Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Cherokee County, KS

A typical professional mold job in Cherokee County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Joplin, MO-KS price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kansas rules.

1968Median year homes were built

67%Homes built before 1980

28%Homes rented, not owned

$99,400Median home value

9,140Housing units

19,236People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Cherokee County were built before 1968, and 67 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 Cherokee County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 66773 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1941, and ZIP 66770 the newest, 1982.

Typical Prices In Cherokee County

JobSizeNational RangeCherokee 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 85.7 divided by 100, the price level for Joplin, MO-KS, 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 Cherokee County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Cherokee County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
66713Cherokee County196068%$94,100
66725Cherokee County196869%$106,800
66739Cherokee County197166%$83,300
66770Cherokee County198249%$131,500
66773Cherokee County194167%$74,100
66781Cherokee County197458%$104,500
66782West Mineral197171%$38,000
67336Cherokee County196378%$68,800

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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