Mold, Insurance And Removal Costs In Georgia
Georgia has 159 counties and 721 ZIP code neighborhoods on this guide. At the statewide price level a typical professional mold job runs about $1,450 to $5,800 before rebuild.
1991Median year homes were built
32%Homes built before 1980
35%Homes rented, not owned
$272,900Median home value
4,483,873Housing units
10,822,590People
Half the homes in Georgia were built before 1991, and 32 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.
The counties with the oldest housing are Dougherty County (1975), Taliaferro County (1975), Terrell County (1975), Bibb County (1976), Upson County (1976).
FEMA rates inland flooding high in 4 of 159 Georgia counties, and coastal flooding high in 2. Source FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025.
Georgia Rules On Mold
Georgia Mold And Insurance Rules
- The state health department does not regulate home mold. There are no state rules for mold testing or cleanup. Georgia DPH Indoor Air Quality And Mold
- Local housing codes usually have no mold standard, so renters must work it out with the landlord. Georgia DPH Indoor Air Quality And Mold
- The state environmental agency does not regulate mold in homes either. Georgia EPD Contact Us
Every Georgia County
| County | ZIP Codes | Median Year Built | Typical Job Up To | Inland Flood Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appling County | 3 | 1984 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Atkinson County | 3 | 1991 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Bacon County | 1 | 1984 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Baker County | 1 | 1978 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Baldwin County | 2 | 1986 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Banks County | 4 | 1992 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Barrow County | 4 | 2000 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Bartow County | 8 | 1993 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Ben Hill County | 1 | 1981 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Berrien County | 4 | 1989 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Bibb County | 7 | 1976 | $5,300 | Relatively Moderate |
| Bleckley County | 1 | 1982 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Brantley County | 4 | 1993 | $5,250 | Very Low |
| Brooks County | 6 | 1985 | $5,300 | Very Low |
| Bryan County | 3 | 2004 | $5,700 | Relatively Low |
| Bulloch County | 5 | 1994 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Burke County | 4 | 1984 | $5,500 | Very Low |
| Butts County | 3 | 1994 | $6,000 | Very Low |
| Calhoun County | 4 | 1977 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Camden County | 5 | 1994 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Candler County | 3 | 1987 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Carroll County | 9 | 1991 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Catoosa County | 2 | 1992 | $5,500 | Relatively Low |
| Charlton County | 2 | 1986 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Chatham County | 14 | 1985 | $5,700 | Relatively Moderate |
| Chattahoochee County | 2 | 1978 | $5,350 | Very Low |
| Chattooga County | 4 | 1977 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Cherokee County | 7 | 2000 | $6,000 | Relatively Moderate |
| Clarke County | 4 | 1987 | $5,600 | Relatively Low |
| Clay County | 2 | 1986 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Clayton County | 7 | 1988 | $6,000 | Relatively Moderate |
| Clinch County | 3 | 1979 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Cobb County | 17 | 1989 | $6,000 | Relatively High |
| Coffee County | 6 | 1988 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Colquitt County | 8 | 1987 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Columbia County | 5 | 1998 | $5,500 | Relatively Moderate |
| Cook County | 4 | 1984 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Coweta County | 9 | 1998 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Crawford County | 3 | 1992 | $5,300 | Very Low |
| Crisp County | 2 | 1983 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Dade County | 3 | 1988 | $5,500 | Relatively Low |
| Dawson County | 2 | 1997 | $6,000 | Very Low |
| DeKalb County | 28 | 1983 | $6,000 | Relatively High |
| Decatur County | 5 | 1987 | $5,200 | Relatively Moderate |
| Dodge County | 4 | 1981 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Dooly County | 5 | 1980 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Dougherty County | 4 | 1975 | $5,250 | Relatively Moderate |
| Douglas County | 4 | 1996 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Early County | 3 | 1984 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Echols County | 3 | 1990 | $5,300 | Very Low |
| Effingham County | 6 | 2001 | $5,700 | Relatively Low |
| Elbert County | 3 | 1979 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Emanuel County | 7 | 1981 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Evans County | 4 | 1986 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Fannin County | 5 | 1994 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Fayette County | 5 | 1993 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Floyd County | 7 | 1977 | $5,400 | Relatively Moderate |
| Forsyth County | 3 | 2004 | $6,000 | Relatively Moderate |
| Franklin County | 5 | 1989 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Fulton County | 35 | 1992 | $6,000 | Relatively High |
| Gilmer County | 4 | 1997 | $5,200 | Relatively Moderate |
| Glascock County | 2 | 1988 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Glynn County | 6 | 1987 | $5,250 | Relatively Low |
| Gordon County | 6 | 1986 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Grady County | 3 | 1990 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Greene County | 4 | 1996 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Gwinnett County | 16 | 1995 | $6,000 | Relatively High |
| Habersham County | 4 | 1992 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Hall County | 10 | 1995 | $5,800 | Relatively Moderate |
| Hancock County | 2 | 1989 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Haralson County | 3 | 1989 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Harris County | 9 | 1996 | $5,350 | Relatively Low |
| Hart County | 3 | 1986 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Heard County | 1 | 1984 | $6,000 | Very Low |
