Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Monroe County, MO

A typical professional mold job in Monroe County runs about $1,250 to $5,050 before rebuild, using the Missouri nonmetro price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Missouri rules.

1977Median year homes were built

54%Homes built before 1980

25%Homes rented, not owned

$147,400Median home value

4,476Housing units

8,672People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Monroe County were built before 1977, and 54 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 25 percent of homes in Monroe County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 63443 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1965, and ZIP 65283 the newest, 2001.

Typical Prices In Monroe County

JobSizeNational RangeMonroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
63443Monroe County196568%$57,900
65258Monroe County197460%$168,800
65263Monroe County197458%$124,000
65275Monroe County197656%$143,300
65282Monroe County199533%Not published
65283Monroe County20014%$230,900

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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