Mold Removal Cost And Risk In Spink County, SD

A typical professional mold job in Spink County runs about $1,300 to $5,200 before rebuild, using the South Dakota nonmetro price level. Below are the 10 ZIP code neighborhoods, the age of the homes, FEMA's water hazard ratings and South Dakota rules.

1953Median year homes were built

74%Homes built before 1980

25%Homes rented, not owned

$117,400Median home value

2,989Housing units

6,283People

Housing figures from Census ACS 2019 to 2023.

Half the homes in Spink County were built before 1953, and 74 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 25 percent of homes in Spink County are rented, so most households here carry an owner's policy on the building itself.

Housing age swings by neighborhood. ZIP 57436 has the oldest homes here, a median year of 1938, and ZIP 57429 the newest, 1978.

Typical Prices In Spink County

JobSizeNational RangeSpink County Estimate
Mold Remediationa typical professional job$1,500 to $6,000$1,300 to $5,200
Mold Remediationan attic$2,000 to $7,500$1,750 to $6,500
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 86.7 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 $5,200, that cap falls short by about $200 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 Spink County.

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

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

ZIP Code Neighborhoods In Spink County

ZIPAreaMedian Year BuiltBuilt Before 1980Median Home Value
57424Spink County194772%$56,800
57429Spink County197852%$112,500
57434Spink County195768%Not published
57436Spink County193872%$66,700
57440Spink County193875%$103,800
57461Spink County195365%$161,100
57465Spink County196756%$124,000
57469Spink County195877%$152,600
57476Spink County195674%$123,700
57477Spink County193875%$50,600

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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