Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Storey County, NV

A typical professional mold job in Storey County runs about $1,500 to $6,050 before rebuild, using the Reno, NV price level. Below are the 2 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and Nevada rules.

1987Median year homes were built

38%Homes built before 1980

3%Homes rented, not owned

$393,100Median home value

2,112Housing units

4,139People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Storey County were built before 1987, and 38 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 3 percent of homes in Storey County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 89440 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 89434 the newest, 1986.

Typical Prices In Storey County

JobSizeNational RangeStorey County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,500 to $6,050
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$2,000 to $7,600
Mold Inspection and Testinga visual inspection$200 to $600$200 to $600
Mold Inspection and Testingan inspection with samples$300 to $1,000$300 to $1,000
Mold Inspection and Testinga clearance test$300 to $800$300 to $800

Estimate is the national range times 101.0 divided by 100, the price level for Reno, NV, 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 $6,050, that cap falls short by about $1,050 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 Storey County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Storey County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
89434Storey County198631%$439,000
89440Storey County193873%$456,900

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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