Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Nelson County, KY

A typical professional mold job in Nelson County runs about $1,400 to $5,600 before rebuild, using the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Kentucky rules.

1990Median year homes were built

37%Homes built before 1980

23%Homes rented, not owned

$224,100Median home value

20,062Housing units

47,102People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $23.10 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Nelson County were built before 1990, and 37 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 23 percent of homes in Nelson County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 40020 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1972, and ZIP 40013 the newest, 1999.

Typical Prices In Nelson County

JobSizeNational RangeNelson County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,600
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $7,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 93.1 divided by 100, the price level for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 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 $5,600, that cap falls short by about $600 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 Nelson County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Nelson County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
40004Nelson County199136%$224,600
40008Nelson County198345%$228,800
40012Nelson County197757%$208,500
40013Nelson County199925%$241,500
40020Nelson County1972100%Not published
40051Nelson County198544%$177,100
40052Nelson County198928%$130,900
40107Nelson County198939%$192,800

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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