Home Insurance in Hanging Rock, Ohio
With a median home value of $125,000, Hanging Rock is 13% lower than the Lawrence County median.
The typical home in Hanging Rock was built around 1983. About 35% of homes were built before 1960, about 4 points above Lawrence County's 31%. Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing.
In Hanging Rock, the housing stock is 87% single-family homes and 13% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
48% of owner-occupied homes in Hanging Rock carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
About 81% of occupied homes in Hanging Rock are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 26%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
In Hanging Rock, 48% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates Lawrence County's overall risk as Relatively Low, led by inland flooding (Relatively Moderate). Lawrence County had 290 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Lawrence County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Flood damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
In Ohio, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,116 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $125,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1983 |
| Owner-occupied share | 81% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 48% |
| Top county hazard | Inland Flooding (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Lawrence County | 290 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,116 - 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)