Home Insurance in Seymour, Texas

With a median home value of $93,200, Seymour is 10% lower than the Baylor County median.

The typical home in Seymour was built around 1965. About 38% of homes were built before 1960, about 3 points above Baylor County's 34%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.

The housing stock in Seymour is 80% single-family homes 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.

19% of owner-occupied homes in Seymour carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.

About 63% of occupied homes in Seymour are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 29%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.

In Seymour, 67% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.

Baylor County's top FEMA-rated hazard is wildfire (Relatively Low), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Baylor County had 9 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Baylor County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.

The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Texas is $2,864 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).

This area lists 4 licensed insurance agencies.

Key figures

Median home value$93,200
Median year built1965
Owner-occupied share63%
Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage19%
Top county hazardWildfire (Relatively Low)
Active NFIP policies in Baylor County9
Home insurance premium$2,864 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data)
Key home insurance figures for Seymour, TX

Licensed insurance agencies in Seymour

Data source: Texas Department of Insurance - licensed agencies, https://data.texas.gov/d/3yqc-fcdt

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Data last updated: 2026-09-29