Home Insurance in Dalhart, Texas

With a median home value of $161,600, Dalhart is 7% higher than the Dallam County median.

The typical home in Dalhart was built around 1978. About 26% of homes were built before 1960, about 3 points below Dallam County's 29%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.

Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Dalhart is 79% single-family homes, 10% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 9% mobile or manufactured homes.

In Dalhart, about 44% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.

The vacancy rate is 11%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 65% of occupied homes in Dalhart are owner-occupied.

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

FEMA rates Dallam County's overall risk as Relatively Low, led by winter weather (Relatively Moderate). Dallam County had 10 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Dallam 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).

12 licensed insurance agencies are listed for this area.

Key figures

Median home value$161,600
Median year built1978
Owner-occupied share65%
Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage44%
Top county hazardWinter Weather (Relatively Moderate)
Active NFIP policies in Dallam County10
Home insurance premium$2,864 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data)
Key home insurance figures for Dalhart, TX

Licensed insurance agencies in Dalhart

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