Home Insurance in Paint Rock, Alabama
With a median home value of $75,000, Paint Rock is 53% lower than the Jackson County median.
The typical home in Paint Rock was built around 1969. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. About 39% of homes were built before 1960, about 23 points above Jackson County's 16%.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Paint Rock is 72% single-family homes and 28% mobile or manufactured homes.
About 23% of owner-occupied homes in Paint Rock have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
About 76% of occupied homes in Paint Rock are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 4%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in Paint Rock - 68% - are primarily heated with electricity. Homes heated with propane can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies.
Jackson County's top FEMA-rated hazard is tornado (Relatively High), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Jackson County had 126 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Jackson County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Alabama is $1,906 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1969 |
| Owner-occupied share | 76% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 23% |
| Top county hazard | Tornado (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Jackson County | 126 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,906 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data) |
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Sources
Data last updated: 2026-09-29
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files (2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (2024)
- FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025)
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3 (2026)
- NAIC Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owners Insurance: Data for 2023 (published 2026) (2023)