Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Merrick County, NE

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

1968Median year homes were built

69%Homes built before 1980

19%Homes rented, not owned

$168,000Median home value

3,584Housing units

7,696People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Merrick County were built before 1968, and 69 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 19 percent of homes in Merrick County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 68816 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 68663 the newest, 1969.

Typical Prices In Merrick County

JobSizeNational RangeMerrick 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 $6,500
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 86.7 divided by 100, the price level for Grand Island, NE, 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 Merrick County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively 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 Merrick County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
68628Merrick County196563%$155,200
68663Merrick County196988%$200,400
68816Merrick County1938100%$173,100
68826Merrick County196769%$169,600
68827Merrick County195766%Not published
68864Merrick County195872%$134,800

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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