Home Insurance in Upper Sandusky, Ohio
The median home value in Upper Sandusky is $157,600, close to the Wyandot County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Upper Sandusky was built around 1971. About 38% of homes were built before 1960, about 10 points below Wyandot County's 49%.
The housing stock in Upper Sandusky is 70% single-family homes, 16% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 4% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
About 60% of owner-occupied homes in Upper Sandusky have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
Upper Sandusky has an owner-occupancy rate of 61% and a vacancy rate of 6%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
In Upper Sandusky, 56% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
Wyandot County's top FEMA-rated hazard is hail (Relatively Low), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Wyandot County had 95 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Wyandot 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 Ohio carries a statewide average premium of $1,116 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $157,600 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1971 |
| Owner-occupied share | 61% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 60% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Relatively Low) |
| Active NFIP policies in Wyandot County | 95 |
| 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)