Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 55055, Newport MN

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 55055, Newport runs about $1,550 to $6,300 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1975, older than the Washington County median of 1992.

1975Median year homes were built

62%Homes built before 1980

32%Homes rented, not owned

$331,300Median home value

$1,080Median gross rent

2,001Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55055 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $28.44 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

62 percent of homes in 55055 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 32 percent of homes here are rented, against 19 percent across Washington County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $6,300, is about 1.9 percent of the median home value of $331,300.

Typical Prices In 55055

JobSizeNational Range55055 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 For Washington County

FEMA rates none of the water hazards below as high for Washington County.

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

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

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