Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wilkes County, GA

A typical professional mold job in Wilkes County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the Georgia nonmetro price level. Below are the 3 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Georgia rules.

1976Median year homes were built

59%Homes built before 1980

33%Homes rented, not owned

$105,000Median home value

5,210Housing units

9,553People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Wilkes County were built before 1976, and 59 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 33 percent of homes in Wilkes County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 30660 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1974, and ZIP 30668 the newest, 1978.

Typical Prices In Wilkes County

JobSizeNational RangeWilkes 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 Wilkes 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 Wilkes County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
30660Wilkes County197459%$113,700
30668Wilkes County197855%$120,500
30673Wilkes County197661%$108,900

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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