Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Carlisle County, KY

A typical professional mold job in Carlisle County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Paducah, KY-IL price level. Below are the 3 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1977Median year homes were built

55%Homes built before 1980

19%Homes rented, not owned

$104,700Median home value

2,315Housing units

4,763People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Carlisle County were built before 1977, and 55 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 19 percent of homes in Carlisle County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 42023 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1976, and ZIP 42021 the newest, 1977.

Typical Prices In Carlisle County

JobSizeNational RangeCarlisle 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 86.1 divided by 100, the price level for Paducah, KY-IL, 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 Carlisle County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Carlisle County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
42021Carlisle County197757%$81,600
42023Carlisle County197655%$114,200
42035Carlisle County197753%$120,200

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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