Where is water/fire/mold restoration work cheapest and most expensive?

Of the metros we index, water/fire/mold restoration work is cheapest in Burlington, VT (median $6,640) and priciest in Dallas, TX (median $27,976).

How much does a water/fire/mold restoration cost?

Q: How much does a water/fire/mold restoration cost?

Across 3 U.S. metros, the median water/fire/mold restoration permit value is $14,107, with most jobs between $4,500 and $50,000 — from 1,595 real public building permits. This is a declared-value public-record figure (a floor that can run below the final price), not a survey estimate.

National median · 1,595 real permits · 3 metros

$14,107

Typical range $4,500 – $50,000 (middle 50% of permits)

Price predictability: wide variance — the priciest quarter runs about 11.1× the cheapest, so get multiple quotes; jobs filed under water/fire/mold restoration range widely in size.

These are real declared construction values from public building permits — what homeowners and contractors actually filed with the city for water/fire/mold restoration work, not a survey estimate. Pick your city below for the local number.

Water/Fire/Mold Restoration cost by city

Metro	Median	Typical range	Permits
Burlington, VT	$6,640	$2,200–$20,000	901
Cleveland, OH	$14,500	$6,900–$71,500	39
Dallas, TX	$27,976	$15,000–$90,000	297

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Source: real public building permits across 3 metros, 1,595 permits. Median + interquartile range. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0).