Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Torrance County, NM

A typical professional mold job in Torrance County runs about $1,450 to $5,750 before rebuild, using the Albuquerque, NM price level. Below are the 8 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and New Mexico rules.

1986Median year homes were built

32%Homes built before 1980

18%Homes rented, not owned

$145,100Median home value

7,238Housing units

15,290People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation workers here earn a median $26.64 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

Half the homes in Torrance County were built before 1986, and 32 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 18 percent of homes in Torrance County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 87063 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1959, and ZIP 87035 the newest, 1988.

Typical Prices In Torrance County

JobSizeNational RangeTorrance County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,450 to $5,750
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,900 to $7,150
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 95.5 divided by 100, the price level for Albuquerque, NM, 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 $5,750, that cap falls short by about $750 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 Torrance County.

HazardFEMA Risk Rating
Inland floodingRelatively 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 Torrance County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
87016Torrance County197756%$117,400
87032Torrance County198143%Not published
87035Torrance County198827%$147,600
87036Torrance County198543%$147,700
87061Torrance County198812%$161,900
87063Torrance County195959%$96,300
87070Torrance CountyNot published0%Not published
88321Torrance County198238%$1,096,500

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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