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Polk County

The average Polk County homeowner paid $3,080 for insurance in 2025, $1,181 more a year than in 2019.

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$3,080 Average yearly home insurance premium in Polk County, 2025. +6.6% from 2024.
Texas has 254 counties Polk County9,174 policies · 100 companies · 2025 Average home premium per year $0$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,0002019202020212022202320242025$1,899$1,923$2,008$2,148$2,487$2,889$3,080Polk CountyTexas county median Paid claims per policy, per year $0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,0002019202020212022202320242025$981$5,400$1,210$559$898$1,567$949About 6× a typical year2020: $5,400 per policy All 254 counties, by 2025 average premium
The county

Here’s Polk County

Texas has 254 counties. This is one of them: 9,174 home insurance policies were counted here in 2025, written by 100 companies.

The price

What homeowners pay

The average yearly premium rose from $1,899 in 2019 to $3,080 in 2025, a change of +62.2%.

The dashed line is the median Texas county: $3,247 in 2025. Polk County is $167 below it.

The claims

Why it went up

Insurers set prices partly on the claims they expect to pay. In 2020, paid claims reached $5,400 per policy here, about 6 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, Polk County ranks 89th from the lowest 2025 average premium.

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The dataThe full numbers

Home premiums

Average home premium, 2025
$3,080
per year, policies with wind coverage
Change vs 2024
+6.6%
from $2,889; trend shows each year’s change
Change since 2019
+62.2%
from $1,899
Texas county median, 2025
$3,247
$167 lower here; trend shows the gap by year. A typical county, not weighted by size
Rank among Texas counties
89 of 254
1 = lowest average premium
YearAverage premiumChange vs prior yearTexas county medianRank (1 = lowest)
2019$1,899—$1,913124 of 254
2020$1,923+1.3%$1,915129 of 254
2021$2,008+4.4%$2,030122 of 254
2022$2,148+7.0%$2,225107 of 254
2023$2,487+15.8%$2,59995 of 254
2024$2,889+16.2%$3,01494 of 254
2025$3,080+6.6%$3,24789 of 254

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

Claims

Total paid losses, 2025$8,808,048paid on home claims in the county
Paid losses per policy, 2025
$949
total paid divided by policies

Where the 2025 money went

Wind$5,084,785 58%
Water$1,074,597 12%
Fire$2,164,667 25%
Other$483,999 5%
YearTotal paidPer policyWindWaterFireOther
2019$8,129,257$981$4,045,566$896,612$2,747,542$439,537
2020$46,262,968$5,400$41,730,046$1,450,392$1,943,427$1,139,103
2021$10,876,510$1,210$3,734,036$3,224,696$3,455,340$462,438
2022$5,202,303$559$1,899,640$701,500$2,243,267$357,896
2023$8,457,429$898$3,294,949$1,756,009$2,965,366$441,105
2024$14,704,508$1,567$10,222,412$1,324,734$2,430,843$726,519
2025$8,808,048$949$5,084,785$1,074,597$2,164,667$483,999

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, 2025100
Average coverage amount, 2025$301,000
Policies counted, 20259,174
YearCompaniesAverage coveragePolicies
2019102$199,0008,238
2020106$203,0008,514
2021108$221,0008,950
2022110$243,0009,267
2023107$266,0009,371
2024103$281,0009,340
2025100$301,0009,174

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 Polk 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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