Home Insurance in La Habra, California
With a median home value of $781,600, La Habra is 19% lower than the Orange County median.
Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. The typical home in La Habra was built around 1968. About 34% of homes were built before 1960, about 17 points above Orange County's 17%.
In La Habra, the housing stock is 62% single-family homes, 27% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 3% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
70% of owner-occupied homes in La Habra carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
La Habra has an owner-occupancy rate of 58% and a vacancy rate of 3%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
68% of homes in La Habra are primarily heated with natural gas.
Orange County had 9,323 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is earthquake (Very High). See the full Orange County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Earthquake damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in California is $1,655 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $781,600 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1968 |
| Owner-occupied share | 58% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 70% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Orange County | 9,323 |
| 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)