Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Effingham County, GA

A typical professional mold job in Effingham County runs about $1,450 to $5,700 before rebuild, using the Savannah, GA price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Georgia rules.

2001Median year homes were built

18%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$245,300Median home value

25,256Housing units

67,265People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Effingham County were built before 2001, and 18 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 22 percent of homes in Effingham County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 31318 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1978, and ZIP 31307 the newest, 2007.

Typical Prices In Effingham County

JobSizeNational RangeEffingham County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,700
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,150
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 $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 95.2 divided by 100, the price level for Savannah, 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 $5,700, that cap falls short by about $700 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 Effingham County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Low
Coastal floodingVery Low
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Effingham County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
31303Effingham County19919%$200,500
31307Effingham County200713%$270,700
31312Effingham County200416%$264,700
31318Effingham County197859%$275,000
31326Effingham County200016%$244,300
31329Effingham County200020%$221,800

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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