Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Marion County, WV

A typical professional mold job in Marion County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the West Virginia nonmetro price level. Below are the 14 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and West Virginia rules.

1960Median year homes were built

70%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$164,300Median home value

26,283Housing units

56,042People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Marion County were built before 1960, and 70 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 24 percent of homes in Marion County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 26560 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 26563 the newest, 1981.

Typical Prices In Marion County

JobSizeNational RangeMarion County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,550
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 87.0 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 $5,200, that cap falls short by about $200 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 Marion County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Marion County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
26554Marion County196568%$181,800
26559Marion County196279%$159,000
26560Baxter1938100%$93,500
26563Carolina198146%$80,500
26571Marion County195674%$133,200
26572Marion County196578%$54,500
26574Grant Town193896%$90,300
26576Idamay193881%$113,800
26582Marion County195468%$101,000
26585Marion County197356%$206,300
26586Marion County196463%$280,600
26587Marion County1941100%$58,300
26588Marion County196559%$179,800
26591Marion County198050%$112,300

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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