Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Mora County, NM

A typical professional mold job in Mora County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the New Mexico nonmetro price level. Below are the 12 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New Mexico rules.

1982Median year homes were built

46%Homes built before 1980

11%Homes rented, not owned

$119,900Median home value

2,938Housing units

4,176People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Mora County were built before 1982, and 46 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 11 percent of homes in Mora County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 87752 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 87713 the newest, 1994.

Typical Prices In Mora County

JobSizeNational RangeMora 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 Mora 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 Mora County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
87712Mora County199310%$9,999
87713Mora County199436%Not published
87715Mora County199246%Not published
87722Mora County198428%$119,700
87723Mora County199416%$177,800
87732Mora County195674%$118,600
87734Mora County198337%$420,700
87735Mora CountyNot published100%Not published
87736Mora CountyNot published18%Not published
87750Mora CountyNot published0%Not published
87752Mora County193872%Not published
87753Mora County19867%Not published

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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