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Gaines County

The average Gaines County homeowner paid $3,276 for insurance in 2025, $1,218 more a year than in 2019.

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$3,276 Average yearly home insurance premium in Gaines County, 2025. +5.0% from 2024.
Texas has 254 counties Gaines County3,093 policies · 64 companies · 2025 Average home premium per year $0$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,0002019202020212022202320242025$2,058$2,033$2,136$2,289$2,691$3,120$3,276Gaines CountyTexas county median Paid claims per policy, per year $0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,0002019202020212022202320242025$1,903$220$2,455$308$4,363$1,633$826About 4× a typical year2023: $4,363 per policy All 254 counties, by 2025 average premium
The county

Here’s Gaines County

Texas has 254 counties. This is one of them: 3,093 home insurance policies were counted here in 2025, written by 64 companies.

The price

What homeowners pay

The average yearly premium rose from $2,058 in 2019 to $3,276 in 2025, a change of +59.2%.

The dashed line is the median Texas county: $3,247 in 2025. Gaines County is $29 above it.

The claims

Why it went up

Insurers set prices partly on the claims they expect to pay. In 2023, paid claims reached $4,363 per policy here, about 4 times a typical year.

This page shows both numbers side by side. It does not show that one caused the other.

The ranking

Where it ranks

Of 254 Texas counties, Gaines County ranks 136th from the lowest 2025 average premium.

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The dataThe full numbers

Home premiums

Average home premium, 2025
$3,276
per year, policies with wind coverage
Change vs 2024
+5.0%
from $3,120; trend shows each year’s change
Change since 2019
+59.2%
from $2,058
Texas county median, 2025
$3,247
$29 higher here; trend shows the gap by year. A typical county, not weighted by size
Rank among Texas counties
136 of 254
1 = lowest average premium
YearAverage premiumChange vs prior yearTexas county medianRank (1 = lowest)
2019$2,058—$1,913179 of 254
2020$2,033−1.2%$1,915170 of 254
2021$2,136+5.1%$2,030165 of 254
2022$2,289+7.2%$2,225145 of 254
2023$2,691+17.6%$2,599160 of 254
2024$3,120+15.9%$3,014153 of 254
2025$3,276+5.0%$3,247136 of 254

Averages include every policy TDI counted, so what any one household pays can be very different.

Claims

Total paid losses, 2025$2,554,291paid on home claims in the county
Paid losses per policy, 2025
$826
total paid divided by policies

Where the 2025 money went

Wind$1,442,683 56%
Water$148,609 6%
Fire$418,825 16%
Other$544,174 21%
YearTotal paidPer policyWindWaterFireOther
2019$4,609,788$1,903$4,175,424$141,236$161,904$131,224
2020$566,167$220$339,930$95,782$55,616$74,839
2021$6,605,004$2,455$5,416,414$244,240$170,094$774,256
2022$841,133$308$555,098$136,965$92,597$56,473
2023$12,369,816$4,363$12,051,802$168,141$93,800$56,073
2024$4,969,011$1,633$4,278,436$221,459$319,376$149,740
2025$2,554,291$826$1,442,683$148,609$418,825$544,174

Claims can swing sharply from year to year when severe weather hits. Some loss types include corrections that can show as negative amounts.

Market

Companies writing home policies, 202564
Average coverage amount, 2025$311,000
Policies counted, 20253,093
YearCompaniesAverage coveragePolicies
201971$204,0002,422
202072$210,0002,573
202168$229,0002,688
202265$254,0002,731
202363$279,0002,836
202458$291,0003,055
202564$311,0003,093

Auto filings

These are statewide rate changes that companies asked the Texas Department of Insurance to approve over the last 12 months (Nov 6, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026), newest first. They are requested changes on average across Texas, not prices for Gaines County. Filings that reported no percent change, and motorcycle and RV filings, are not shown. Listed here: 482.

CompanyRequested changeEffectiveStatus
FOREMOST COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY−3.3%Oct 16, 2026Pending
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 19, 2026Pending
REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY+6.6%Oct 15, 2026Pending
GEICO TEXAS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY+5.0%Oct 14, 2026Pending
STATE FARM COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS+2.1%Dec 4, 2026Pending
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY−3.9%Dec 4, 2026Pending
CONSUMERS COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 11, 2026Pending
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 8, 2026Pending
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Oct 8, 2026Pending
KIN INTERINSURANCE NEXUS EXCHANGE0.0%Oct 14, 2026Pending
REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Jan 1, 2027Pending
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY−2.7%Oct 5, 2026Pending
MIDVALE INDEMNITY COMPANY0.0%Jan 7, 2027Pending
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY+0.4%Oct 1, 2026Pending
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY+17.9%Oct 15, 2026Pending
SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.0.0%Oct 1, 2026Approved
AMERICAN FAMILY CONNECT PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Jan 15, 2027Pending
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY+3.1%Sep 28, 2026Pending
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY0.0%Sep 29, 2026Approved
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