Home Insurance in Sasser, Georgia
With a median home value of $108,200, Sasser is 9% lower than the Terrell County median.
The typical home in Sasser was built around 1966. About 40% of homes were built before 1960, about 11 points above Terrell County's 30%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
In Sasser, the housing stock is 88% single-family homes and 8% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
32% of owner-occupied homes in Sasser carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
The vacancy rate is 12%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 71% of occupied homes in Sasser are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Sasser - 87% - are primarily heated with electricity. Homes heated with propane can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies.
Terrell County's top FEMA-rated hazard is hurricane (Relatively Low), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Terrell County had 10 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Terrell 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 | $108,200 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1966 |
| Owner-occupied share | 71% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 32% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Relatively Low) |
| Active NFIP policies in Terrell County | 10 |
| 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)