Water damage costs around Palm Beach, FL
Built from Palm Beach County flood, weather and housing records, with what each figure means for your home.
Homes built before 1980 make up 71% of the housing in Palm Beach; across Palm Beach County the share is 34%.
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A guide for water damage restoration in Palm Beach and the towns around it.
Building payments on flood claims in Palm Beach's ZIP codes averaged $37,177 in the ten years to 2025.
Costs around Palm Beach
In Palm Beach, 16% of homes were built before 1950, and those older buildings shape many repair bills. Every job is priced from the water category, the wet area, the materials removed and the drying days. Only the written estimate after an inspection gives the real price. Category 1 water from a clean line costs least to handle. Category 3 water from a surge or a sewer line costs most.
Local facts lean toward bigger jobs. Census figures show 43% of homes are kept for seasonal or occasional use, so leaks often run unseen. More material then comes out, and drying takes longer. About 71% of homes were built before 1980. Older plaster, wood floors and cast iron drains are slower and costlier to dry or replace.
Buildings matter too. With 67% of homes in buildings with 5 or more units, a leak can reach several units. Ceiling water damage repair below the source unit then becomes part of the job. In a condominium, ask the association which repairs to shared pipes and common walls it arranges and which fall to you. FEMA flood insurance records show 6.7 claims per 1,000 homes from 2016 to 2025, above Palm Beach County's 1.6. FEMA's National Risk Index puts yearly coastal flood loss at $46 per $100,000 of building value, against $3 countywide. When storm water rises from outside, flood damage restoration takes out wet drywall and flooring on the whole ground floor.
Palm Beach housing and flood figures
Calls for the Palm Beach area come from 5 ZIP codes; the figures below are the city's own.
For every $100,000 of buildings in Palm Beach's ZIP codes, FEMA's model expects about $46 a year in coastal flood damage, compared with $5 across Florida.
By FEMA's estimate, inland flooding costs homes and businesses in Palm Beach's ZIP codes about $43 a year per $100,000 of building value.
- 71% Homes built before 1980Palm Beach County: 34%
- 46 Yearly coastal flood loss per $100,000 of building valuePalm Beach County: 3
- 43 Yearly inland flood loss per $100,000 of building valuePalm Beach County: 63
- 43% Homes kept for seasonal or occasional usePalm Beach County: 10%
- 67% Homes in buildings with 5 or more unitsPalm Beach County: 31%
- 10,450 Housing units
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.
Typical price ranges
Typical US ranges from published cost guides, not quotes.
| Item | Typical range | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Water damage restoration, typical home job | $1,300 to $6,400 | per job |
| Small clean-water leak, part of one room (Class 1) | $150 to $500 | per job |
| Long-standing water through much of the home, or standing for days | $15,000 to $100,000 | per job |
| Water removal and drying, clean water (Category 1) | $3 to $6 | per sq ft |
| Water removal and drying, gray water (Category 2) | $4 to $9 | per sq ft |
| Water removal and drying, black water (Category 3) | $7 to $12 | per sq ft |
| Air mover on site | $29 to $40 | per unit, per day |
| Refrigerant (LGR) dehumidifier on site | $65 to $145 | per unit, per day |
| HEPA air scrubber on site | $45 to $140 | per unit, per day |
| Restoration labor, standard hours | $60 to $200 | per hour |
| Floodwater cleanup and drying (outside water is Category 3) | $7 to $12 | per sq ft |
| Flooded basement cleanup, 500 to 1,000 sq ft | $2,000 to $8,000 | per job |
| Basement water removal, drying and sanitizing | $4 to $12 | per sq ft |
| Sewage backup cleanup (Category 3) | $2,000 to $10,000 | per job |
| Sewage cleanup and disinfection | $7 to $15 | per sq ft |
| Burst pipe repair, plumbing only | $400 to $2,000 | per repair |
| Burst pipe repair with related water damage | $1,000 to $4,000 | per job |
| Water-damaged ceiling repair | $350 to $2,500 | per ceiling area |
| Wet drywall removal and replacement | $1.5 to $4 | per sq ft |
| Water-damaged wall repair, drywall | $275 to $850 | per wall area |
| Hardwood floor repair or replacement after water damage | $7 to $25 | per sq ft |
| Wet carpet drying and repair | $300 to $2,000 | per room |
| Carpet replacement after water damage | $2 to $8 | per sq ft |
| Camera inspection to find a hidden leak | $125 to $500 | per visit |
| Mold inspection after water damage | $300 to $650 | per visit |
| Mold remediation, a separate job, if water sat too long | $1,100 to $6,000 | per job |
| After-hours, weekend or holiday call charge | $50 to $500 | per visit |
Typical US ranges compiled on 17 October 2026 from public cost guides and price lists, not prices from 911 Water Damage Fix or any one company. Most guide figures trace back to Angi and HomeAdvisor customer surveys (HomeAdvisor water damage cost guide, updated June 17, 2026); independent checks: HomeGuide (2025 and 2026), Fixr (January 2025), a State of Iowa restoration contract price list effective May 22, 2026, and a published restoration equipment rental list. The written estimate after an inspection is the only price that applies.
Price drivers in Palm Beach County
Age is the first price driver in Palm Beach. Census figures show 71% of homes were built before 1980 and 16% before 1950, against 4% across Florida. Older homes here can have plaster walls, plank subfloors and original cast iron or galvanized lines. Plaster holds water longer than drywall and is slower to dry or match, so these jobs take more care and time.
Condo buildings come next. With 67% of homes in buildings of 5 or more units, a leak upstairs often reaches the unit below. Each unit adds rooms to the scope. The association may set rules for work hours and materials. Seasonal homes are a third driver. About 43% of homes are kept for seasonal or occasional use. A leak in a closed unit can run for days, so more material comes out.
Storm exposure is the last driver. The coastal flood loss figure is $46 per $100,000 of building value, against 3 for the county, in FEMA's National Risk Index. Surge and street flooding are Category 3, so water-damaged floor repair after a storm usually means new flooring rather than dried flooring. Call your insurance company to ask what your policy covers before work starts. Shared lobbies and garages need water damage restoration for businesses.
What the estimate should list
Ask for an estimate that names the water category, the square footage, every piece of drying equipment with its daily rate, the materials to be removed by room, labor rates with any after-hours charge, and whether repairs are included.
Three questions before work starts in Palm Beach
Three answers decide most of the price, so get them before work begins: the water category, the wet area in square feet and the equipment list with daily rates. In Palm Beach, ask for those in writing on the estimate. When readings find water inside a wall that was not visible on the first day, the scope can grow, and that change should also be in writing before it is done. Keep the paperwork with your photos and the daily moisture readings. At the end, the bill should match the equipment days and the materials that actually came out. A sagging ceiling adds ceiling leak repair to the estimate after the leak above is fixed.
Cost questions in Palm Beach
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Related Palm Beach guides
the Palm Beach first steps guide
A step-by-step first hour for Palm Beach homes with water damage.
flood risk guide for Palm Beach
How often water from outside reaches Palm Beach homes, and what to do about it.
burst pipe guide for Palm Beach
Burst and frozen pipes in Palm Beach: causes, first steps and costs.
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