Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 42038 KY

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 42038 runs about $1,300 to $5,100 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1988, the same as the Lyon County median.

1988Median year homes were built

37%Homes built before 1980

23%Homes rented, not owned

$195,700Median home value

$889Median gross rent

2,992Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 42038 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

37 percent of homes in 42038 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 23 percent of homes here are rented, against 18 percent across Lyon County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,100, is about 2.6 percent of the median home value of $195,700.

Typical Prices In 42038

Job	Size	National Range	42038 Estimate
Mold Remediation	a typical professional job	$1,500 to $6,000	$1,300 to $5,100
Mold Remediation	an attic	$2,000 to $7,500	$1,700 to $6,400
Mold Inspection and Testing	a visual inspection	$200 to $600	$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testing	an inspection with samples	$300 to $1,000	$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testing	a 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 Kentucky, 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