Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 83657 ID

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 83657 runs about $1,500 to $5,900 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 2001, newer than the Gem County median of 1982.

2001Median year homes were built

28%Homes built before 1980

16%Homes rented, not owned

$482,900Median home value

Not publishedMedian gross rent

119Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 83657 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $23.39 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

28 percent of homes in 83657 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 16 percent of homes here are rented, against 23 percent across Gem County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,900, is about 1.2 percent of the median home value of $482,900.

Typical Prices In 83657

JobSizeNational Range83657 Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $5,900
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,950 to $7,400
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 98.4 divided by 100, the price level for Boise City, ID, 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 $5,900, that cap falls short by about $900 at the top of that range. Read the form

Water Hazards FEMA Rates For Gem County

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Gem County.

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

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

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