Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Burke County, GA

A typical professional mold job in Burke County runs about $1,400 to $5,500 before rebuild, using the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC price level. Below are the 4 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Georgia rules.

1984Median year homes were built

44%Homes built before 1980

27%Homes rented, not owned

$107,800Median home value

11,201Housing units

24,427People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Burke County were built before 1984, and 44 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 27 percent of homes in Burke County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 30830 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1980, and ZIP 30816 the newest, 1989.

Typical Prices In Burke County

JobSizeNational RangeBurke County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,500
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $6,900
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 91.9 divided by 100, the price level for Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 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 $5,500, that cap falls short by about $500 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

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

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneRelatively Low
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Burke County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
30426Burke County198242%$45,200
30456Burke County198148%$80,100
30816Burke County198935%$125,000
30830Burke County198050%$145,900

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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