Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Bartholomew County, IN

A typical professional mold job in Bartholomew County runs about $1,400 to $5,600 before rebuild, using the Columbus, IN price level. Below are the 9 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Indiana rules.

1978Median year homes were built

53%Homes built before 1980

30%Homes rented, not owned

$221,100Median home value

35,517Housing units

82,881People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Bartholomew County were built before 1978, and 53 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 30 percent of homes in Bartholomew County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 47236 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 47201 the newest, 1982.

Typical Prices In Bartholomew County

JobSizeNational RangeBartholomew County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,600
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $7,000
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 93.0 divided by 100, the price level for Columbus, IN, 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 $5,600, that cap falls short by about $600 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 Bartholomew County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Bartholomew County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
47201Bartholomew County198249%$217,600
47203Bartholomew County197854%$234,300
47226Clifford195675%$102,500
47232Bartholomew County197755%$185,400
47236Bartholomew County1938100%Not published
47244Bartholomew County196967%$333,800
47246Bartholomew County196881%$165,300
47247Jonesville195588%$119,500
47280Taylorsville196973%$179,400

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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