Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Clinton County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Clinton County runs about $1,450 to $5,700 before rebuild, using the St. Louis, MO-IL price level. Below are the 11 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1977Median year homes were built

55%Homes built before 1980

21%Homes rented, not owned

$180,500Median home value

15,677Housing units

36,899People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $32.22 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Clinton 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 21 percent of homes in Clinton County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 62266 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 62216 the newest, 1993.

Typical Prices In Clinton County

JobSizeNational RangeClinton County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,700
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,150
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 95.1 divided by 100, the price level for St. Louis, 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 $5,700, that cap falls short by about $700 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
62215Clinton County198051%$205,000
62216Clinton County199336%$235,200
62218Clinton County198836%$197,300
62219Beckemeyer196267%$111,100
62230Clinton County198148%$209,100
62231Clinton County197557%$158,400
62245Clinton County197659%$197,900
62250Hoffman196775%$109,600
62265Clinton County197952%$173,600
62266Clinton County1938100%Not published
62293Clinton County197755%$214,500

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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