Home Insurance in Havelock, North Carolina
With a median home value of $207,700, Havelock is 10% lower than the Craven County median.
The typical home in Havelock was built around 1987. About 9% of homes were built before 1960, about 5 points below Craven County's 14%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
The housing stock in Havelock is 80% single-family homes, 6% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 4% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Havelock, about 76% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
The vacancy rate is 10%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 41% of occupied homes in Havelock are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Havelock - 91% - are primarily heated with electricity.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Havelock? FEMA's National Risk Index points to hurricane (Very High) in Craven County and Craven County had 5,671 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Craven County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In North Carolina, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,852 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $207,700 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1987 |
| Owner-occupied share | 41% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 76% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Craven County | 5,671 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,852 - 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)