Home insurance by countyMinnesota

Home Insurance Costs by County in Minnesota (2024)

The average homeowners insurance premium in Minnesota was $2,604 per year in 2024, across 85 of 87 counties. Pennington was the cheapest at $1,985, and Carver the most expensive at $3,386, based on mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).

Data updated 2024 - Source: Keys-Mulder escrow dataset (NBER WP 32579)

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$2,604

Minnesota county average (2024)

85 of 87

Counties with data

$3,386

Highest: Carver

$1,985

Lowest: Pennington

Minnesota counties by home insurance cost

All 85 natively covered Minnesota counties, most expensive first (Escrow 2024). Click a column header to re-sort. “% of home value” is the annual premium divided by the county median home value.

Minnesota counties ranked by homeowners insurance premium
1Carver$3,386+31%0.68%
2Washington$3,284+27%0.73%
3Scott$3,247+25%0.72%
4Dakota$3,184+23%0.79%
5Wright$3,102+20%0.78%
6Hennepin$3,071+19%0.78%
7Sherburne$3,062+18%0.77%
8Chisago$3,031+17%0.77%
9Lac qui Parle$2,994+16%1.39%
10Nobles$2,980+15%1.21%
11Lake$2,945+14%1.03%
12Mahnomen$2,907+12%1.61%
13Anoka$2,903+12%0.76%
14Isanti$2,888+12%0.84%
15Rice$2,845+10%0.80%
16Grant$2,832+9%1.15%
17Pope$2,823+9%0.82%
18Kanabec$2,821+9%1.02%
19Wadena$2,800+8%1.21%
20Goodhue$2,792+8%0.84%
21Jackson$2,791+8%1.21%
22Ramsey$2,790+8%0.81%
23Stevens$2,768+7%1.25%
24Swift$2,761+7%1.38%
25Pipestone$2,761+7%1.36%
26Renville$2,757+7%1.40%
27Murray$2,734+6%1.07%
28Mille Lacs$2,726+5%0.86%
29Le Sueur$2,713+5%0.75%
30Becker$2,707+5%0.74%
31Benton$2,701+4%0.86%
32Kandiyohi$2,693+4%0.93%
33Lake of the Woods$2,688+4%1.18%
34Wilkin$2,664+3%1.18%
35Meeker$2,659+3%0.89%
36Clearwater$2,617+1%1.06%
37Otter Tail$2,612+1%0.77%
38Morrison$2,5980%0.82%
39McLeod$2,5980%0.86%
40Chippewa$2,5980%1.16%
41Crow Wing$2,5960%0.68%
42Hubbard$2,5940%0.80%
43Redwood$2,5880%1.37%
44Sibley$2,5760%0.88%
45Wabasha$2,562-1%0.80%
46Douglas$2,549-2%0.72%
47Cook$2,546-2%0.57%
48Olmsted$2,542-2%0.71%
49Steele$2,540-2%0.84%
50Pine$2,535-2%0.95%
51Yellow Medicine$2,530-2%1.40%
52Cass$2,522-3%0.72%
53Faribault$2,522-3%1.53%
54Nicollet$2,520-3%0.78%
55Stearns$2,497-4%0.77%
56Red Lake$2,491-4%1.12%
57Lincoln$2,470-5%1.16%
58Watonwan$2,461-5%1.36%
59Aitkin$2,461-5%0.86%
60Todd$2,457-5%0.90%
61Beltrami$2,428-6%0.89%
62Polk$2,426-6%0.95%
63Dodge$2,413-7%0.72%
64Roseau$2,403-7%1.05%
65Lyon$2,391-8%1.05%
66Rock$2,372-8%0.86%
67Carlton$2,371-8%0.78%
68Houston$2,359-9%0.71%
69Blue Earth$2,355-9%0.76%
70Brown$2,345-9%0.93%
71Marshall$2,345-9%1.11%
72Winona$2,322-10%0.81%
73Clay$2,318-10%0.76%
74Fillmore$2,318-10%0.79%
75Itasca$2,304-11%0.92%
76Cottonwood$2,253-13%1.33%
77Waseca$2,231-14%0.85%
78Big Stone$2,228-14%1.09%
79Martin$2,220-14%0.99%
80Freeborn$2,173-16%1.07%
81Koochiching$2,145-17%1.36%
82Mower$2,133-18%1.04%
83Norman$2,083-20%1.12%
84St. Louis$2,062-20%0.79%
85Pennington$1,985-23%1.01%
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Methodology

Each county figure is the median annual homeowners insurance payment for owner-occupied homes with a mortgage escrow account, from data compiled by Benjamin Keys and Philip Mulder in NBER Working Paper 32579 (premiums through 2024). The Minnesota average is a simple mean of the covered counties.

Escrow data reflects mortgaged, owner-occupied homes, so a few counties can be absent, and we publish only counties with a natively measured value. For the full methodology and the national picture, see the national home insurance by county report.

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HearthMap, "Homeowners Insurance Costs by County in Minnesota (2024)," https://hearthmap.app/home-insurance-by-county/minnesota. Based on Keys and Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579.

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Home insurance in Minnesota: frequently asked questions

What is the average cost of homeowners insurance in Minnesota?
The average homeowners insurance premium in Minnesota was $2,604 per year in 2024, a simple mean across the 85 counties with mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).
Which Minnesota county has the cheapest home insurance?
Pennington had the lowest average homeowners insurance premium in Minnesota at $1,985 per year in 2024.
Which Minnesota county has the most expensive home insurance?
Carver had the highest average homeowners insurance premium in Minnesota at $3,386 per year in 2024.
How many Minnesota counties are in this dataset?
85 of 87 Minnesota counties have a natively measured premium from mortgage-escrow data. Counties without enough escrowed mortgages are not shown.

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