Water damage restoration cost in Portland: $3,072

Portland against the other cities

The national water damage guide from Angi lists Portland, OR at an average of $3,072, with jobs there running $1,273–$4,871. That is $796 below the $3,868 national average the same guide prints (21% lower).

Of the 14 cities in the guide's table, Portland ranks 13th by average cost. Los Angeles sits just above at $3,268 and Denver just below at $2,732. The median of the listed city averages is $4,580, so Portland is in the lower half.

In Portland the high end of the range is 3.8 times the low end. That spread is ordinary for the table. The average sits near the middle of the range (50% of the way up).

What the Portland average buys, as arithmetic on the guide's per-square-foot rates: about 878 sq ft of clean-water work at $3.50, 585 sq ft of gray water at $5.25, or 410 sq ft of black water, the category that includes sewage, at $7.50. The guide's rates are national; it does not print a separate per-square-foot rate for Portland.

Oregon is not one of the 5 jurisdictions whose mold licensing law this site has read (FL, TX, NY, LA and DC), so no state rule is shown here. That is not a finding that Oregon has none; the state's licensing board is the place to ask.

For scale, the Insurance Information Institute reports an average homeowners water damage and freezing claim of $15,400 for 2019-2023. The Portland average is 20% of that figure; claims include repairs and contents, not only drying.

Source: Angi, How Much Does Water Damage Restoration Cost? (updated Sep 11, 2026), city table; Insurance Information Institute, Facts + Statistics: Homeowners and renters insurance · last checked October 20, 2026. Angi's separate city pages are updated on their own schedule and can show different figures.