Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Mono County, CA

A typical professional mold job in Mono County runs about $1,500 to $6,000 before rebuild, using the California nonmetro price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and California rules.

1980Median year homes were built

51%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$514,300Median home value

13,632Housing units

13,169People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Mono County were built before 1980, and 51 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 31 percent of homes in Mono County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 93541 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 93512 the newest, 2001.

Typical Prices In Mono County

JobSizeNational RangeMono County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,000
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,500
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 100.0 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 $6,000, that cap falls short by about $1,000 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 Mono County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Mono County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
93512Mono County200131%$278,600
93514Mono County197659%$434,900
93517Mono County198439%$321,100
93529Mono County198147%$705,600
93541Mono County193874%$333,600
93546Mono County197953%$618,800
96107Mono County198634%$370,800
96133Topaz1972100%Not published

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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