Home Insurance in Eagle Butte, South Dakota
With a median home value of $65,900, Eagle Butte is 5% lower than the Dewey County median.
The typical home in Eagle Butte was built around 1991. About 20% of homes were built before 1960, in line with Dewey County (21%). Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild.
In Eagle Butte, the housing stock is 54% single-family homes, 17% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 23% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Eagle Butte, about 42% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
The vacancy rate is 16%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 52% of occupied homes in Eagle Butte are owner-occupied.
46% of homes in Eagle Butte are primarily heated with electricity. Homes heated with propane and fuel oil can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies.
FEMA rates Dewey County's overall risk as Relatively Low, led by winter weather (Relatively High). Dewey County had 1 active NFIP flood policy as of September 2026. See the full Dewey 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 South Dakota carries a statewide average premium of $1,614 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $65,900 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1991 |
| Owner-occupied share | 52% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 42% |
| Top county hazard | Winter Weather (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Dewey County | 1 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,614 - 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)