Home Insurance in Shelby, Ohio
With a median home value of $122,200, Shelby is 26% lower than the Richland County median.
Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild. The typical home in Shelby was built around 1959. About 52% of homes were built before 1960, about 9 points above Richland County's 43%.
The housing stock in Shelby is 75% single-family homes, 11% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 1% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types.
In Shelby, about 60% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
The vacancy rate is 9%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 61% of occupied homes in Shelby are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Shelby - 75% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Shelby? FEMA's National Risk Index points to hail (Relatively Moderate) in Richland County and Richland County had 126 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Richland County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
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 | $122,200 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1959 |
| Owner-occupied share | 61% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 60% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Richland County | 126 |
| 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)