Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Jersey County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Jersey County runs about $1,450 to $5,700 before rebuild, using the St. Louis, MO-IL price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1975Median year homes were built

57%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$168,800Median home value

9,884Housing units

21,336People

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 Jersey County were built before 1975, and 57 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 Jersey County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 62022 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1952, and ZIP 62037 the newest, 1988.

Typical Prices In Jersey County

JobSizeNational RangeJersey 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 Jersey County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Jersey County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
62012Jersey County197855%$165,500
62022Jersey County195272%$190,200
62028Jersey County196382%$167,600
62030Fidelity197563%$92,500
62031Jersey County198346%$127,700
62037Jersey County198838%$222,900
62052Jersey County197162%$156,000
62063Jersey County198050%$118,600

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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