Home Insurance in Plainview, Texas

With a median home value of $113,000, Plainview is close to the Hale County median.

The typical home in Plainview was built around 1970. About 23% of homes were built before 1960, about 4 points below Hale County's 27%. Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild.

The housing stock in Plainview is 77% single-family homes, 10% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 3% mobile or manufactured homes.

In Plainview, about 36% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.

About 53% of occupied homes in Plainview are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 16%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.

Most homes in Plainview - 58% - are primarily heated with natural gas.

Hale County had 81 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is hail (Very High). See the full Hale 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 Texas carries a statewide average premium of $2,864 per year.

14 licensed insurance agencies are listed for this area.

Key figures

Median home value$113,000
Median year built1970
Owner-occupied share53%
Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage36%
Top county hazardHail (Very High)
Active NFIP policies in Hale County81
Home insurance premium$2,864 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data)
Key home insurance figures for Plainview, TX

Licensed insurance agencies in Plainview

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