Home Insurance in Hanley Falls, Minnesota
With a median home value of $75,300, Hanley Falls is 51% lower than the Yellow Medicine County median.
The typical home in Hanley Falls was built around 1955. About 56% of homes were built before 1960, about 4 points above Yellow Medicine County's 53%. Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild.
In Hanley Falls, the housing stock is 68% single-family homes, 26% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 6% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
64% of owner-occupied homes in Hanley Falls carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
The vacancy rate is 6%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 50% of occupied homes in Hanley Falls are owner-occupied.
55% of homes in Hanley Falls are primarily heated with propane. Homes heated with propane can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies.
Yellow Medicine County's top FEMA-rated hazard is winter weather (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Yellow Medicine County had 15 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Yellow Medicine County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Minnesota, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,988 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $75,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1955 |
| Owner-occupied share | 50% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 64% |
| Top county hazard | Winter Weather (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Yellow Medicine County | 15 |
| 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)