Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Appanoose County, IA

A typical professional mold job in Appanoose County runs about $1,250 to $5,050 before rebuild, using the Iowa nonmetro price level. Below are the 9 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Iowa rules.

1964Median year homes were built

72%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$119,800Median home value

6,314Housing units

12,242People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Appanoose County were built before 1964, and 72 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 31 percent of homes in Appanoose County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 52581 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 52571 the newest, 1982.

Typical Prices In Appanoose County

JobSizeNational RangeAppanoose County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,250 to $5,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,300
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 $650

Estimate is the national range times 84.1 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 $5,050, that cap falls short by about $50 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 Appanoose 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.

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Appanoose County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
52544Appanoose County195878%$114,100
52549Appanoose County196076%$113,400
52555Appanoose County197852%$89,300
52571Appanoose County198249%$198,700
52572Appanoose County197165%$89,400
52574Appanoose County196970%$79,600
52581Appanoose County193883%$163,100
52593Appanoose County195168%$231,300
52594Appanoose County196661%$183,900

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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