Home Insurance in Lyle, Minnesota
With a median home value of $111,800, Lyle is 40% lower than the Mower County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Lyle was built around 1956. About 54% of homes were built before 1960, about 2 points below Mower County's 55%.
In Lyle, the housing stock is 78% single-family homes, 20% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 1% mobile or manufactured homes.
63% of owner-occupied homes in Lyle carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
About 72% of occupied homes in Lyle are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 12%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in Lyle - 74% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
Mower County's top FEMA-rated hazard is hail (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Mower County had 81 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Mower 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 | $111,800 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1956 |
| Owner-occupied share | 72% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 63% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Mower County | 81 |
| 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)