Home Insurance in Garden Plain, Kansas
Homes in Garden Plain carry a median value of $258,300 - 27% higher than the Sedgwick County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Garden Plain was built around 1981. About 29% of homes were built before 1960, about 3 points below Sedgwick County's 32%.
The housing stock in Garden Plain is 96% single-family homes.
About 66% of owner-occupied homes in Garden Plain have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
Garden Plain has an owner-occupancy rate of 74% and a vacancy rate of 4%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
In Garden Plain, 60% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
Sedgwick County had 956 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is tornado (Very High). See the full Sedgwick County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Kansas carries a statewide average premium of $1,733 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $258,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1981 |
| Owner-occupied share | 74% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 66% |
| Top county hazard | Tornado (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Sedgwick County | 956 |
| 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)