Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 40370 KY

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 40370 runs about $1,400 to $5,550 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1990, older than the Scott County median of 1998.

1990Median year homes were built

38%Homes built before 1980

14%Homes rented, not owned

$274,100Median home value

$998Median gross rent

1,187Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 40370 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

38 percent of homes in 40370 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 14 percent of homes here are rented, against 28 percent across Scott County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,550, is about 2.0 percent of the median home value of $274,100.

Typical Prices In 40370

JobSizeNational Range40370 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,550
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $6,950
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 92.9 divided by 100, the price level for Lexington-Fayette, 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 $5,550, that cap falls short by about $550 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Scott County

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Scott 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.

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