Home Insurance in Slaughter, Louisiana
With a median home value of $254,300, Slaughter is 11% higher than the East Feliciana Parish median.
The typical home in Slaughter was built around 1991. About 18% of homes were built before 1960, about 2 points above East Feliciana Parish's 16%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
In Slaughter, the housing stock is 94% single-family homes, 1% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 6% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Slaughter, about 47% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
Slaughter has an owner-occupancy rate of 89% and a vacancy rate of 10%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
In Slaughter, 57% of homes are primarily heated with electricity.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Slaughter? FEMA's National Risk Index points to hurricane (Relatively Moderate) in East Feliciana Parish and East Feliciana Parish had 142 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full East Feliciana Parish home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Louisiana, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $3,027 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $254,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied share | 89% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 47% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in East Feliciana Parish | 142 |
| Home insurance premium | $3,027 - 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)