Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Taylor County, WV

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

1979Median year homes were built

52%Homes built before 1980

17%Homes rented, not owned

$144,000Median home value

7,440Housing units

16,543People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Taylor County were built before 1979, and 52 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 17 percent of homes in Taylor County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 26354 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1972, and ZIP 26440 the newest, 1991.

Typical Prices In Taylor County

JobSizeNational RangeTaylor 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 Taylor County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Low
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneVery Low
Cold waveVery Low
Winter weatherVery Low

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Taylor County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
26347Taylor County197459%Not published
26354Taylor County197258%$129,300
26424Taylor County198243%Not published
26435Taylor CountyNot published100%Not published
26440Taylor County199133%$187,100

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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