Home Insurance in Swainsboro, Georgia
With a median home value of $109,300, Swainsboro is 15% higher than the Emanuel County median.
Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. The typical home in Swainsboro was built around 1978. About 16% of homes were built before 1960, about 1 point above Emanuel County's 15%.
In Swainsboro, the housing stock is 72% single-family homes, 4% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 4% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Swainsboro, about 39% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
Swainsboro has an owner-occupancy rate of 45% and a vacancy rate of 18%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
Most homes in Swainsboro - 87% - are primarily heated with electricity.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Swainsboro? FEMA's National Risk Index points to hurricane (Relatively Moderate) in Emanuel County and Emanuel County had 21 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Emanuel County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Georgia, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,828 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $109,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Owner-occupied share | 45% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 39% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Emanuel County | 21 |
| 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)