Mold Removal Cost In Oak Ridge, TN

A typical professional mold job in Oak Ridge runs about $1,400 to $5,550 before rebuild. Oak Ridge sits in Anderson County.

1963Median year homes were built

69%Homes built before 1980

36%Homes rented, not owned

$233,500Median home value

14,909Housing units

32,088People

Figures for Oak Ridge city from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Oak Ridge were built before 1963, and 69 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 36 percent of homes in Oak Ridge are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Typical Prices In Oak Ridge

JobSizeNational RangeOak Ridge Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,550
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $6,950
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 92.6 divided by 100, the price level for Knoxville, TN, 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 $5,550, that cap falls short by about $550 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 Anderson County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Oak Ridge

ZIPMedian Year BuiltHomes RentedMedian Home Value
37830196335%$234,500

Tennessee Rules On Mold

Who May Do Mold Work

Tennessee has no stand alone mold inspector license. Instead, the Board for Licensing Contractors has a Mold Remediation classification on its contractor license. Tennessee requires a contractor license for jobs of $25,000 or more, so a large mold job should go to a company licensed in that classification.

State law does not bar one company from both inspecting and remediating the same job, so hiring an independent inspector is your own choice. You can check a contractor’s license and classification on the state’s online license lookup.

Tennessee Board for Licensing Contractors

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