Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Coles County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Coles County runs about $1,300 to $5,250 before rebuild, using the Illinois nonmetro price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1970Median year homes were built

66%Homes built before 1980

40%Homes rented, not owned

$121,900Median home value

22,717Housing units

46,689People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Coles County were built before 1970, and 66 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 40 percent of homes in Coles County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 61938 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1959, and ZIP 61920 the newest, 1979.

Typical Prices In Coles County

JobSizeNational RangeColes 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 Coles County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Coles County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
61912Coles County196977%$110,000
61920Coles County197952%$144,700
61931Coles County197758%$125,800
61938Coles County195979%$109,100
61943Coles County196669%$105,200
62440Coles County197363%$141,900

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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Charleston-Mattoon, IL