Homeowners insurance cost in Virginia by county
Historical county budgeting benchmarks built from a statewide NAIC average, county median home values, and bounded FEMA risk adjustments—not carrier quotes.
Virginia overview
Across 133 published counties, the average modeled budget is $1,284/yr, with county estimates ranging from $408 to $3,616 per year.
Low confidence The baseline is the 2022 NAIC HO-3 state average of $1,332/yr. FEMA risk is a relative signal, not insurer underwriting.
Compare total monthly carrying costs in Virginia, including mortgage, tax, and insurance benchmarks.
Key county insurance pages in Virginia
Start with these larger or higher-budget county pages, then use the full table for the rest of the published Virginia launch wave.
- Fairfax County: $3,616/yr modeled budget
- Prince William County: $3,371/yr modeled budget
- Loudoun County: $3,263/yr modeled budget
- Alexandria city: $3,169/yr modeled budget
- Albemarle County: $3,126/yr modeled budget
- Arlington County: $3,022/yr modeled budget
- Stafford County: $2,799/yr modeled budget
- Fauquier County: $2,615/yr modeled budget
County insurance budgets
| County | Median home | FEMA risk percentile | Insurance budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | $204,300 | 81.01 (Relatively Moderate) | $1,313/yr |
| Albemarle County | $495,400 | 78.15 (Relatively Low) | $3,126/yr |
| Alexandria city | $735,100 | 73.7 (Relatively Low) | $3,169/yr |
| Alleghany County | $125,800 | 38.07 (Very Low) | $602/yr |
| Amelia County | $282,400 | 11.96 (Very Low) | $1,012/yr |
| Amherst County | $212,400 | 20.99 (Very Low) | $840/yr |
| Appomattox County | $207,600 | 5.09 (Very Low) | $685/yr |
| Arlington County | $895,000 | 66.79 (Relatively Low) | $3,022/yr |
| Augusta County | $306,100 | 68.61 (Relatively Low) | $1,811/yr |
| Bath County | $206,700 | 5.38 (Very Low) | $685/yr |
| Bedford County | $297,400 | 51.18 (Relatively Low) | $1,546/yr |
| Bland County | $152,100 | 13.04 (Very Low) | $552/yr |
| Botetourt County | $289,200 | 18.1 (Very Low) | $1,109/yr |
| Bristol city | $184,100 | 8.62 (Very Low) | $634/yr |
| Brunswick County | $142,700 | 28.12 (Very Low) | $606/yr |
| Buchanan County | $94,900 | 50.6 (Relatively Low) | $669/yr |
| Buckingham County | $173,400 | 18.96 (Very Low) | $671/yr |
| Buena Vista city | $156,200 | 3.28 (Very Low) | $504/yr |
| Campbell County | $211,600 | 32 (Very Low) | $933/yr |
| Caroline County | $307,700 | 20.71 (Very Low) | $1,214/yr |
| Carroll County | $156,500 | 45.13 (Relatively Low) | $775/yr |
| Charles City County | $241,400 | 9.32 (Very Low) | $839/yr |
| Charlotte County | $144,100 | 17.37 (Very Low) | $548/yr |
| Charlottesville city | $486,700 | 24.33 (Very Low) | $1,992/yr |
| Chesapeake city | $378,400 | 80.85 (Relatively Low) | $2,430/yr |
| Chesterfield County | $366,000 | 84.83 (Relatively Moderate) | $2,410/yr |
| Clarke County | $550,100 | 6.93 (Very Low) | $1,746/yr |
| Colonial Heights city | $246,600 | 6.04 (Very Low) | $823/yr |
| Covington city | $83,500 | 9.67 (Very Low) | $451/yr |
| Craig County | $189,000 | 6.23 (Very Low) | $633/yr |
| Culpeper County | $409,200 | 46.25 (Relatively Low) | $2,044/yr |
| Cumberland County | $239,300 | 19.72 (Very Low) | $934/yr |
| Danville city | $119,100 | 68.03 (Relatively Low) | $762/yr |
