Mold Removal Cost And Risk In ZIP 57339 SD

A typical professional mold job in ZIP 57339 runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild. Half the homes here were built before 1975, older than the Buffalo County median of 1976.

1975Median year homes were built

69%Homes built before 1980

53%Homes rented, not owned

$101,100Median home value

$535Median gross rent

422Housing units

Neighborhood figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 57339 from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

69 percent of homes in 57339 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.

Most homes here are rented, 53 percent against 47 percent across Buffalo County. A renter's policy covers belongings and liability, while the owner's policy covers the building.

The top of a typical mold job here, $5,200, is about 5.1 percent of the median home value of $101,100.

Typical Prices In 57339

Job	Size	National Range	57339 Estimate
Mold Remediation	a typical professional job	$1,500 to $6,000	$1,300 to $5,200
Mold Remediation	an attic	$2,000 to $7,500	$1,750 to $6,500
Mold Inspection and Testing	a visual inspection	$200 to $600	$150 to $500
Mold Inspection and Testing	an inspection with samples	$300 to $1,000	$250 to $850
Mold Inspection and Testing	a clearance test	$300 to $800	$250 to $700

Estimate is the national range times 86.7 divided by 100, the price level for the nonmetro part of South Dakota, 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 $5,200, that cap falls short by about $200 at the top of that range. Read the form