Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Gibson County, TN

A typical professional mold job in Gibson County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Jackson, TN price level. Below are the 9 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Tennessee rules.

1976Median year homes were built

56%Homes built before 1980

33%Homes rented, not owned

$149,700Median home value

22,500Housing units

50,610People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Gibson County were built before 1976, and 56 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 33 percent of homes in Gibson County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 38338 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1944, and ZIP 38343 the newest, 1978.

Typical Prices In Gibson County

JobSizeNational RangeGibson 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 $6,400
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 85.5 divided by 100, the price level for Jackson, TN, 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 Gibson County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Gibson County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
38233Gibson County196960%$90,900
38316Gibson County197263%$117,200
38330Gibson County197168%$118,700
38338Gibson194488%Not published
38343Gibson County197853%$164,200
38358Gibson County197659%$157,900
38369Gibson County197064%$104,400
38382Gibson County197262%$114,600
38389Yorkville194569%$78,600

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.

Tennessee Rules On Mold

Who May Do Mold Work

Tennessee has no stand alone mold inspector license. Instead, the Board for Licensing Contractors has a Mold Remediation classification on its contractor license. Tennessee requires a contractor license for jobs of $25,000 or more, so a large mold job should go to a company licensed in that classification.

State law does not bar one company from both inspecting and remediating the same job, so hiring an independent inspector is your own choice. You can check a contractor’s license and classification on the state’s online license lookup.

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