Home Insurance in Sandborn, Indiana
With a median home value of $94,400, Sandborn is 31% lower than the Knox County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Sandborn was built around 1945. About 63% of homes were built before 1960, about 15 points above Knox County's 48%.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Sandborn is 91% single-family homes and 9% mobile or manufactured homes.
In Sandborn, about 53% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
About 84% of occupied homes in Sandborn are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 19%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in Sandborn - 64% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
Knox County's top FEMA-rated hazard is earthquake (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Knox County had 83 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Knox County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Earthquake damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
In Indiana, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,259 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $94,400 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1945 |
| Owner-occupied share | 84% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 53% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Knox County | 83 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,259 - 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)