Home Insurance in Eunice, Louisiana
With a median home value of $122,000, Eunice is 14% lower than the St. Landry Parish median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Eunice was built around 1974. About 23% of homes were built before 1960, about 8 points above St. Landry Parish's 15%.
In Eunice, the housing stock is 75% single-family homes, 9% 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.
About 35% of owner-occupied homes in Eunice have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 12%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 50% of occupied homes in Eunice are owner-occupied.
68% of homes in Eunice are primarily heated with electricity.
FEMA rates St. Landry Parish's overall risk as Relatively Moderate, led by tornado (Relatively High). St. Landry Parish had 2,352 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full St. Landry 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 | $122,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1974 |
| Owner-occupied share | 50% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 35% |
| Top county hazard | Tornado (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in St. Landry Parish | 2,352 |
| 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)