Home Insurance in Meriden, Iowa
With a median home value of $74,000, Meriden is 53% lower than the Cherokee County median.
Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild. The typical home in Meriden was built around 1967. About 42% of homes were built before 1960, about 10 points below Cherokee County's 52%.
The housing stock in Meriden is 77% single-family homes, 3% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 5% 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.
44% of owner-occupied homes in Meriden carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
The vacancy rate is 8%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 74% of occupied homes in Meriden are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Meriden - 62% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates Cherokee County's overall risk as Very Low, led by hail (Relatively Moderate). Cherokee County had 28 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Cherokee County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Iowa is $1,342 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $74,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1967 |
| Owner-occupied share | 74% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 44% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Cherokee County | 28 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,342 - 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)