Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Howell County, MO

A typical professional mold job in Howell County runs about $1,250 to $5,050 before rebuild, using the Missouri nonmetro price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Missouri rules.

1983Median year homes were built

47%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$161,000Median home value

18,104Housing units

40,168People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Howell County were built before 1983, and 47 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 31 percent of homes in Howell County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 65793 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1975, and ZIP 65777 the newest, 2003.

Typical Prices In Howell County

JobSizeNational RangeHowell 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 Howell County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Howell County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
65548Howell County198541%$134,900
65688Brandsville19953%$602,900
65775Howell County198445%$177,700
65777Howell County200332%Not published
65788Howell County199442%$86,800
65789Howell County198544%$154,700
65790Howell County198148%$88,100
65793Howell County197560%$131,500

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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