Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 47963 IN

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 47963 runs about $1,550 to $6,200 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1962, older than the Newton County median of 1971.

1962Median year homes were built

69%Homes built before 1980

25%Homes rented, not owned

$158,100Median home value

$843Median gross rent

890Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 47963 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $29.49 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

69 percent of homes in 47963 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 25 percent of homes here are rented, against 20 percent across Newton County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,200, is about 3.9 percent of the median home value of $158,100.

Typical Prices In 47963

JobSizeNational Range47963 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,550 to $6,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,050 to $7,750
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $850

Estimate is the national range times 103.6 divided by 100, the price level for Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-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 $6,200, that cap falls short by about $1,200 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Newton County

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

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

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

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