Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 87036 NM

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 87036 runs about $1,450 to $5,750 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1985, older than the Torrance County median of 1986.

1985Median year homes were built

43%Homes built before 1980

9%Homes rented, not owned

$147,700Median home value

$906Median gross rent

901Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 87036 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023. Remediation pay in this metro is $26.64 an hour, BLS May 2025 wage survey.

43 percent of homes in 87036 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 9 percent of homes here are rented, against 18 percent across Torrance County, so most households carry an owner's policy on the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,750, is about 3.9 percent of the median home value of $147,700.

Typical Prices In 87036

JobSizeNational Range87036 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 For Torrance County

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.

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