Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Marshall County, MS

A typical professional mold job in Marshall County runs about $1,400 to $5,550 before rebuild, using the Memphis, TN-MS-AR price level. Below are the 5 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Mississippi rules.

1991Median year homes were built

33%Homes built before 1980

23%Homes rented, not owned

$172,200Median home value

15,308Housing units

33,899People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $23.30 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Marshall County were built before 1991, and 33 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 Marshall County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 38661 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1985, and ZIP 38611 the newest, 1995.

Typical Prices In Marshall County

JobSizeNational RangeMarshall County 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 $6,900
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 $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 92.2 divided by 100, the price level for Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 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 Here

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

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Marshall County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
38611Marshall County199525%$206,500
38635Marshall County198739%$158,800
38659Marshall County199532%$83,200
38661Marshall County198541%$210,300
38685Marshall County198824%Not published

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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