Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Leslie County, KY

A typical professional mold job in Leslie County runs about $1,300 to $5,100 before rebuild, using the Kentucky nonmetro price level. Below are the 16 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1983Median year homes were built

44%Homes built before 1980

17%Homes rented, not owned

$74,100Median home value

4,913Housing units

10,261People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Leslie County were built before 1983, and 44 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 Leslie County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 41762 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1958, and ZIP 41714 the newest, 1998.

Typical Prices In Leslie County

JobSizeNational RangeLeslie 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 Leslie County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively 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 Leslie County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
40803Leslie CountyNot published100%Not published
40808Leslie CountyNot published100%Not published
40827Leslie County199041%$84,800
40840Leslie County198934%$71,500
40844Leslie County198429%Not published
40858Leslie County198527%Not published
40868Leslie County198636%$88,800
40874Leslie County199632%Not published
41714Leslie County199830%$123,700
41749Leslie County198535%$81,500
41762Leslie County195864%Not published
41764Leslie County197386%Not published
41766Leslie County198434%$86,900
41775Leslie County197186%Not published
41776Leslie County198344%$60,300
41777Leslie County198934%$68,900

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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