Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 77575 TX

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 77575 runs about $1,500 to $5,900 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1982, older than the Liberty County median of 1994.

1982Median year homes were built

48%Homes built before 1980

26%Homes rented, not owned

$161,300Median home value

$953Median gross rent

7,059Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 77575 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $20.77 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

48 percent of homes in 77575 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 26 percent of homes here are rented, against 19 percent across Liberty County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,900, is about 3.7 percent of the median home value of $161,300.

Typical Prices In 77575

JobSizeNational Range77575 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $5,900
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,400
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 98.6 divided by 100, the price level for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 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 $5,900, that cap falls short by about $900 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Liberty County

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Liberty County.

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

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

Texas Rules On Mold

Who May Do Mold Work

Texas licenses mold assessment consultants, assessment technicians, remediation contractors, remediation workers and the companies they work for through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. A license is needed when the mold covers 25 contiguous square feet or more.

State law says a license holder may not do both the mold assessment and the mold remediation on the same project. A person also may not own a share of both the assessment company and the remediation company on the same project. You can check any license with the TDLR license search.

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

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