Home Insurance in Weldon, Arkansas
The typical home in Weldon was built around 1976. About 15% of homes were built before 1960, about 7 points below Jackson County's 22%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
In Weldon, the housing stock is 84% single-family homes and 16% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Weldon, about 68% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
About 88% of occupied homes in Weldon are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 10%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in Weldon - 78% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
Jackson County had 153 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is earthquake (Relatively Moderate). See the full Jackson County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Earthquake damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Arkansas carries a statewide average premium of $1,870 per year.
Key figures
| Median year built | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied share | 88% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 68% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Jackson County | 153 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,870 - 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)