Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Graves County, KY

A typical professional mold job in Graves County runs about $1,300 to $5,100 before rebuild, using the Kentucky nonmetro price level. Below are the 11 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1978Median year homes were built

54%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$139,000Median home value

16,437Housing units

36,612People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Graves County were built before 1978, and 54 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 24 percent of homes in Graves County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 42079 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1972, and ZIP 42082 the newest, 1996.

Typical Prices In Graves County

JobSizeNational RangeGraves County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,100
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,400
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 85.3 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 $5,100, that cap falls short by about $100 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 Graves County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Graves County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
42027Graves County199223%$183,600
42039Graves County198347%$125,400
42040Graves County198343%$183,200
42051Graves County198933%$148,400
42061LowesNot published80%Not published
42066Graves County197659%$135,100
42069Graves County198049%$170,100
42079Graves County197258%$199,100
42082Graves County199628%$166,600
42085Graves County197364%$101,800
42088Graves County197756%$127,900

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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