Home insurance by countyTennessee

Home Insurance Costs by County in Tennessee (2024)

The average homeowners insurance premium in Tennessee was $1,988 per year in 2024, across 92 of 95 counties. Hamblen was the cheapest at $1,402, and Williamson the most expensive at $2,685, 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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$1,988

Tennessee county average (2024)

92 of 95

Counties with data

$2,685

Highest: Williamson

$1,402

Lowest: Hamblen

Tennessee counties by home insurance cost

All 92 natively covered Tennessee 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.

Tennessee counties ranked by homeowners insurance premium
1Williamson$2,685+34%0.29%
2Fayette$2,614+31%0.69%
3Rutherford$2,502+25%0.60%
4Lincoln$2,455+23%0.91%
5Hamilton$2,375+19%0.66%
6Sequatchie$2,369+19%0.81%
7Hardeman$2,336+17%1.43%
8Hardin$2,334+17%1.08%
9Shelby$2,334+17%1.05%
10Stewart$2,330+17%0.93%
11Gibson$2,325+16%1.26%
12Perry$2,306+15%1.31%
13Decatur$2,301+15%1.22%
14Dyer$2,222+11%1.25%
15Humphreys$2,216+11%0.86%
16Tipton$2,194+10%0.79%
17Van Buren$2,190+10%0.93%
18Obion$2,157+8%1.28%
19Cannon$2,155+8%0.65%
20Polk$2,149+8%0.82%
21Crockett$2,142+7%1.07%
22Henry$2,129+7%0.95%
23Wayne$2,124+6%1.13%
24McNairy$2,122+6%1.20%
25Meigs$2,118+6%0.69%
26Cheatham$2,118+6%0.53%
27Trousdale$2,116+6%0.58%
28Robertson$2,111+6%0.56%
29Wilson$2,083+4%0.41%
30Benton$2,081+4%1.08%
31Madison$2,079+4%0.89%
32Henderson$2,072+4%0.95%
33Jackson$2,071+4%0.87%
34Bledsoe$2,066+3%0.80%
35Lewis$2,054+3%0.80%
36Lauderdale$2,040+2%1.43%
37Grundy$2,037+2%0.94%
38Moore$2,032+2%0.56%
39Carroll$2,028+1%1.10%
40Franklin$2,027+1%0.63%
41DeKalb$2,026+1%0.66%
42Houston$2,025+1%0.87%
43Haywood$2,024+1%1.15%
44Hickman$2,016+1%1.01%
45Sumner$2,014+1%0.45%
46Davidson$2,0070%0.46%
47Chester$1,9900%1.16%
48Scott$1,977-1%1.04%
49Coffee$1,976-1%0.63%
50Weakley$1,969-1%0.99%
51Smith$1,957-2%0.63%
52Morgan$1,948-3%0.88%
53Warren$1,945-3%0.74%
54Dickson$1,937-3%0.53%
55Lawrence$1,927-4%0.75%
56Monroe$1,925-4%0.65%
57Macon$1,914-4%0.71%
58Washington$1,914-4%0.61%
59Clay$1,910-4%0.87%
60Maury$1,904-5%0.47%
61Fentress$1,904-5%0.75%
62Claiborne$1,900-5%0.82%
63Marion$1,895-5%0.71%
64McMinn$1,892-5%0.71%
65Montgomery$1,883-6%0.58%
66Johnson$1,880-6%0.73%
67Roane$1,871-6%0.62%
68Bedford$1,864-7%0.56%
69White$1,859-7%0.65%
70Blount$1,842-8%0.46%
71Giles$1,837-8%0.70%
72Putnam$1,830-8%0.57%
73Rhea$1,805-10%0.67%
74Overton$1,792-10%0.68%
75Marshall$1,789-10%0.54%
76Sevier$1,750-12%0.43%
77Greene$1,739-13%0.68%
78Cumberland$1,725-14%0.55%
79Jefferson$1,696-15%0.50%
80Anderson$1,694-15%0.53%
81Campbell$1,693-15%0.68%
82Grainger$1,690-15%0.59%
83Union$1,687-16%0.56%
84Loudon$1,679-16%0.37%
85Bradley$1,657-17%0.51%
86Knox$1,652-17%0.43%
87Cocke$1,631-18%0.66%
88Carter$1,525-24%0.62%
89Hawkins$1,456-27%0.57%
90Unicoi$1,451-27%0.58%
91Sullivan$1,430-28%0.54%
92Hamblen$1,402-30%0.50%
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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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee (2024)," https://hearthmap.app/home-insurance-by-county/tennessee. Based on Keys and Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579.

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Home insurance in Tennessee: frequently asked questions

What is the average cost of homeowners insurance in Tennessee?
The average homeowners insurance premium in Tennessee was $1,988 per year in 2024, a simple mean across the 92 counties with mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).
Which Tennessee county has the cheapest home insurance?
Hamblen had the lowest average homeowners insurance premium in Tennessee at $1,402 per year in 2024.
Which Tennessee county has the most expensive home insurance?
Williamson had the highest average homeowners insurance premium in Tennessee at $2,685 per year in 2024.
How many Tennessee counties are in this dataset?
92 of 95 Tennessee counties have a natively measured premium from mortgage-escrow data. Counties without enough escrowed mortgages are not shown.

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