Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Shoshone County, ID

A typical professional mold job in Shoshone County runs about $1,400 to $5,500 before rebuild, using the Idaho nonmetro price level. Below are the 12 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Idaho rules.

1958Median year homes were built

77%Homes built before 1980

26%Homes rented, not owned

$222,700Median home value

7,036Housing units

13,580People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Shoshone County were built before 1958, and 77 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 26 percent of homes in Shoshone County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 83846 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 83808 the newest, 1985.

Typical Prices In Shoshone County

JobSizeNational RangeShoshone County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,500
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,850 to $6,900
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 91.9 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 $5,500, that cap falls short by about $500 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 Shoshone County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Shoshone County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
83802Shoshone County195573%Not published
83808Shoshone County198541%Not published
83812Shoshone County195562%$137,500
83837Shoshone County195182%$214,600
83839Shoshone County197659%$335,600
83846Shoshone County193889%$171,000
83849Shoshone County196376%$192,200
83850Shoshone County197363%$261,900
83867Shoshone County195995%$281,900
83868Shoshone County194881%$114,800
83873Shoshone County193889%$249,800
83874Shoshone County193888%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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