Homeowners insurance cost in Roanoke County, Virginia
A transparent county budgeting benchmark—not a carrier quote—with a deliberately wide range.
Estimated annual insurance budget
For a $286,000 home (the county median):
$1,499/yr (budgeting range $899–$2,099)
Low confidence State NAIC baseline scaled by replacement cost and county hazard risk.
What drives this estimate
- NAIC HO-3 state average
- $1,332/yr
- FEMA county risk percentile
- 52.19 (Relatively Low)
- Illustrative PITI
- $1,774/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
Roanoke County is ranked 20 from highest to lowest effective property-tax rate among 133 published Virginia counties.
Its 0.85% effective tax rate is 0.2 percentage points above the state published-county average of 0.65%.
The county median home value of $286,000 is $27,400 above the Virginia county median of $258,600.
FEMA risk percentile: 52.19 (Relatively Low). This is relative risk context, not an underwriting score.
Similar-rate counties
- Loudoun County: 0.85% property-tax rate and $743,800 median home value
- Hopewell city: 0.86% property-tax rate and $181,600 median home value
- Colonial Heights city: 0.84% property-tax rate and $246,600 median home value
Common questions about Roanoke County insurance costs
- How much is homeowners insurance in Roanoke County, Virginia?
- A planning estimate is $1,499 per year for the county median home value of $286,000. The budgeting range is $899 to $2,099 because carrier quotes depend on property-specific underwriting.
- Why can the real quote be different from this Roanoke 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 Roanoke County?
- With the page assumptions, monthly PITI is about $1,774. That includes principal and interest, $2,436/yr in estimated property tax, and $1,499/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.