Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Rankin County, MS

A typical professional mold job in Rankin County runs about $1,350 to $5,350 before rebuild, using the Jackson, MS price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Mississippi rules.

1994Median year homes were built

27%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$223,400Median home value

64,076Housing units

158,218People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $18.41 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Rankin County were built before 1994, and 27 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 22 percent of homes in Rankin County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 39208 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1984, and ZIP 39047 the newest, 1999.

Typical Prices In Rankin County

JobSizeNational RangeRankin County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,350
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,800 to $6,700
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 89.0 divided by 100, the price level for Jackson, MS, 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 $5,350, that cap falls short by about $350 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 Rankin County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Rankin County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
39042Rankin County199528%$249,200
39047Rankin County199915%$265,300
39073Rankin County199429%$180,900
39145Rankin County199141%$172,200
39193Rankin CountyNot published100%Not published
39208Pearl198445%$173,900
39218Richland199319%$135,100
39232Flowood199912%$293,000

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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