Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Catoosa County, GA

A typical professional mold job in Catoosa County runs about $1,350 to $5,500 before rebuild, using the Chattanooga, TN-GA price level. Below are the 2 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Georgia rules.

1992Median year homes were built

35%Homes built before 1980

25%Homes rented, not owned

$214,200Median home value

28,275Housing units

68,356People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $28.43 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Catoosa County were built before 1992, and 35 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 25 percent of homes in Catoosa County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 30742 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1980, and ZIP 30736 the newest, 1994.

Typical Prices In Catoosa County

JobSizeNational RangeCatoosa County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,500
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $6,850
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 91.5 divided by 100, the price level for Chattanooga, TN-GA, 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 Catoosa 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 Catoosa County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
30736Catoosa County199426%$233,600
30742Fort Oglethorpe198051%$184,800

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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