Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Shelby County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Shelby County runs about $1,300 to $5,250 before rebuild, using the Illinois nonmetro price level. Below are the 13 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1965Median year homes were built

68%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$130,400Median home value

10,054Housing units

20,867People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Shelby County were built before 1965, and 68 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 Shelby County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 62565 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1958, and ZIP 62438 the newest, 1985.

Typical Prices In Shelby County

JobSizeNational RangeShelby 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 Shelby County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Shelby County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
61957Shelby County196374%$126,700
62422Shelby County197853%$123,700
62431Shelby County197457%$109,500
62438Shelby County198524%$235,900
62444Shelby County196969%$114,100
62462Shelby County196175%$144,000
62463Shelby County197062%$126,000
62465Shelby County196864%$150,000
62534Shelby County196566%$133,300
62550Shelby County196174%$134,300
62553Shelby County197172%$122,300
62565Shelby County195876%$131,900
62571Shelby County198444%$143,500

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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