Home Insurance in Skyline, Minnesota
The median home value in Skyline is $291,500, 9% higher than the Blue Earth County median.
The typical home in Skyline was built around 1958. About 64% of homes were built before 1960, about 32 points above Blue Earth County's 32%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
The housing stock in Skyline is 96% single-family homes.
About 64% of owner-occupied homes in Skyline have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 7%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 93% of occupied homes in Skyline are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Skyline - 94% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates Blue Earth County's overall risk as Relatively Low, led by strong wind (Relatively High). Blue Earth County had 75 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Blue Earth 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 Minnesota carries a statewide average premium of $1,988 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $291,500 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1958 |
| Owner-occupied share | 93% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 64% |
| Top county hazard | Strong Wind (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Blue Earth County | 75 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,988 - 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)