Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Lander County, NV

A typical professional mold job in Lander County runs about $1,400 to $5,700 before rebuild, using the Nevada nonmetro price level. Below are the 2 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Nevada rules.

1990Median year homes were built

30%Homes built before 1980

33%Homes rented, not owned

$210,500Median home value

2,797Housing units

5,745People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Lander County were built before 1990, and 30 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 33 percent of homes in Lander County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 89310 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1987, and ZIP 89820 the newest, 1990.

Typical Prices In Lander County

JobSizeNational RangeLander County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,400 to $5,700
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,100
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $550
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $950
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $750

Estimate is the national range times 94.8 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 $5,700, that cap falls short by about $700 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 Lander County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Lander County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
89310Lander County198733%$117,400
89820Lander County199030%$214,500

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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