Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Franklin County, VT

A typical professional mold job in Franklin County runs about $1,500 to $6,050 before rebuild, using the Burlington-South Burlington, VT price level. Below are the 14 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Vermont rules.

1979Median year homes were built

52%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$285,500Median home value

22,850Housing units

50,379People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.49 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Franklin County were built before 1979, and 52 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 22 percent of homes in Franklin County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 05447 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 05454 the newest, 1992.

Typical Prices In Franklin County

JobSizeNational RangeFranklin County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,550
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 100.9 divided by 100, the price level for Burlington-South Burlington, VT, 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 $6,050, that cap falls short by about $1,050 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 Franklin County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Franklin County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
05441Franklin County197951%$242,400
05447Franklin County193892%$156,300
05448Franklin County198050%$247,300
05450Franklin County197754%$252,800
05454Franklin County199232%$361,000
05455Franklin County198537%$322,400
05457Franklin County198446%$245,100
05459Franklin County193857%$266,900
05471Franklin County198345%$279,500
05476Franklin County196472%$190,300
05478Franklin County197754%$297,900
05483Franklin County198839%$244,400
05485Franklin CountyNot published100%Not published
05488Franklin County197363%$267,200

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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