Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wayne County, IA

A typical professional mold job in Wayne County runs about $1,250 to $5,050 before rebuild, using the Iowa nonmetro price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Iowa rules.

1969Median year homes were built

68%Homes built before 1980

20%Homes rented, not owned

$102,300Median home value

3,021Housing units

6,518People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Wayne County were built before 1969, and 68 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 20 percent of homes in Wayne County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 50052 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 52583 the newest, 1980.

Typical Prices In Wayne County

JobSizeNational RangeWayne 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
50008Wayne County195868%$122,500
50052Wayne County193874%Not published
50060Wayne County196872%$109,200
50123Wayne County196969%$106,800
50147Wayne County196467%$58,100
50165Millerton195386%$125,000
52583Wayne County198049%$104,200
52590Wayne County197363%$128,500

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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