Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Cooper County, MO

A typical professional mold job in Cooper County runs about $1,350 to $5,350 before rebuild, using the Columbia, MO price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Missouri rules.

1974Median year homes were built

59%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$197,100Median home value

7,276Housing units

16,835People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Cooper County were built before 1974, and 59 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 Cooper County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 65322 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1965, and ZIP 65348 the newest, 1978.

Typical Prices In Cooper County

JobSizeNational RangeCooper 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 89.4 divided by 100, the price level for Columbia, MO, 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 Cooper County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery 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 Cooper County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
65068Cooper County197759%$193,100
65233Cooper County197459%$206,000
65237Cooper County196668%$122,400
65276Cooper County197657%$182,900
65322Cooper County196570%$162,500
65348Cooper County197852%$192,400

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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