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Home Insurance Costs by County in Wisconsin (2024)

The average homeowners insurance premium in Wisconsin was $1,593 per year in 2024, across 69 of 72 counties. Sheboygan was the cheapest at $1,186, and Pierce the most expensive at $1,997, 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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$1,593

Wisconsin county average (2024)

69 of 72

Counties with data

$1,997

Highest: Pierce

$1,186

Lowest: Sheboygan

Wisconsin counties by home insurance cost

All 69 natively covered Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin counties ranked by homeowners insurance premium
1Pierce$1,997+27%0.54%
2St. Croix$1,936+23%0.46%
3Jackson$1,893+20%0.81%
4Dunn$1,854+18%0.58%
5Sawyer$1,824+16%0.53%
6Buffalo$1,823+16%0.70%
7Grant$1,805+14%0.78%
8Florence$1,797+14%0.90%
9Polk$1,794+14%0.53%
10Dane$1,790+14%0.38%
11Vernon$1,782+13%0.67%
12Monroe$1,762+12%0.67%
13Clark$1,757+11%0.79%
14Columbia$1,730+10%0.48%
15Trempealeau$1,728+10%0.62%
16Burnett$1,726+9%0.57%
17Green$1,725+9%0.51%
18Juneau$1,723+9%0.65%
19Washburn$1,717+9%0.54%
20Barron$1,709+8%0.59%
21Iowa$1,709+8%0.50%
22Marquette$1,686+7%0.62%
23La Crosse$1,681+7%0.50%
24Portage$1,653+5%0.51%
25Chippewa$1,642+4%0.50%
26Price$1,640+4%0.77%
27Richland$1,635+4%0.59%
28Adams$1,632+3%0.64%
29Forest$1,612+2%0.72%
30Crawford$1,608+2%0.68%
31Oneida$1,604+2%0.49%
32Waukesha$1,597+1%0.31%
33Racine$1,593+1%0.50%
34Walworth$1,590+1%0.39%
35Waushara$1,5770%0.55%
36Ozaukee$1,563-1%0.30%
37Lincoln$1,559-1%0.64%
38Lafayette$1,555-1%0.64%
39Waupaca$1,551-2%0.54%
40Eau Claire$1,546-2%0.48%
41Bayfield$1,541-2%0.52%
42Oconto$1,522-3%0.48%
43Langlade$1,521-4%0.67%
44Sauk$1,520-4%0.44%
45Ashland$1,519-4%0.83%
46Douglas$1,517-4%0.58%
47Wood$1,517-4%0.66%
48Rock$1,510-4%0.50%
49Vilas$1,506-5%0.37%
50Jefferson$1,500-5%0.40%
51Milwaukee$1,494-5%0.50%
52Iron$1,491-5%0.69%
53Calumet$1,482-6%0.39%
54Manitowoc$1,476-6%0.56%
55Rusk$1,470-7%0.70%
56Marathon$1,470-7%0.53%
57Green Lake$1,461-7%0.49%
58Marinette$1,448-8%0.66%
59Dodge$1,442-9%0.44%
60Outagamie$1,427-10%0.41%
61Washington$1,404-11%0.32%
62Shawano$1,404-11%0.50%
63Fond du Lac$1,397-11%0.47%
64Kenosha$1,344-15%0.40%
65Door$1,339-15%0.31%
66Brown$1,319-16%0.37%
67Kewaunee$1,310-17%0.40%
68Winnebago$1,285-19%0.42%
69Sheboygan$1,186-25%0.36%
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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 Wisconsin 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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Suggested citation

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

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Home insurance in Wisconsin: frequently asked questions

What is the average cost of homeowners insurance in Wisconsin?
The average homeowners insurance premium in Wisconsin was $1,593 per year in 2024, a simple mean across the 69 counties with mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).
Which Wisconsin county has the cheapest home insurance?
Sheboygan had the lowest average homeowners insurance premium in Wisconsin at $1,186 per year in 2024.
Which Wisconsin county has the most expensive home insurance?
Pierce had the highest average homeowners insurance premium in Wisconsin at $1,997 per year in 2024.
How many Wisconsin counties are in this dataset?
69 of 72 Wisconsin counties have a natively measured premium from mortgage-escrow data. Counties without enough escrowed mortgages are not shown.

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