Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Koochiching County, MN

A typical professional mold job in Koochiching County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Minnesota nonmetro price level. Below are the 11 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Minnesota rules.

1973Median year homes were built

64%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$143,700Median home value

7,418Housing units

11,950People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Koochiching County were built before 1973, 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 Koochiching County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 56668 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1967, and ZIP 55772 the newest, 2000.

Typical Prices In Koochiching County

JobSizeNational RangeKoochiching County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,150
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 to $6,450
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 85.9 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 $5,150, that cap falls short by about $150 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 Koochiching County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Koochiching County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
55772Nett Lake200037%Not published
56627Koochiching County196874%$63,200
56629Koochiching County198840%$217,900
56649Koochiching County197169%$143,600
56653Koochiching County197661%$145,800
56654Koochiching County197560%$137,500
56658Koochiching CountyNot published0%Not published
56660Koochiching County198246%$152,900
56661Koochiching County197358%$185,200
56668Ranier196766%$180,600
56669Koochiching County198346%$237,500

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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