Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Ware County, GA

A typical professional mold job in Ware County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the Georgia nonmetro price level. Below are the 4 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Georgia rules.

1977Median year homes were built

55%Homes built before 1980

38%Homes rented, not owned

$106,500Median home value

15,926Housing units

35,958People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Ware County were built before 1977, and 55 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 38 percent of homes in Ware County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 31501 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1971, and ZIP 31503 the newest, 1984.

Typical Prices In Ware County

JobSizeNational RangeWare County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,500
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 87.0 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, 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 $5,200, that cap falls short by about $200 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 Ware County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Ware County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
31501Waycross197168%$100,000
31503Ware County198442%$108,100
31550Ware County197953%Not published
31552Ware County197857%Not published

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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