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Flood insurance cost in Okeechobee County, Florida

Median flood insurance premium in Okeechobee County, Florida, from 3,571 NFIP policy records.

Median premium$818

Per year, all fees included

Middle half range$649–$1,077

25th to 75th percentile

Sample size3,571

Policies behind these figures

Rank in Florida#37

By median premium, highest first

Official source figures, as of 14 August 2026. Calculated from National Flood Insurance Program policy records published by FEMA. These are premiums other policyholders paid, not a quote or an offer of coverage.

Households in Okeechobee County paid a median of $818 a year for flood insurance on single-family homes, calculated from 3,571 National Flood Insurance Program policies written since January 2023. That is about 8% below the statewide median of $893 across the same 2023 to 2026 period.

Premiums have climbed every year since 2023, so a figure pooled across four years sits below what a policy written today costs. The year-by-year table further down shows where Okeechobee County stands now.

A quarter of those households paid less than $649, and a quarter paid more than $1,077. That spread matters more than the midpoint, because since Risk Rating 2.0 every property is priced on its own characteristics rather than on a zone average.

Okeechobee County is one of the smaller markets in this dataset, with 3,571 policies behind the figure. The median is reliable, but expect it to move more between refreshes than in counties with tens of thousands of policies.

Official source figures, as of 14 August 2026. Calculated from National Flood Insurance Program policy records published by FEMA. These are premiums other policyholders paid, not a quote or an offer of coverage.

What each flood zone costs in Okeechobee County

The rated flood zone is the strongest single predictor of cost. These are the medians inside Okeechobee County, restricted to zones with at least 30 policies.

Zone Median Policies
A $717 2,154
X $926 822
AE $1,280 584

The gap is wide: Zone AE runs at $1,280 while Zone A sits at $717. Two homes a few streets apart can fall either side of that line, which is why a county average on its own tells you very little.

How Okeechobee County premiums have moved

Policy year Median
2023 $779
2024 $861
2025 $907
2026 (partial year) $926

That is a change of about 19% between 2023 and 2026. The 2026 figure covers policies effective so far this year and is not yet a complete year.

Where this figure comes from

These are premiums that policyholders actually paid, taken from FEMA policy records and filtered to single-family homes on twelve-month terms. They include the federal policy fee and the HFIAA surcharge, because those appear on the bill.

They are not a quote for any address. Read the full method, or compare costs across every flood zone.

Has this area flooded before?

What the NFIP has paid out in Okeechobee County

Premiums tell you what cover costs. Claims tell you how often it gets used. These are every flood insurance claim recorded in this county since 1978.

Claims filed295

Since 1978

Total paid out$2M

To policyholders here

Median payment$5,955

Per paid claim

Outside high-risk zones29.8%

Of paid claims, where cover is optional

What caused the damage

55% 6% 39%

Rainfall accumulation Tidal water overflow River overflow and other

Costliest events in Okeechobee County
EventYearClaimsPaid
Hurricane Wilma 2005 58 $514K
Hurricane Frances 2004 53 $416K
Hurricane Irma 2017 14 $241K
Hurricane Ivan 2004 6 $48K
Hurricane Milton 2024 2 $0

Official source figures, as of 14 August 2026. Calculated from National Flood Insurance Program policy records published by FEMA. These are premiums other policyholders paid, not a quote or an offer of coverage.

Counties in the same price bracket

Where else in Florida costs about the same

Counties whose median sits within a quarter of Okeechobee County’s, useful if you are comparing places to buy.

Official source figures, as of 14 August 2026. Calculated from National Flood Insurance Program policy records published by FEMA. These are premiums other policyholders paid, not a quote or an offer of coverage.