Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Adams County, NE

A typical professional mold job in Adams County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the Nebraska nonmetro price level. Below are the 6 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Nebraska rules.

1966Median year homes were built

71%Homes built before 1980

31%Homes rented, not owned

$185,800Median home value

13,856Housing units

31,034People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Adams County were built before 1966, and 71 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 31 percent of homes in Adams County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 68925 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1952, and ZIP 68955 the newest, 1984.

Typical Prices In Adams County

JobSizeNational RangeAdams County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 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 86.3 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 $5,200, that cap falls short by about $200 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 Adams County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Adams County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
68901Adams County196572%$181,800
68925Adams County195264%$172,700
68950Adams County195787%$108,200
68955Adams County198445%$255,200
68956Adams County195972%$184,100
68973Adams County197266%$164,700

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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