| Dickenson County | $102,700 | 17.94 (Very Low) | $495/yr |
| Dinwiddie County | $257,800 | 19.34 (Very Low) | $1,002/yr |
| Emporia city | $148,500 | 4.99 (Very Low) | $489/yr |
| Essex County | $238,100 | 18.58 (Very Low) | $918/yr |
| Fairfax city | $722,600 | 5.28 (Very Low) | $1,711/yr |
| Fairfax County | $732,800 | 94.66 (Relatively High) | $3,616/yr |
| Falls Church city | $1,055,600 | 1.62 (Very Low) | $1,633/yr |
| Fauquier County | $573,700 | 47.68 (Relatively Low) | $2,615/yr |
| Floyd County | $225,400 | 6.62 (Very Low) | $758/yr |
| Fluvanna County | $314,100 | 13.49 (Very Low) | $1,145/yr |
| Franklin city | $256,600 | 7.54 (Very Low) | $873/yr |
| Franklin County | $240,400 | 42.72 (Very Low) | $1,166/yr |
| Frederick County | $386,000 | 44.72 (Relatively Low) | $1,904/yr |
| Fredericksburg city | $483,700 | 8.72 (Very Low) | $1,669/yr |
| Galax city | $141,300 | 6.81 (Very Low) | $476/yr |
| Giles County | $151,100 | 16.57 (Very Low) | $570/yr |
| Gloucester County | $331,000 | 22.61 (Very Low) | $1,331/yr |
| Goochland County | $500,600 | 15.52 (Very Low) | $1,867/yr |
| Grayson County | $150,100 | 24.65 (Very Low) | $616/yr |
| Greene County | $343,300 | 9.29 (Very Low) | $1,192/yr |
| Greensville County | $159,400 | 17.78 (Very Low) | $609/yr |
| Halifax County | $155,700 | 47.01 (Relatively Low) | $783/yr |
| Hampton city | $245,700 | 61.74 (Relatively Low) | $1,384/yr |
| Hanover County | $400,400 | 53.5 (Relatively Low) | $2,120/yr |
| Harrisonburg city | $299,100 | 26.59 (Very Low) | $1,252/yr |
| Henrico County | $359,200 | 83.4 (Relatively Moderate) | $2,345/yr |
| Henry County | $134,800 | 63.61 (Relatively Low) | $770/yr |
| Highland County | $200,000 | 2.51 (Very Low) | $639/yr |
| Hopewell city | $181,600 | 17.24 (Very Low) | $690/yr |
| Isle of Wight County | $356,500 | 37.91 (Very Low) | $1,659/yr |
| James City County | $447,200 | 53.34 (Relatively Low) | $2,365/yr |
| King and Queen County | $231,600 | 16.19 (Very Low) | $870/yr |
| King George County | $428,300 | 12.75 (Very Low) | $1,549/yr |
| King William County | $315,700 | 8.27 (Very Low) | $1,083/yr |
| Lancaster County | $327,000 | 32.28 (Very Low) | $1,446/yr |
| Lee County | $98,900 | 57.32 (Relatively Low) | $705/yr |
| Lexington city | $275,200 | 3.72 (Very Low) | $893/yr |
| Loudoun County | $743,800 | 78.12 (Relatively Low) | $3,263/yr |
| Louisa County | $315,300 | 32.19 (Very Low) | $1,393/yr |
| Lunenburg County | $150,100 | 19.85 (Very Low) | $587/yr |
| Lynchburg city | $229,800 | 49.3 (Relatively Low) | $1,177/yr |
| Madison County | $370,300 | 8.43 (Very Low) | $1,273/yr |
| Manassas city | $449,900 | 16.63 (Very Low) | $1,699/yr |
| Manassas Park city | $395,900 | 4.93 (Very Low) | $1,304/yr |
| Martinsville city | $98,400 | 9.57 (Very Low) | $451/yr |
| Mathews County | $360,900 | 12.18 (Very Low) | $1,296/yr |
| Mecklenburg County | $192,600 | 54.33 (Relatively Low) | $1,026/yr |
| Middlesex County | $352,200 | 23.79 (Very Low) | $1,434/yr |
| Montgomery County | $304,600 | 47.52 (Relatively Low) | $1,538/yr |
| Nelson County | $321,700 | 34.1 (Very Low) | $1,446/yr |
| New Kent County | $393,600 | 14.12 (Very Low) | $1,445/yr |
| Newport News city | $260,600 | 72.23 (Relatively Low) | $1,581/yr |
| Norfolk city | $289,900 | 81.23 (Relatively Moderate) | $1,866/yr |
