Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Pennington County, MN

A typical professional mold job in Pennington County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Minnesota nonmetro price level. Below are the 3 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Minnesota rules.

1975Median year homes were built

60%Homes built before 1980

29%Homes rented, not owned

$188,900Median home value

6,755Housing units

13,877People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Pennington County were built before 1975, and 60 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 29 percent of homes in Pennington County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 56701 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1975, and ZIP 56754 the newest, 1976.

Typical Prices In Pennington County

JobSizeNational RangePennington 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 Pennington County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Pennington County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
56701Pennington County197559%$189,700
56725Pennington County197561%$199,200
56754Pennington County197661%$197,100

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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