Home Insurance in Winchester, Kansas
With a median home value of $102,400, Winchester is 53% lower than the Jefferson County median.
Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. The typical home in Winchester was built around 1967. About 28% of homes were built before 1960, about 3 points above Jefferson County's 26%.
The housing stock in Winchester is 80% single-family homes, 5% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 8% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Winchester, about 52% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
The vacancy rate is 20%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 84% of occupied homes in Winchester are owner-occupied.
90% of homes in Winchester are primarily heated with natural gas.
Jefferson County's top FEMA-rated hazard is wildfire (Relatively Low), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Jefferson County had 52 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Jefferson County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Kansas, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,733 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $102,400 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1967 |
| Owner-occupied share | 84% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 52% |
| Top county hazard | Wildfire (Relatively Low) |
| Active NFIP policies in Jefferson County | 52 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,733 - 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)