Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Fillmore County, MN

A typical professional mold job in Fillmore County runs about $1,350 to $5,450 before rebuild, using the Rochester, MN price level. Below are the 11 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Minnesota rules.

1966Median year homes were built

64%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$204,000Median home value

9,669Housing units

21,346People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Fillmore County were built before 1966, and 64 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 18 percent of homes in Fillmore County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 55949 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1947, and ZIP 55923 the newest, 1976.

Typical Prices In Fillmore County

JobSizeNational RangeFillmore County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,350 to $5,450
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,800 to $6,800
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $900
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 90.8 divided by 100, the price level for Rochester, MN, 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 $5,450, that cap falls short by about $450 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 Fillmore County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Fillmore County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
55922Fillmore County195865%$112,900
55923Fillmore County197656%$251,100
55935Fillmore County195764%$232,600
55939Fillmore County196165%$185,300
55949Fillmore County194767%$249,700
55954Fillmore County196271%$145,800
55962Fillmore County195270%$266,700
55965Fillmore County196167%$191,900
55971Fillmore County197656%$225,100
55975Fillmore County196968%$201,700
55990Fillmore County195169%$214,800

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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