Home Insurance in Meeker, Colorado
The median home value in Meeker is $286,000, close to the Rio Blanco County median.
The typical home in Meeker was built around 1976. About 28% of homes were built before 1960, about 6 points above Rio Blanco County's 22%. 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 Meeker is 76% single-family homes, 8% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 9% mobile or manufactured homes.
In Meeker, about 59% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
About 74% of occupied homes in Meeker are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 9%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in Meeker - 85% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates Rio Blanco County's overall risk as Very Low, led by wildfire (Relatively Moderate). Rio Blanco County had 15 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Rio Blanco 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 Colorado is $2,492 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $286,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Owner-occupied share | 74% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 59% |
| Top county hazard | Wildfire (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Rio Blanco County | 15 |
| Home insurance premium | $2,492 - 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)