Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 29065 SC

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 29065 runs about $1,400 to $5,600 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1993, newer than the Fairfield County median of 1982.

1993Median year homes were built

32%Homes built before 1980

12%Homes rented, not owned

$94,000Median home value

Not publishedMedian gross rent

376Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 29065 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $22.78 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

32 percent of homes in 29065 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 12 percent of homes here are rented, against 24 percent across Fairfield County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,600, is about 6.0 percent of the median home value of $94,000.

Typical Prices In 29065

JobSizeNational Range29065 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 For Fairfield County

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

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

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

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