Home Insurance in Tavares, Florida
With a median home value of $254,500, Tavares is 20% lower than the Lake County median.
The typical home in Tavares was built around 1996. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. About 8% of homes were built before 1960, in line with Lake County (8%).
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Tavares is 57% single-family homes, 10% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 27% mobile or manufactured homes.
About 47% of owner-occupied homes in Tavares have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 11%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 77% of occupied homes in Tavares are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Tavares - 84% - are primarily heated with electricity.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Tavares? FEMA's National Risk Index points to strong wind (Very High) in Lake County and Lake County had 3,842 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Lake County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Florida carries a statewide average premium of $2,779 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $254,500 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1996 |
| Owner-occupied share | 77% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 47% |
| Top county hazard | Strong Wind (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Lake County | 3,842 |
| Home insurance premium | $2,779 - 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)