Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Rio Arriba County, NM

A typical professional mold job in Rio Arriba County runs about $1,300 to $5,150 before rebuild, using the New Mexico nonmetro price level. Below are the 29 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New Mexico rules.

1983Median year homes were built

46%Homes built before 1980

22%Homes rented, not owned

$230,900Median home value

19,703Housing units

40,165People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Rio Arriba County were built before 1983, 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 22 percent of homes in Rio Arriba County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 87521 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1953, and ZIP 87577 the newest, 1995.

Typical Prices In Rio Arriba County

JobSizeNational RangeRio Arriba 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 Rio Arriba County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Rio Arriba County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
87012Rio Arriba County197481%$306,300
87017Rio Arriba County197660%$245,500
87029Rio Arriba County197368%Not published
87046Rio Arriba County197860%$328,900
87064Rio Arriba County197951%$78,700
87412Rio Arriba County198345%$119,900
87510Rio Arriba County199036%$336,300
87511Rio Arriba County199130%$228,800
87515Rio Arriba County199447%$352,200
87516Rio Arriba County197162%$525,000
87520Rio Arriba County199332%$207,200
87521Rio Arriba County195361%$188,500
87523Cordova197162%$150,000
87527Rio Arriba County197853%$399,100
87528Rio Arriba County199030%$65,300
87530Rio Arriba County199047%$273,700
87532Rio Arriba County198148%$225,000
87537Rio Arriba County198148%$228,800
87539Rio Arriba County198142%Not published
87548Medanales198828%Not published
87549Rio Arriba County198933%$257,000
87551Rio Arriba County198249%Not published
87554Rio Arriba CountyNot published0%Not published
87566Rio Arriba County197954%$500,000
87575Rio Arriba County198835%Not published
87577Rio Arriba County199519%$328,600
87578Rio Arriba County195566%Not published
87581Rio Arriba CountyNot published54%Not published
87582Rio Arriba County197763%$328,200

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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