Home inspections in Clinton County, from DeWitt to Elsie
We inspect across all of Clinton County from our Grand Blanc office: St. Johns, DeWitt, Bath, Ovid, Elsie, Fowler, Westphalia, Eagle, Maple Rapids and the townships. The south end of the county is Lansing's newest suburbs, with more than a quarter of the county's homes built since 2000, and the rest is farm country on private wells, so the add-ons that matter here are the blue tape and 11th month inspections for new construction, the well and septic package with the FHA or VA water test, a radon test, since St. Johns and DeWitt run above the state average, and a mold inspection for finished basements.
Every inspection is done by a certified inspector, comes with thermal imaging and a drone view of the roof when the weather allows, and the digital report is in your inbox the same day. A home inspection starts at $425; the final price depends on the size and age of the home, which is why the instant quote asks for the address.
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of Clinton County homes were built in 2000 or later. New does not mean defect-free; blue tape and 11th month inspections catch what the builder missed.
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of St. Johns radon tests were above the EPA fix-it level of 4 pCi/L, DeWitt 16%, against 12% countywide (EGLE map, 2,307 tests). Test every house here.
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of Clinton County homes still date from before 1980: lead paint, asbestos and original wiring. We test for lead and asbestos.
What buyers run into in Clinton County
Lansing's newest suburbs
The median Clinton County home was built in 1981, and 28% of the county's 33,315 housing units were built in 2000 or later, the highest share of any county we serve after Livingston (Census American Community Survey, 2020 to 2024). Newer does not mean problem-free: we see rushed flashing, missing attic insulation, grading that sends water at the foundation and mechanicals that were never commissioned properly. For a house still under construction, the blue tape walkthrough (from $525) catches those before the builder's punch list closes, and the 11th month warranty inspection catches what shows up in the first year.
Radon runs higher in St. Johns and DeWitt
Michigan EGLE (the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy) says about 1 in 4 homes in Michigan tests above the EPA action level of 4 pCi/L. Countywide, 12% of the 2,307 tests reported to EGLE's radon map came back above that level (284 of 2,307), but St. Johns ran at 18%, DeWitt at 16%, Ovid at 19% and Fowler at 25%, against 3% in the Lansing-addressed part of the county. A 48-hour radon test starts at $200 and runs during the inspection.
Wells, septic and the water test your lender wants
Outside St. Johns, DeWitt and the villages, nearly all of the county is on private wells and septic systems, and a failed drain field is the most expensive surprise a rural buyer can get. There is no county-wide time-of-sale rule for wells and septic in Clinton County; a few townships and most lenders have their own requirements, so give us the address and we will tell you what applies. The well and septic package starts at $500, or the well alone from $275 and the septic alone from $300. VA loans require a water test on any private well and FHA lenders ask for one in most cases. We pull the sample, send it to a certified lab and deliver the results in the format the lender wants, usually in 2 to 7 business days. The water test starts at $175 and covers coliform bacteria, nitrates, nitrites, lead, arsenic and more.
Farmhouses, basements and mold
Half the county's homes still date from before 1980 and 20% from before 1950, so alongside the new subdivisions there are century farmhouses with fieldstone basements, knob-and-tube remnants, lead paint and asbestos siding. Damp fieldstone basements and finished basements are where we find mold. Thermal imaging and moisture readings are part of every home inspection. Our mold inspection (from $275) is done by an IAC2-certified inspector: thermal imaging and moisture meters to find the source, spore-trap air samples and surface samples, and accredited lab results that name the species. The EPA's rule of thumb is that anything that stays wet longer than 24 to 48 hours will usually grow mold, and a finished basement hides exactly that.
Services and starting prices in Clinton County
Prices are starting points. Add-on services (radon, well and septic, water, mold, sewer scope, termite, lead, pool and spa) are priced as shown when added to a home inspection; booked on their own they are quoted separately. Asbestos sampling starts at $300 with or without a home inspection. The final price depends on the size and age of the home, and the instant quote gives you a firm number before you book. Commercial building inspections are quoted by the building.
- Home inspection, starting at $425
- Radon testing, starting at $200 when added to a home inspection
- Well and septic inspection package, starting at $500 (well alone from $275, septic alone from $300) when added to a home inspection
- Water testing, starting at $175 when added to a home inspection
- Sewer scope, starting at $150 when added to a home inspection
- Mold testing, starting at $275 when added to a home inspection
- Termite (WDI) inspection, starting at $200 when added to a home inspection
- Thermal imaging, starting at $125
- Lead testing, starting at $100 when added to a home inspection
- Pool and spa inspection, starting at $125 when added to a home inspection
- Pre‒listing inspection, starting at $425
- New build blue tape inspection, starting at $525
- Investor property verification, starting at $250
- Soil testing, starting at $250
- Asbestos testing, starting at $300
Clinton County towns we cover
St. Johns, DeWitt, Bath, Ovid, Elsie, Fowler, Westphalia, Eagle, Maple Rapids, Eureka and DeWitt, Bath, Watertown, Olive, Riley, Bingham, Bengal, Essex, Greenbush, Ovid, Duplain, Victor, Lebanon, Dallas, Westphalia and Eagle townships. If your address is in the county, we cover it.
Questions from Clinton County buyers
Do you inspect in DeWitt and St. Johns?
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Can you inspect the well and septic on the same visit?
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