Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Whiteside County, IL

A typical professional mold job in Whiteside County runs about $1,300 to $5,250 before rebuild, using the Illinois nonmetro price level. Below are the 12 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Illinois rules.

1960Median year homes were built

78%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$125,800Median home value

25,850Housing units

55,192People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Whiteside County were built before 1960, and 78 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 24 percent of homes in Whiteside County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 61037 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1943, and ZIP 61250 the newest, 1970.

Typical Prices In Whiteside County

JobSizeNational RangeWhiteside 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 Whiteside 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 Whiteside County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
61037Galt1943100%$115,500
61071Whiteside County196381%$104,900
61081Whiteside County195977%$121,000
61230Whiteside County196966%$150,600
61243Whiteside County195983%$220,300
61250Whiteside County197071%$168,500
61251Whiteside County195556%$187,100
61252Whiteside County196473%$143,400
61261Whiteside County196378%$114,400
61270Whiteside County195979%$165,000
61277Whiteside County195482%$134,000
61283Whiteside County195780%$125,600

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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