Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 02840, Newport RI

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 02840, Newport runs about $1,550 to $6,100 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1938, older than the Newport County median of 1963.

1938Median year homes were built

85%Homes built before 1980

50%Homes rented, not owned

$669,500Median home value

$1,610Median gross rent

13,515Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 02840 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $22.50 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

85 percent of homes in 02840 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.

Most homes here are rented, 50 percent against 33 percent across Newport County. A renter's policy covers belongings and liability, while the owner's policy covers the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,100, is about 0.9 percent of the median home value of $669,500.

Typical Prices In 02840

Job	Size	National Range	02840 Estimate
Mold Remediation	a typical professional job	$1,500 to $6,000	$1,550 to $6,100
Mold Remediation	an attic	$2,000 to $7,500	$2,050 to $7,650
Mold Inspection and Testing	a visual inspection	$200 to $600	$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testing	an inspection with samples	$300 to $1,000	$300 to $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testing	a 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