Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Franklin County, KS

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

1974Median year homes were built

56%Homes built before 1980

26%Homes rented, not owned

$187,400Median home value

11,239Housing units

25,994People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Franklin County were built before 1974, and 56 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 26 percent of homes in Franklin County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 66080 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1964, and ZIP 66042 the newest, 1991.

Typical Prices In Franklin County

JobSizeNational RangeFranklin 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 Franklin County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Franklin County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
66042Franklin County199137%$182,800
66067Franklin County197258%$175,600
66076Franklin County197658%$187,200
66078Franklin County197854%$212,900
66079Franklin County198247%$201,700
66080Franklin County196466%$162,500
66092Franklin County197853%$227,700
66095Franklin County197552%$210,800

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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