Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Edmonson County, KY

A typical professional mold job in Edmonson County runs about $1,350 to $5,400 before rebuild, using the Bowling Green, KY price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1989Median year homes were built

36%Homes built before 1980

17%Homes rented, not owned

$136,600Median home value

6,418Housing units

12,243People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Edmonson County were built before 1989, and 36 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 17 percent of homes in Edmonson County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 42285 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1981, and ZIP 42207 the newest, 1987.

Typical Prices In Edmonson County

JobSizeNational RangeEdmonson County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,400
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,800 to $6,750
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 90.2 divided by 100, the price level for Bowling Green, KY, 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 $5,400, that cap falls short by about $400 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 Edmonson County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Edmonson County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
42160Edmonson County198248%$153,400
42163Edmonson CountyNot published0%Not published
42207Edmonson County198743%$127,100
42210Edmonson County198634%$115,300
42259Edmonson County198250%$167,300
42285Edmonson County198146%$120,800

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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