Homeowners insurance cost in Ulster County, New York
A transparent county budgeting benchmark—not a carrier quote—with a deliberately wide range.
Estimated annual insurance budget
For a $352,500 home (the county median):
$3,952/yr (budgeting range $2,371–$5,533)
Low confidence State NAIC baseline scaled by replacement cost and county hazard risk.
What drives this estimate
- NAIC HO-3 state average
- $1,628/yr
- FEMA county risk percentile
- 87.69 (Relatively Moderate)
- Illustrative PITI
- $2,632/mo
The NAIC figure is a historical statewide average, scaled for the county median home value. FEMA's National Risk Index supplies a relative county hazard signal; it is not an insurer's underwriting model and does not include property-specific construction, deductible, credit, claims history, flood coverage, or current market repricing.
Local cost context
Ulster County is ranked 41 from highest to lowest effective property-tax rate among 62 published New York counties.
Its 1.77% effective tax rate is 0.19 percentage points below the state published-county average of 1.96%.
The county median home value of $352,500 is $163,500 above the New York county median of $189,000.
FEMA risk percentile: 87.69 (Relatively Moderate). This is relative risk context, not an underwriting score.
Similar-rate counties
- Albany County: 1.77% property-tax rate and $294,600 median home value
- Suffolk County: 1.73% property-tax rate and $578,400 median home value
- Delaware County: 1.72% property-tax rate and $183,100 median home value
Common questions about Ulster County insurance costs
- How much is homeowners insurance in Ulster County, New York?
- A planning estimate is $3,952 per year for the county median home value of $352,500. The budgeting range is $2,371 to $5,533 because carrier quotes depend on property-specific underwriting.
- Why can the real quote be different from this Ulster County estimate?
- The model uses public county and state data, while a carrier uses roof age, construction, deductible, coverage limits, credit, claims history, distance to hazards, and current market pricing. Treat the number as an escrow planning benchmark, not an insurance quote.
- What is the combined monthly carrying-cost estimate in Ulster County?
- With the page assumptions, monthly PITI is about $2,632. That includes principal and interest, $6,238/yr in estimated property tax, and $3,952/yr in modeled homeowners insurance.
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Sources, freshness & method
Confidence: Low. Insurance varies materially by home and carrier, so this page uses a ±40% budgeting band rather than false precision.
NAIC baseline as of 2022-12-31; FEMA version 1.20 as of 2025-12-01; data version 2024.1.
Sources: NAIC Homeowners Insurance Report; FEMA National Risk Index. TrueCarry's analysis is not endorsed by FEMA.
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Insurance disclaimer: Estimate for budgeting only — not an insurance quote and not a binding price. Verify with the county assessor and a licensed professional before making financial decisions.