Water damage restoration cost in Detroit: $4,450

Detroit against the other cities

The national water damage guide from Angi lists Detroit, MI at an average of $4,450, with jobs there running $2,385–$7,100. That is $582 above the $3,868 national average the same guide prints (15% higher).

Of the 14 cities in the guide's table, Detroit ranks 8th by average cost. Seattle sits just above at $4,710 and Reno just below at $4,150. The median of the listed city averages is $4,580, so Detroit is in the lower half.

In Detroit the high end of the range is 3 times the low end. That spread is ordinary for the table. The average sits near the middle of the range (44% of the way up).

What the Detroit average buys, as arithmetic on the guide's per-square-foot rates: about 1,271 sq ft of clean-water work at $3.50, 848 sq ft of gray water at $5.25, or 593 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 Detroit.

Michigan 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 Michigan 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 Detroit average is 29% 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.