Home Insurance in Gardena, California
With a median home value of $700,600, Gardena is 16% lower than the Los Angeles County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Gardena was built around 1964. About 44% of homes were built before 1960, about 1 point above Los Angeles County's 43%.
The housing stock in Gardena is 53% single-family homes, 28% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 6% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
63% of owner-occupied homes in Gardena carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
The vacancy rate is 5%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 49% of occupied homes in Gardena are owner-occupied.
60% of homes in Gardena are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates Los Angeles County's overall risk as Very High, led by inland flooding (Very High). Los Angeles County had 12,157 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Los Angeles County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Flood damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in California carries a statewide average premium of $1,655 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $700,600 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1964 |
| Owner-occupied share | 49% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 63% |
| Top county hazard | Inland Flooding (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Los Angeles County | 12,157 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,655 - 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)