Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Chase County, KS

A typical professional mold job in Chase County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Kansas nonmetro price level. Below are the 5 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kansas rules.

1958Median year homes were built

79%Homes built before 1980

28%Homes rented, not owned

$106,200Median home value

1,397Housing units

2,579People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Chase County were built before 1958, and 79 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 28 percent of homes in Chase County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 66843 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1948, and ZIP 66869 the newest, 1958.

Typical Prices In Chase County

JobSizeNational RangeChase County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,150
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,450
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 $700

Estimate is the national range times 85.9 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 $5,150, that cap falls short by about $150 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 Chase County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNo Rating
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherRelatively Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Chase County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
66843Chase County194881%$87,500
66845Chase County195186%$88,300
66850Chase County195479%$114,400
66862Chase County195286%$99,200
66869Chase County195886%$107,500

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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