Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Union County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Union County runs about $1,300 to $5,250 before rebuild, using the Illinois nonmetro price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1975Median year homes were built

58%Homes built before 1980

23%Homes rented, not owned

$131,700Median home value

7,861Housing units

16,972People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Union County were built before 1975, and 58 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 23 percent of homes in Union County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 62961 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1973, and ZIP 62905 the newest, 1979.

Typical Prices In Union County

JobSizeNational RangeUnion 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 Union County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Union County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
62905Union County197951%$114,800
62906Union County197461%$138,200
62920Union County197657%$154,200
62926Union County197755%$104,900
62952Union County197559%$124,300
62961Mill Creek197367%Not published
62998Union County197662%Not published

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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