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Home Insurance Calculator
Estimate what homeowners insurance might cost you. Enter your rebuild cost, coverage limits, deductible and area risk, then press Calculate to see an annual and monthly premium with a breakdown.
Written by TopicDrill Editorial Team·Updated June 2026
Where your premium goes
- Dwelling$1,225 (75%)
- Other structures$74 (4%)
- Personal property$276 (17%)
- Liability$66 (4%)
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How the home insurance calculator works
Homeowners policies are priced around one number: the cost to rebuild your home from the ground up. The calculator takes that dwelling rebuild cost and multiplies it by a base rate per 1,000 dollars, then nudges the result up or down for the risk of your area and the deductible you choose. A higher deductible means you absorb more small claims, so the premium falls.
On top of the dwelling, a standard policy adds coverage for detached structures, your personal belongings and personal liability. Each of those carries a slice of the premium, and the donut chart shows how the total splits across them so you can see what you are actually paying for.
A worked example
Say it would cost 350,000 dollars to rebuild your home, you set personal property at 50 percent, carry 300,000 dollars of liability, and live in an average-risk area with a 1,000 dollar deductible. At a base rate of 3.50 dollars per 1,000, the estimate lands near 1,500 dollars a year, or roughly 125 dollars a month. Bump the deductible to 2,500 dollars and the yearly cost drops noticeably.
Things to keep in mind
This is a planning estimate, not a quote. Real carriers weigh roof age, claims history, credit in many states, and catastrophe exposure such as wildfire or flood, which a standard policy does not even cover. For unbiased guidance on choosing coverage, see the NAIC home insurance guide. If you also want to size up the mortgage that sits behind the home, try our mortgage calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How is a homeowners insurance premium calculated?
The biggest driver is the cost to rebuild your home, known as dwelling coverage. Insurers apply a rate per 1,000 dollars of that rebuild cost, then adjust for location risk, your deductible and the extra coverages you add for personal property and liability. This tool follows the same building blocks to estimate a yearly figure.
Should I insure my home for its market value?
No. Home insurance is based on rebuild cost, which is what it would take to reconstruct the house, not its sale price. Market value includes the land, which does not burn down. Many homes can be rebuilt for less than they would sell for, so using market value would overinsure and overcharge you.
Does a higher deductible lower my premium?
Yes. The deductible is what you pay out of pocket before coverage kicks in, so raising it shifts more small-claim risk to you and the insurer charges less. In this calculator every 500 dollars of deductible above a 1,000 dollar baseline trims the premium by about 3 percent, up to a sensible cap.
What do the standard coverage parts mean?
A typical HO-3 policy bundles several pieces. Dwelling covers the structure, other structures covers detached items like a garage at about 10 percent of the dwelling, personal property covers your belongings, loss of use pays living costs if you are displaced at about 20 percent, and liability protects you if someone is hurt on your property.
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