Home Insurance in Tickfaw, Louisiana
The median home value in Tickfaw is $180,300, 15% lower than the Tangipahoa Parish median.
Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild. The typical home in Tickfaw was built around 1980. About 7% of homes were built before 1960, about 1 point below Tangipahoa Parish's 8%.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Tickfaw is 74% single-family homes, 1% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 14% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types.
About 55% of owner-occupied homes in Tickfaw have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 5%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 63% of occupied homes in Tickfaw are owner-occupied.
In Tickfaw, 68% of homes are primarily heated with electricity.
Tangipahoa Parish had 7,241 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is hurricane (Relatively High). See the full Tangipahoa Parish home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Louisiana is $3,027 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $180,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1980 |
| Owner-occupied share | 63% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 55% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Tangipahoa Parish | 7,241 |
| 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)