Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Clay County, AR

A typical professional mold job in Clay County runs about $1,250 to $5,000 before rebuild, using the Arkansas nonmetro price level. Below are the 11 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Arkansas rules.

1973Median year homes were built

67%Homes built before 1980

28%Homes rented, not owned

$88,100Median home value

7,499Housing units

14,399People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Clay County were built before 1973, and 67 percent went up before 1980. Older plumbing, roofs and window seals are where slow leaks start, and slow leaks are the mold most home policies leave out. About 28 percent of homes in Clay County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 72430 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1962, and ZIP 72435 the newest, 1999.

Typical Prices In Clay County

JobSizeNational RangeClay County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,250 to $5,000
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,650 to $6,200
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $650

Estimate is the national range times 83.0 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, rounded to $50. National ranges from Remediational cost guide, price level from BEA Regional Price Parities 2024.

The standard limited fungi endorsement caps mold at $5,000. Against a typical job here of up to $5,000, that cap covers the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Clay County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveRelatively Moderate
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025, county level.

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Clay County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
72422Clay County197564%$87,600
72424Datto197084%$53,000
72430Clay County196288%Not published
72435Clay County199935%Not published
72441McDougal196769%$73,800
72453Clay County199041%$117,500
72454Clay County197367%$95,600
72456Clay County197170%$121,400
72461Clay County197270%$98,400
72464St. Francis196678%Not published
72470Clay County197663%$67,500

ZIP areas are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, placed in the county that holds most of their land, per the Census 2020 ZIP relationship files.

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