Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Bureau County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Bureau County runs about $1,300 to $5,250 before rebuild, using the Illinois nonmetro price level. Below are the 24 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1957Median year homes were built

80%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$121,900Median home value

15,646Housing units

33,027People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Bureau County were built before 1957, and 80 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 24 percent of homes in Bureau County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 61330 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 61356 the newest, 1965.

Typical Prices In Bureau County

JobSizeNational RangeBureau County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,250
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,550
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 87.4 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 $5,250, that cap falls short by about $250 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 Bureau County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Bureau County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
61312Bureau County194491%$124,300
61314Bureau County194382%$76,900
61315Bureau Junction195191%$53,700
61317Bureau County194487%$96,900
61320Dalzell196078%$159,400
61322De Pue194389%$64,300
61323Dover196182%$108,700
61328Bureau CountyNot published100%Not published
61329Ladd195383%$123,600
61330Bureau County193884%$150,000
61337Bureau County195976%$100,300
61338Bureau County194792%$90,300
61344Bureau County193896%$69,500
61345Bureau County194275%$99,200
61346Bureau County193890%$73,800
61349Bureau County194279%$117,400
61356Bureau County196575%$146,800
61359Seatonville194576%$95,500
61361Bureau County193891%$147,300
61362Bureau County196275%$135,900
61368Bureau County194986%$119,400
61374Bureau County1938100%Not published
61376Bureau County195387%$123,700
61379Bureau County196179%$99,200

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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