Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 61476 IL

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 61476 runs about $1,350 to $5,350 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1938, older than the Mercer County median of 1960.

1938Median year homes were built

88%Homes built before 1980

9%Homes rented, not owned

$127,000Median home value

$1,063Median gross rent

278Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61476 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $28.20 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

88 percent of homes in 61476 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 9 percent of homes here are rented, against 17 percent across Mercer County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,350, is about 4.2 percent of the median home value of $127,000.

Typical Prices In 61476

JobSizeNational Range61476 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,350
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,800 to $6,700
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 89.1 divided by 100, the price level for Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-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 $5,350, that cap falls short by about $350 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Mercer County

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Mercer County.

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

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

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