Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Carter County, OK

A typical professional mold job in Carter County runs about $1,250 to $5,000 before rebuild, using the Oklahoma nonmetro price level. Below are the 12 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Oklahoma rules.

1977Median year homes were built

54%Homes built before 1980

32%Homes rented, not owned

$153,500Median home value

21,619Housing units

48,255People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Carter 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 32 percent of homes in Carter County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 73488 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1945, and ZIP 73443 the newest, 1990.

Typical Prices In Carter County

JobSizeNational RangeCarter County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,250 to $5,000
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,650 to $6,250
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 83.6 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 $5,000, that cap covers the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates Here

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Carter County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Carter County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
73401Carter County197755%$174,700
73435Fox197170%$110,400
73436Gene Autry197067%$76,300
73437Carter County197470%Not published
73438Carter County196375%$70,900
73443Carter County199036%$181,300
73444Carter County198826%$125,000
73458Carter County198249%$174,000
73463Carter County198149%$107,800
73481Carter County197852%$70,400
73487Carter County197656%$72,800
73488Carter County194560%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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