Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Emery County, UT

A typical professional mold job in Emery County runs about $1,400 to $5,600 before rebuild, using the Utah nonmetro price level. Below are the 9 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Utah rules.

1978Median year homes were built

55%Homes built before 1980

20%Homes rented, not owned

$197,100Median home value

4,099Housing units

9,968People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Emery County were built before 1978, and 55 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 20 percent of homes in Emery County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 84522 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1974, and ZIP 84516 the newest, 1990.

Typical Prices In Emery County

JobSizeNational RangeEmery County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,600
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $7,000
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 93.1 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, 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 $5,600, that cap falls short by about $600 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 Emery County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNot Applicable
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Emery County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
84513Emery County197957%$174,700
84516Emery County199025%$222,200
84518Emery County198249%$142,100
84521Emery County197763%$189,500
84522Emery County197456%$128,100
84523Emery County198146%$231,400
84525Emery County197955%$170,700
84528Emery County197858%$199,600
84537Emery County197760%$204,300

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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