Water damage guides for Pasadena
What Pasadena homeowners ask most about water damage, answered one topic at a time.
FEMA's National Risk Index expects inland flooding to cost about $141 a year for every $100,000 of building value in Pasadena's ZIP codes.
- Calls answered 24/7
- Written estimate before work starts
- Water removal, drying and repair
Your call, step by step
Call (833) 728-2327
Say what is wet, where the water came from and whether it is still running. The call is answered any hour.
Stop the source
If water is still coming in, you are walked through the shutoff valve or the breaker first.
Inspection and written estimate
The crew checks the water category, measures moisture in walls and floors, photographs the damage and writes the estimate before work starts.
Written for homes across the Pasadena area and its towns.
In Pasadena, 37% of homes were built before 1950, when walls were often finished in plaster rather than drywall.
Every guide for Pasadena
Every guide below is built on Pasadena's own Census, FEMA and NOAA figures.
Pasadena water damage cost guide
Price ranges, cost drivers and estimate checks for Pasadena homes.
Pasadena guide to insurance and water damage
Which kinds of water damage insurance usually pays for in Pasadena, and how to document a claim.
Pasadena guide to the first hour after water damage
The first hour after a leak or flood in Pasadena: what to shut off, what to photograph and what to move.
guide to flood and storm water risk around Pasadena
Flood risk, flood insurance claims and storm water in Pasadena, from FEMA and NOAA figures.
guide to burst and frozen pipes around Pasadena
Why pipes burst in Pasadena homes, what freezing nights and older plumbing mean, and what to do first.
What stands out in Pasadena
- 44% of homes in Pasadena are in buildings with five or more units.
- 58% of homes in Pasadena are rented, against 54% across Los Angeles County. If you rent, tell your landlord or property manager about the leak right away.
- In Pasadena, 12% of households moved in during 2021 or later.
Local data for Pasadena
Calls for the Pasadena area come from 240 ZIP codes; the figures below are the city's own.
An inch of rain or more falls on about 7 days a year in Pasadena's ZIP codes, the kind of rain that can push water into basements, window wells and roof valleys.
About 73% of the homes in Pasadena date from before 1980, against 71% across Los Angeles County.
- 141 Yearly inland flood loss per $100,000 of building valueLos Angeles County: 164
- 62,853 Housing units
- 136,462 Residents
- 37% Homes built before 1950Los Angeles County: 24%
- 44% Homes in buildings with 5 or more unitsLos Angeles County: 36%
- 58% Homes that are rentedLos Angeles County: 54%
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates; FEMA OpenFEMA, FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, claims from 2016 to 2025 (not endorsed by FEMA); FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Residential Penetration Rates v1 (not endorsed by FEMA); FEMA National Risk Index v1.20, December 2025 (not endorsed by FEMA); NOAA NCEI, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, nearest weather station; FEMA OpenFEMA, Disaster Declarations Summaries v2 (not endorsed by FEMA); NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 2016 to 2025.
One call for water damage in Pasadena
Calls answered 24/7. The estimate is in writing before work begins.