# RestoreWorth

> Independent US property damage restoration cost reference. Five calculators model restoration costs from published US cost-guide averages; each published figure links its source, and RestoreWorth's own assumptions are shown as separate rows. Not a contractor and not a lead broker. National ranges, not local prices; the model has not been reviewed by a restoration professional.

## Calculators

- [Water damage estimate and mitigation cost](https://restoreworth.com/water-damage.html): the cost of water mitigation (removing the water, drying) by IICRC category, plus materials.
- [Mold remediation cost calculator](https://restoreworth.com/mold.html): visible surface and materials, and the lines to ask about in a quote.
- [Basement water damage repair cost after a flood](https://restoreworth.com/flood.html): cleanup rate per square foot, plus materials, pump-out and assessment fees.
- [Fire damage estimator: fire and smoke costs](https://restoreworth.com/fire-smoke.html): cost per square foot of home, with soot, smoke and firefighting-water figures shown beside it, never added.
- [Sewer backup cleanup cost](https://restoreworth.com/sewage.html): cleanup and materials; repairing the cause, such as the sewer line, is not included.

## Open data

- [NFIP Paid Building Claims by State, 2020-2024](https://restoreworth.com/nfip-flood-claims-by-state.html): per-state count, median and quartiles of the building amount paid by the National Flood Insurance Program, computed from FEMA OpenFEMA data; not endorsed by FEMA. Amounts paid by NFIP, not repair cost.
- [Flood damage by water depth, NFIP 2015-2024](https://restoreworth.com/flood-damage-by-water-depth.html): median NFIP flood damage by interior water depth, as a share of building value, from FEMA OpenFEMA data. Actual cash value, not repair cost.
- [Flood insurance data by state](https://restoreworth.com/flood-data/): NFIP premiums and paid flood claims, FEMA declarations and inspections in 53 states and territories, with county pages, from FEMA OpenFEMA data. Not repair cost.
- [NFIP flood claims by storm](https://restoreworth.com/storms/): paid NFIP building claims of 42 named hurricanes and tropical storms since 2005, with NHC landfalls and reports. Not repair cost.
- [Flood data method](https://restoreworth.com/flood-data/methodology/): how the state, county and storm pages are computed from FEMA OpenFEMA and NHC files, what the figures are not, and every source with its filters.
- [RestoreWorth FEMA Data — MCP server](https://restoreworth.com/mcp.html): remote MCP server at https://restoreworth.com/api/mcp (Streamable HTTP, read-only, no key) serving the FEMA figures of the open data pages; tools nfip_claims_by_state, nfip_claims_by_county, flood_damage_by_water_depth, county_profile, list_sources. Amounts paid by NFIP, not repair cost.

## Reference

- [Property restoration cost atlas](https://restoreworth.com/restoration-costs.html): find the right calculator by room, material or damage type.
- [Data and methodology](https://restoreworth.com/methodology.html): the published cost guides behind each rate, the assumptions with no source, and what is still unreviewed.
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- [Contact](https://restoreworth.com/contact.html): contact@restoreworth.com for corrections to a figure or a source that moved.