| Henry County | 5 | 2000 | $6,000 | Relatively Moderate |
| Houston County | 8 | 1994 | $5,650 | Relatively Low |
| Irwin County | 3 | 1981 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Jackson County | 9 | 2001 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Jasper County | 3 | 1990 | $6,000 | Very Low |
| Jeff Davis County | 2 | 1986 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Jefferson County | 7 | 1982 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Jenkins County | 1 | 1979 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Johnson County | 2 | 1984 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Jones County | 5 | 1990 | $5,300 | Very Low |
| Lamar County | 2 | 1987 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Lanier County | 2 | 1994 | $5,300 | Very Low |
| Laurens County | 8 | 1988 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Lee County | 3 | 1998 | $5,250 | Relatively Low |
| Liberty County | 7 | 1993 | $5,650 | Relatively Low |
| Lincoln County | 1 | 1984 | $5,500 | Very Low |
| Long County | 1 | 1998 | $5,650 | Very Low |
| Lowndes County | 6 | 1992 | $5,300 | Relatively Low |
| Lumpkin County | 1 | 1997 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Macon County | 4 | 1979 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Madison County | 4 | 1990 | $5,600 | Very Low |
| Marion County | 2 | 1993 | $5,350 | Very Low |
| McDuffie County | 2 | 1985 | $5,500 | Very Low |
| McIntosh County | 3 | 1997 | $5,250 | Very Low |
| Meriwether County | 6 | 1984 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Miller County | 1 | 1978 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Mitchell County | 5 | 1979 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Monroe County | 3 | 1995 | $5,300 | Very Low |
| Montgomery County | 4 | 1990 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Morgan County | 4 | 1994 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Murray County | 5 | 1993 | $5,400 | Relatively Low |
| Muscogee County | 8 | 1978 | $5,350 | Relatively Moderate |
| Newton County | 5 | 1998 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Oconee County | 3 | 1996 | $5,600 | Relatively Low |
| Oglethorpe County | 6 | 1988 | $5,600 | Very Low |
| Paulding County | 3 | 2001 | $6,000 | Relatively Moderate |
| Peach County | 2 | 1986 | $5,650 | Very Low |
| Pickens County | 3 | 1995 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Pierce County | 4 | 1989 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Pike County | 5 | 1993 | $6,000 | Very Low |
| Polk County | 3 | 1983 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Pulaski County | 2 | 1982 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Putnam County | 1 | 1990 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Quitman County | 2 | 1988 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Rabun County | 8 | 1987 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Randolph County | 3 | 1980 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Richmond County | 7 | 1980 | $5,500 | Relatively Moderate |
| Rockdale County | 3 | 1988 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Schley County | 1 | 1993 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Screven County | 4 | 1982 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Seminole County | 2 | 1980 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Spalding County | 3 | 1984 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Stephens County | 3 | 1983 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Stewart County | 4 | 1984 | $5,350 | Very Low |
| Sumter County | 6 | 1979 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Talbot County | 4 | 1989 | $5,350 | Very Low |
| Taliaferro County | 2 | 1975 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Tattnall County | 3 | 1986 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Taylor County | 4 | 1986 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Telfair County | 6 | 1977 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Terrell County | 4 | 1975 | $5,250 | Very Low |
| Thomas County | 5 | 1986 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Tift County | 2 | 1985 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Toombs County | 3 | 1984 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Towns County | 2 | 1994 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Treutlen County | 1 | 1982 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Troup County | 3 | 1984 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Turner County | 3 | 1977 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Twiggs County | 2 | 1985 | $5,300 | Very Low |
| Union County | 2 | 1994 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Upson County | 3 | 1976 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Walker County | 6 | 1978 | $5,500 | Relatively Low |
| Walton County | 6 | 1997 | $6,000 | Relatively Low |
| Ware County | 4 | 1977 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Warren County | 3 | 1979 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Washington County | 6 | 1982 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Wayne County | 4 | 1988 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Webster County | 2 | 1989 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Wheeler County | 2 | 1982 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| White County | 3 | 1994 | $5,200 | Relatively Low |
| Whitfield County | 6 | 1986 | $5,400 | Relatively Moderate |
| Wilcox County | 4 | 1978 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Wilkes County | 3 | 1976 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Wilkinson County | 6 | 1983 | $5,200 | Very Low |
| Worth County | 7 | 1986 | $5,250 | Very Low |
Largest Cities
- Atlanta
- Columbus
- Augusta-Richmond County
- Macon-Bibb County
- Savannah
- Athens-Clarke County
- South Fulton
- Sandy Springs
- Roswell
- Johns Creek
- Warner Robins
- Albany
- Alpharetta
- Stonecrest
- Brookhaven
- Smyrna
- Dunwoody
- Gainesville
- Mableton
- Peachtree Corners
- Milton
- Peachtree City
- East Point
- Evans
- Tucker
- Martinez
- Lawrenceville
- Redan
- Chamblee
- Union City
- Pooler
- Carrollton
- Decatur
- Candler-McAfee
- Snellville
- Forest Park
- North Decatur
- North Druid Hills
- Norcross
- Lithia Springs