How Locations Affect Home Insurance Rates
TMany things affect home insurance rates, but the location is probably the most important of them. Here are three major ways in which your location will determine your home insurance rate.
The Nature of Disasters Common to the Area
Many forms of natural disasters are geographical in nature, striking some areas more frequently and seriously than others. For example:
Some coastal and low-lying regions of the country experience more flooding than other areas Coastal areas are prone to storms Areas that lie on fault lines have high risks of earthquakes Wildfires frequent forested areas Some natural disasters are typically covered by homeowners insurance while others are usually not covered.