Home Insurance in Crewe, Virginia
With a median home value of $139,400, Crewe is 17% lower than the Nottoway County median.
The typical home in Crewe was built around 1960. About 49% of homes were built before 1960, about 14 points above Nottoway County's 35%. Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild.
In Crewe, the housing stock is 81% single-family homes, 9% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 1% mobile or manufactured homes.
74% of owner-occupied homes in Crewe carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
Crewe has an owner-occupancy rate of 54% and a vacancy rate of 13%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
Most homes in Crewe - 72% - 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.
Nottoway County had 4 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is hurricane (Relatively Low). See the full Nottoway 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 Virginia is $1,537 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $139,400 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1960 |
| Owner-occupied share | 54% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 74% |
| Top county hazard | Hurricane (Relatively Low) |
| Active NFIP policies in Nottoway County | 4 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,537 - 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)