| Northampton County | $316,200 | 44.47 (Relatively Low) | $1,557/yr |
| Northumberland County | $346,800 | 39.98 (Very Low) | $1,643/yr |
| Norton city | $110,000 | 1.56 (Very Low) | $408/yr |
| Nottoway County | $167,500 | 28.98 (Very Low) | $718/yr |
| Orange County | $364,200 | 25.57 (Very Low) | $1,509/yr |
| Page County | $233,200 | 37.88 (Very Low) | $1,085/yr |
| Patrick County | $153,400 | 20.87 (Very Low) | $606/yr |
| Petersburg city | $189,000 | 16.95 (Very Low) | $716/yr |
| Pittsylvania County | $161,400 | 63.77 (Relatively Low) | $923/yr |
| Poquoson city | $400,300 | 2.35 (Very Low) | $1,276/yr |
| Portsmouth city | $246,900 | 53.98 (Relatively Low) | $1,312/yr |
| Powhatan County | $416,000 | 21.09 (Very Low) | $1,647/yr |
| Prince Edward County | $216,600 | 32.38 (Very Low) | $958/yr |
| Prince George County | $293,400 | 13.9 (Very Low) | $1,075/yr |
| Prince William County | $530,100 | 83.17 (Relatively Moderate) | $3,371/yr |
| Pulaski County | $191,700 | 45.93 (Relatively Low) | $955/yr |
| Radford city | $220,700 | 2.64 (Very Low) | $706/yr |
| Rappahannock County | $506,400 | 6.9 (Very Low) | $1,709/yr |
| Richmond city | $353,000 | 78.4 (Relatively Low) | $2,231/yr |
| Richmond County | $231,500 | 10.43 (Very Low) | $815/yr |
| Roanoke city | $190,500 | 72.87 (Relatively Low) | $1,161/yr |
| Roanoke County | $286,000 | 52.19 (Relatively Low) | $1,499/yr |
| Rockbridge County | $248,800 | 33.3 (Very Low) | $1,110/yr |
| Rockingham County | $313,000 | 75.03 (Relatively Low) | $1,935/yr |
| Russell County | $120,600 | 36.55 (Very Low) | $594/yr |
| Salem city | $258,600 | 18.64 (Very Low) | $998/yr |
| Scott County | $143,000 | 41.95 (Very Low) | $689/yr |
| Shenandoah County | $294,900 | 59.83 (Relatively Low) | $1,638/yr |
| Smyth County | $139,600 | 57.79 (Relatively Low) | $764/yr |
| Southampton County | $216,200 | 29.8 (Very Low) | $934/yr |
| Spotsylvania County | $404,900 | 52.89 (Relatively Low) | $2,134/yr |
| Stafford County | $485,100 | 65.04 (Relatively Low) | $2,799/yr |
| Staunton city | $259,200 | 10.62 (Very Low) | $914/yr |
| Suffolk city | $347,400 | 60.11 (Relatively Low) | $1,934/yr |
| Surry County | $238,800 | 4.71 (Very Low) | $784/yr |
| Sussex County | $183,800 | 13.23 (Very Low) | $668/yr |
| Tazewell County | $118,300 | 60.18 (Relatively Low) | $720/yr |
| Virginia Beach city | $382,500 | 57.86 (Relatively Low) | $2,094/yr |
| Warren County | $348,400 | 31.58 (Very Low) | $1,530/yr |
| Washington County | $214,000 | 46.56 (Relatively Low) | $1,072/yr |
| Waynesboro city | $245,500 | 10.34 (Very Low) | $863/yr |
| Westmoreland County | $269,600 | 37.37 (Very Low) | $1,248/yr |
| Williamsburg city | $428,100 | 2.42 (Very Low) | $1,366/yr |
| Winchester city | $343,000 | 16.86 (Very Low) | $1,298/yr |
| Wise County | $118,600 | 50.41 (Relatively Low) | $668/yr |
| Wythe County | $171,200 | 48.73 (Relatively Low) | $873/yr |
| York County | $433,200 | 44.66 (Relatively Low) | $2,136/yr |
Sources and limitations
Data as of 2022-12-31; FEMA version 1.20; data version 2024.1.
Sources: NAIC Homeowners Insurance Report; FEMA National Risk Index; U.S. Census ACS county median home values.
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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.