Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Gallatin County, IL

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

1971Median year homes were built

71%Homes built before 1980

20%Homes rented, not owned

$84,700Median home value

2,506Housing units

4,857People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Gallatin County were built before 1971, and 71 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 20 percent of homes in Gallatin County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 62979 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1966, and ZIP 62954 the newest, 1974.

Typical Prices In Gallatin County

JobSizeNational RangeGallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
62871Gallatin County196768%$87,200
62934Gallatin County197364%$90,000
62954Gallatin County197471%$89,400
62979Gallatin County196685%$85,400
62984Gallatin County197270%$87,800

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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