Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Parke County, IN

A typical professional mold job in Parke County runs about $1,350 to $5,300 before rebuild, using the Indiana nonmetro price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Indiana rules.

1973Median year homes were built

60%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$139,300Median home value

7,625Housing units

16,346People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Parke County were built before 1973, and 60 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 18 percent of homes in Parke County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 47860 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 47837 the newest, 1989.

Typical Prices In Parke County

JobSizeNational RangeParke County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,300
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,650
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 88.7 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 $5,300, that cap falls short by about $300 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 Parke County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Parke County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
47832Parke County197362%$167,500
47836Parke CountyNot published35%Not published
47837Parke County198940%$137,100
47859Parke County197952%$107,900
47860Parke County193878%$56,000
47862Parke County195767%$88,900
47872Parke County197458%$149,700
47874Parke County197465%$130,600

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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