Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Mower County, MN

A typical professional mold job in Mower County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Minnesota nonmetro price level. Below are the 15 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Minnesota rules.

1957Median year homes were built

75%Homes built before 1980

24%Homes rented, not owned

$172,000Median home value

16,963Housing units

40,069People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Mower County were built before 1957, and 75 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 24 percent of homes in Mower County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 55950 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 55977 the newest, 1979.

Typical Prices In Mower County

JobSizeNational RangeMower 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 Mower County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Mower County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
55909Mower County196570%$205,800
55912Mower County195777%$161,800
55918Mower County195786%$147,700
55926Mower County196062%$215,400
55933Mower County196774%$207,900
55936Mower County196366%$210,000
55950Lansing193880%$110,600
55951Mower County196070%$154,300
55953Mower County196569%$168,800
55961Mower County197173%$164,500
55967Mower County197561%$273,100
55970Mower County195574%$188,200
55973Mower County195780%$241,200
55977Mower County197952%$234,100
55982Mower County195191%$266,800

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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