Mold Removal Cost And Risk In McDonald County, MO

A typical professional mold job in McDonald County runs about $1,250 to $5,050 before rebuild, using the Missouri nonmetro price level. Below are the 10 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Missouri rules.

1986Median year homes were built

42%Homes built before 1980

32%Homes rented, not owned

$134,100Median home value

9,807Housing units

23,492People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in McDonald County were built before 1986, and 42 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 32 percent of homes in McDonald County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 64847 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1964, and ZIP 64868 the newest, 2006.

Typical Prices In McDonald County

JobSizeNational RangeMcDonald 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 McDonald County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In McDonald County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
64831McDonald County198345%$147,700
64843McDonald County198446%$112,900
64847McDonald County196480%$55,000
64854McDonald County198049%$92,400
64856McDonald County199032%$173,600
64861McDonald County199333%$158,300
64863McDonald County197853%$150,000
64867McDonald County198837%$154,300
64868McDonald County200611%$94,800
65730McDonald CountyNot published100%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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