Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Madison County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Madison County runs about $1,450 to $5,700 before rebuild, using the St. Louis, MO-IL price level. Below are the 27 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1970Median year homes were built

62%Homes built before 1980

26%Homes rented, not owned

$167,900Median home value

118,942Housing units

264,631People

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 Madison County were built before 1970, and 62 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 26 percent of homes in Madison County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 62084 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1948, and ZIP 62281 the newest, 2001.

Typical Prices In Madison County

JobSizeNational RangeMadison 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 Madison County high for cold wave, winter weather. Water from these events is where mold claims start, and flood water is a separate policy. FloodSmart says mold damage is not covered under standard NFIP flood policies. FloodSmart

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Madison County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
62001Madison County197654%$208,600
62002Madison County195580%$114,300
62010Madison County197755%$170,000
62018Madison County196369%$78,400
62021Madison County196869%$277,700
62024East Alton195791%$112,500
62025Madison County198543%$295,700
62034Glen Carbon198937%$274,300
62035Godfrey197656%$179,900
62040Granite City196278%$106,600
62046Hamel197952%$229,600
62048Madison195396%$65,800
62058Livingston196474%$101,800
62060Madison195775%$53,600
62061Madison County197556%$185,900
62062Maryville199627%$249,500
62067Madison County197257%$220,500
62074Madison County198546%$263,700
62084Roxana194888%$104,300
62087South Roxana197366%$87,200
62090Venice195674%$49,600
62095Wood River195585%$106,700
62097Madison County197268%$212,600
62234Madison County196966%$162,000
62249Madison County198248%$220,000
62281Madison County200132%$287,800
62294Madison County199134%$255,700

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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