Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Cherokee County, SC

A typical professional mold job in Cherokee County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the South Carolina nonmetro price level. Below are the 5 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and South Carolina rules.

1982Median year homes were built

47%Homes built before 1980

27%Homes rented, not owned

$135,200Median home value

24,945Housing units

56,299People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Cherokee County were built before 1982, 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 27 percent of homes in Cherokee County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 29372 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1974, and ZIP 29341 the newest, 1987.

Typical Prices In Cherokee County

JobSizeNational RangeCherokee County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,150
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,450
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 $700

Estimate is the national range times 86.2 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 $5,150, that cap falls short by about $150 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 Cherokee County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Cherokee County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
29330Cherokee County198248%$145,500
29340Cherokee County197756%$110,000
29341Cherokee County198740%$171,300
29372Cherokee County197464%$101,100
29702Cherokee County198246%$120,300

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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