Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Alexander County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Alexander County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Cape Girardeau, MO-IL price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1969Median year homes were built

68%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$58,700Median home value

2,964Housing units

5,042People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Alexander County were built before 1969, and 68 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 Alexander County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 62914 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1951, and ZIP 62988 the newest, 1988.

Typical Prices In Alexander County

JobSizeNational RangeAlexander County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,150
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,450
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 86.1 divided by 100, the price level for Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, 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 $5,150, that cap falls short by about $150 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 Alexander County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Alexander County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
62914Alexander County195192%$28,900
62957Alexander County197568%$58,300
62962Alexander CountyNot published0%Not published
62969Alexander County197757%$81,900
62988Alexander County198842%$68,900
62990Alexander County198147%$122,900

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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Cape Girardeau, MO-IL