Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Marlboro County, SC

A typical professional mold job in Marlboro County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the South Carolina nonmetro price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and South Carolina rules.

1978Median year homes were built

54%Homes built before 1980

37%Homes rented, not owned

$74,500Median home value

12,059Housing units

26,285People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Marlboro County were built before 1978, 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 37 percent of homes in Marlboro County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 29594 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1965, and ZIP 29596 the newest, 1989.

Typical Prices In Marlboro County

JobSizeNational RangeMarlboro 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 Marlboro County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Marlboro County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
29512Marlboro County197657%$79,200
29516Marlboro County197653%Not published
29525Marlboro County197951%$53,000
29570Marlboro County198246%$54,600
29594Marlboro County196596%$101,600
29596Marlboro County198938%$58,400

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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