Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Wabasha County, MN

A typical professional mold job in Wabasha County runs about $1,350 to $5,450 before rebuild, using the Rochester, MN price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Minnesota rules.

1977Median year homes were built

54%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$245,800Median home value

10,229Housing units

21,519People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Wabasha County were built before 1977, and 54 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 Wabasha County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 55968 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1963, and ZIP 55957 the newest, 1984.

Typical Prices In Wabasha County

JobSizeNational RangeWabasha 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 Wabasha County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Wabasha County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
55041Wabasha County197657%$265,300
55945Wabasha County197754%$220,800
55956Wabasha County198148%$308,500
55957Wabasha County198446%$262,900
55964Wabasha County197951%$241,900
55968Wabasha County196371%$196,900
55981Wabasha County197556%$234,300
55991Wabasha County198347%$294,600

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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