Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Cibola County, NM

A typical professional mold job in Cibola County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the New Mexico nonmetro price level. Below are the 14 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New Mexico rules.

1978Median year homes were built

55%Homes built before 1980

30%Homes rented, not owned

$120,000Median home value

11,171Housing units

27,059People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Cibola County were built before 1978, and 55 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 30 percent of homes in Cibola County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 87040 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 87315 the newest, 1995.

Typical Prices In Cibola County

JobSizeNational RangeCibola County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,150
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,700 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 85.9 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 $5,150, that cap falls short by about $150 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 Cibola County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively Moderate
Coastal floodingNot Applicable
HurricaneNo Rating
Cold waveRelatively Low
Winter weatherRelatively Moderate

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Cibola County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
87005Cibola County197569%Not published
87007Cibola County197369%$35,600
87014Cubero1953100%$22,800
87020Cibola County197757%$154,900
87021Milan197665%$131,500
87026Cibola County198635%Not published
87034Cibola County197854%$78,100
87038Cibola County197864%Not published
87040Cibola County193893%Not published
87049Cibola CountyNot published100%Not published
87051Cibola County1970100%Not published
87315Cibola County199510%Not published
87321Cibola County198933%$160,200
87357Cibola County198633%$77,600

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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