Home Insurance in Windsor, California
Homes in Windsor carry a median value of $801,100 - close to the Sonoma County median.
The typical home in Windsor was built around 1993. About 3% of homes were built before 1960, about 17 points below Sonoma County's 20%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Windsor is 83% single-family homes, 7% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 5% mobile or manufactured homes.
In Windsor, about 69% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
Windsor has an owner-occupancy rate of 76% and a vacancy rate of 5%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
In Windsor, 74% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates Sonoma County's overall risk as Relatively High, led by earthquake (Relatively High). Sonoma County had 2,321 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Sonoma 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 California carries a statewide average premium of $1,655 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $801,100 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1993 |
| Owner-occupied share | 76% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 69% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Sonoma County | 2,321 |
| 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)