Home Insurance in Smithville, Tennessee
With a median home value of $194,200, Smithville is 18% lower than the DeKalb County median.
The typical home in Smithville was built around 1976. About 9% of homes were built before 1960, about 2 points below DeKalb County's 11%. Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Smithville is 70% single-family homes, 13% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 3% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types.
About 58% of owner-occupied homes in Smithville have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 7%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 55% of occupied homes in Smithville are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Smithville - 52% - are primarily heated with electricity.
DeKalb County had 35 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is earthquake (Relatively Low). See the full DeKalb County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Earthquake damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Tennessee carries a statewide average premium of $1,649 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $194,200 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1976 |
| Owner-occupied share | 55% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 58% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively Low) |
| Active NFIP policies in DeKalb County | 35 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,649 - 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)