Homeowners insurance cost in Cherokee County, Texas
A transparent county budgeting benchmark—not a carrier quote—with a deliberately wide range.
Estimated annual insurance budget
For a $169,300 home (the county median):
$2,621/yr (budgeting range $1,573–$3,669)
Low confidence State NAIC baseline scaled by replacement cost and county hazard risk.
What drives this estimate
- NAIC HO-3 state average
- $2,397/yr
- FEMA county risk percentile
- 61.64 (Relatively Low)
- Illustrative PITI
- $1,238/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
Cherokee County is ranked 135 from highest to lowest effective property-tax rate among 250 published Texas counties.
Its 1.16% effective tax rate is 0.05 percentage points below the state published-county average of 1.21%.
The county median home value of $169,300 is $50 above the Texas county median of $169,250.
FEMA risk percentile: 61.64 (Relatively Low). This is relative risk context, not an underwriting score.
Similar-rate counties
- Hill County: 1.16% property-tax rate and $179,200 median home value
- Donley County: 1.16% property-tax rate and $96,400 median home value
- Hemphill County: 1.16% property-tax rate and $205,700 median home value
Common questions about Cherokee County insurance costs
- How much is homeowners insurance in Cherokee County, Texas?
- A planning estimate is $2,621 per year for the county median home value of $169,300. The budgeting range is $1,573 to $3,669 because carrier quotes depend on property-specific underwriting.
- Why can the real quote be different from this Cherokee 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 Cherokee County?
- With the page assumptions, monthly PITI is about $1,238. That includes principal and interest, $1,963/yr in estimated property tax, and $2,621/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.