Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Thurston County, NE

A typical professional mold job in Thurston County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the Nebraska nonmetro price level. Below are the 7 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Nebraska rules.

1971Median year homes were built

68%Homes built before 1980

39%Homes rented, not owned

$105,100Median home value

2,290Housing units

6,666People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Thurston County were built before 1971, and 68 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 39 percent of homes in Thurston County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 68055 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 68071 the newest, 1978.

Typical Prices In Thurston County

JobSizeNational RangeThurston 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 Thurston County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Thurston County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
68039Thurston County197659%Not published
68047Thurston County195778%$183,700
68055Thurston County193895%$51,100
68062Thurston County196766%$158,300
68067Thurston County196377%$55,100
68071Thurston County197856%$84,200
68733Thurston County195182%$125,700

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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