Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Barry County, MI

A typical professional mold job in Barry County runs about $1,450 to $5,750 before rebuild, using the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Michigan rules.

1976Median year homes were built

55%Homes built before 1980

14%Homes rented, not owned

$243,700Median home value

27,617Housing units

62,982People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $21.82 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Barry County were built before 1976, and 55 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 14 percent of homes in Barry County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 48897 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 49333 the newest, 1991.

Typical Prices In Barry County

JobSizeNational RangeBarry County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,750
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,150
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 95.5 divided by 100, the price level for Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 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 $5,750, that cap falls short by about $750 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 Barry 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 Barry County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
48897Barry County193878%$208,000
49046Barry County197557%$268,100
49050Barry County197264%$257,500
49058Barry County196963%$210,600
49060Barry County198544%Not published
49073Barry County197162%$165,400
49325Barry County197354%$309,700
49333Barry County199138%$295,900

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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