Home Insurance in Leary, Georgia
With a median home value of $53,000, Leary is 35% lower than the Calhoun County median.
The typical home in Leary was built around 1976. About 25% of homes were built before 1960, about 2 points below Calhoun County's 27%. 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 Leary is 74% single-family homes and 23% mobile or manufactured homes.
26% of owner-occupied homes in Leary carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
The vacancy rate is 38%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 81% of occupied homes in Leary are owner-occupied.
Homes heated with propane can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies. Most homes in Leary - 83% - are primarily heated with electricity.
FEMA rates Calhoun County's overall risk as Very Low, led by hurricane (Relatively Low). Calhoun County had 6 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Calhoun 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 Georgia carries a statewide average premium of $1,828 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $53,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Owner-occupied share | 81% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 26% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Relatively Low) |
| Active NFIP policies in Calhoun County | 6 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,828 - 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)