Home Insurance in Seneca, Oregon
With a median home value of $156,300, Seneca is 32% lower than the Grant County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Seneca was built around 1947. About 83% of homes were built before 1960, about 40 points above Grant County's 43%.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Seneca is 88% single-family homes and 12% mobile or manufactured homes.
About 7% of owner-occupied homes in Seneca have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
About 86% of occupied homes in Seneca are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 32%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
86% of homes in Seneca are primarily heated with wood. Homes heated with wood can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies.
FEMA rates Grant County's overall risk as Very Low, led by wildfire (Relatively Moderate). Grant County had 38 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Grant County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Oregon, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,003 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $156,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1947 |
| Owner-occupied share | 86% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 7% |
| Top county hazard | Wildfire (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Grant County | 38 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,003 - 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)