Home Insurance in Abbeville, Louisiana
With a median home value of $97,300, Abbeville is 40% lower than the Vermilion Parish median.
The typical home in Abbeville was built around 1969. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. About 37% of homes were built before 1960, about 15 points above Vermilion Parish's 22%.
In Abbeville, the housing stock is 62% single-family homes, 15% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 12% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Abbeville, about 22% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
About 50% of occupied homes in Abbeville are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 22%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
In Abbeville, 51% of homes are primarily heated with electricity.
Vermilion Parish had 4,414 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is hurricane (Relatively High). See the full Vermilion Parish 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 Louisiana carries a statewide average premium of $3,027 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $97,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1969 |
| Owner-occupied share | 50% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 22% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Vermilion Parish | 4,414 |
| 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)