Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Butler County, MO

A typical professional mold job in Butler County runs about $1,250 to $5,050 before rebuild, using the Missouri nonmetro price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Missouri rules.

1980Median year homes were built

50%Homes built before 1980

35%Homes rented, not owned

$138,800Median home value

19,296Housing units

42,166People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Butler County were built before 1980, and 50 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 35 percent of homes in Butler County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 63932 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1967, and ZIP 63945 the newest, 1987.

Typical Prices In Butler County

JobSizeNational RangeButler County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,250 to $5,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,300
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $650

Estimate is the national range times 83.9 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of the state, 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 $5,050, that cap falls short by about $50 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 Butler County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Butler County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
63901Butler County197952%$143,200
63932Butler County196759%$74,000
63940Butler County198051%$130,100
63945Butler County198720%$152,300
63954Butler County197952%$77,600
63961Butler County197662%$91,000
63962Butler CountyNot published0%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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