Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Stewart County, GA

A typical professional mold job in Stewart County runs about $1,350 to $5,350 before rebuild, using the Columbus, GA-AL 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

42%Homes rented, not owned

$53,000Median home value

2,113Housing units

4,978People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Stewart 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 42 percent of homes in Stewart County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 31815 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1983, and ZIP 31821 the newest, 1993.

Typical Prices In Stewart County

JobSizeNational RangeStewart County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,350
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,800 to $6,700
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 $700

Estimate is the national range times 89.3 divided by 100, the price level for Columbus, GA-AL, 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 $5,350, that cap falls short by about $350 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 Stewart County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Stewart County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
31814Stewart CountyNot published100%Not published
31815Stewart County198348%$45,500
31821Stewart County199320%Not published
31825Stewart County198832%$85,300

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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