Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Sherburne County, MN

A typical professional mold job in Sherburne County runs about $1,550 to $6,300 before rebuild, using the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Minnesota rules.

1995Median year homes were built

26%Homes built before 1980

16%Homes rented, not owned

$332,700Median home value

36,581Housing units

99,178People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $28.44 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Sherburne County were built before 1995, and 26 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 16 percent of homes in Sherburne County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 56304 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1980, and ZIP 55308 the newest, 1999.

Typical Prices In Sherburne County

JobSizeNational RangeSherburne County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,550 to $6,300
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,100 to $7,850
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $650
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,050
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $850

Estimate is the national range times 104.8 divided by 100, the price level for Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 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 $6,300, that cap falls short by about $1,300 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 Sherburne County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Sherburne County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
55308Sherburne County199917%$304,200
55309Sherburne County199720%$335,500
55319Sherburne County199039%$349,300
55330Elk River199826%$355,200
55398Sherburne County199720%$325,000
56304Sherburne County198051%$230,600

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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