Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Watonwan County, MN

A typical professional mold job in Watonwan County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the Minnesota nonmetro price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Minnesota rules.

1961Median year homes were built

73%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$151,600Median home value

4,904Housing units

11,169People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Watonwan County were built before 1961, and 73 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 22 percent of homes in Watonwan County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 56056 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1941, and ZIP 56081 the newest, 1968.

Typical Prices In Watonwan County

JobSizeNational RangeWatonwan 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 Watonwan County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Watonwan County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
56022Darfur195287%$62,900
56056Watonwan County1941100%$72,000
56060Watonwan County194586%$87,200
56062Watonwan County194881%$172,900
56081Watonwan County196866%$153,400
56120Watonwan County196182%$117,400

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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