short by about $1,100 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 Kent County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Moderate
Coastal floodingRelatively Low
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Kent County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
02816Kent County197065%$317,400
02817Kent County198932%$500,500
02818Kent County197260%$564,800
02827Kent County198345%$379,800
02886Warwick196674%$334,400
02888Warwick195585%$318,100
02889Warwick196080%$299,900
02893Kent County196767%$293,100

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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