Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Calhoun County, SC

A typical professional mold job in Calhoun County runs about $1,400 to $5,600 before rebuild, using the Columbia, SC price level. Below are the 2 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and South Carolina rules.

1989Median year homes were built

38%Homes built before 1980

16%Homes rented, not owned

$148,800Median home value

7,061Housing units

14,150People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $22.78 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Calhoun County were built before 1989, and 38 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 16 percent of homes in Calhoun County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 29135 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1980, and ZIP 29030 the newest, 1986.

Typical Prices In Calhoun County

JobSizeNational RangeCalhoun County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,600
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $7,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 93.7 divided by 100, the price level for Columbia, SC, 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 $5,600, that cap falls short by about $600 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 Calhoun County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingVery Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneRelatively Low
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Calhoun County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
29030Calhoun County198640%$174,500
29135Calhoun County198050%$151,200

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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