Something as simple as moving from one ZIP code to another in the same city — even if you’ve just moved 20 minutes away and your driving record, claims history and vehicle remain the same — can cause your car insurance rates to increase or decrease significantly.
Learn about the role ZIP codes play in how much you pay for car insurance.
Find average rates in your ZIP code
Check rates in your neighborhood using our average rate tool below, which reflect your insurance company’s experience with losses in your neighborhood. Drivers in areas with higher overall crime rates can pay lower rates if more people use public transportation than own a vehicle, or if local drivers are less likely to file insurance claims.
Florida Car Insurance Rates by ZIP Code
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Highest Rate
$129/mo.
Lowest Rate
$47/mo.
| MOST EXPENSIVE PER MONTH |
|---|
| 33012 - Hialeah: $128 |
| 33135 - Miami: $128 |
| 33013 - Hialeah: $128 |
| 33125 - Miami: $127 |
| LEAST EXPENSIVE PER MONTH |
|---|
| 32425 - Bonifay: $53 |
| 32440 - Graceville: $53 |
| 32431 - Cottondale: $53 |
| 32428 - Chipley: $53 |
CarInsurance.com commissioned Quadrant Information Services to provide a report of average auto insurance rates for a 2017 Honda Accord for nearly every ZIP code in the United States. We calculated rates using data for up to six large carriers. Averages for the default result are based monthly insurance for a male driver, age 30, for state minimum required liability coverage. Averages for customized rates are based on drivers’ ages and gender for the following coverage levels: state minimum liability, liability of 50/100/50 and 100/300/100 with $500 deductible on comprehensive and collision. These hypothetical drivers have clean records and good credit. Average rates are for comparative purposes. Your own rate will depend on your personal factors and vehicle.
The factors for your own ZIP code will be different, of course, and even in the same ZIP, rates from different insurers vary substantially. Each car insurance company does its own math and has its own claims experience in your area. That can make a major difference as you compare their rates.
Does my ZIP code affect my car insurance rates?
Yes, ZIP codes do affect how much you pay for coverage. Your location is taken into account by insurance companies when setting your rate.
When setting rates, insurers look at the claims history within a certain geographic area, which is why where you live has a pronounced impact on the auto insurance premium you pay.
In your particular ZIP code, factors that can drive rates higher include the number of:
- Vehicles stolen
- Claims for property stolen out of a car
- Fraudulent injury claims
- Reports of vandalism
Even something like damage caused by a tornado — anything that would generate an insurance claim – can drive rates higher.
However, many factors influence your auto insurance rates, in addition to where you live.
Other variables that impact rates include:
- The make and model of the vehicle you drive
- How the car performs in collisions
- How and when you use the car
- Whether you have a clean driving record
- Your credit score
What is a garaging ZIP code or a garaging address?
A garaging ZIP code or address refers to where you park your car the majority of the time, whether it’s in a driveway, garage or along the street. Typically, that’s where you live, at your primary residence, and so the ZIP code in your address would be the garaging ZIP. Typically, insurers will determine your location as the first step in setting a base car insurance rate. Then the cost is adjusted up or down, depending on other variables.
Do you get a discount for parking your car in a garage?
You typically don’t get a car insurance discount for having your own garage. But car insurance premiums may be lower in neighborhoods where homeowners have private garages. And the garages themselves may be responsible for lower rates of theft and vandalism. But every driver in that ZIP code benefits, not just the ones with garages.
Unless you’re insuring a classic or specialty car, most insurers won’t ask whether you have a garage. When you are asked where your car is “garaged” at night, what they usually are seeking is your address.
Urban areas typically have higher rates than rural areas
Living in an urban area compared with a rural area can have a major impact on rates. In a metro area where there are more cars on the roads and more traffic, accidents are more likely, pushing rates higher. The most expensive ZIP codes for car insurance tend to be in major cities or areas prone to severe weather storms.
On the other hand, less populated areas tend to have lower rates. Our average car insurance rates guide provides costs by coverage level, state, ZIP code and company so you can get an idea of what you can expect to pay for your particular situation.
— Michelle Megna contributed to this story.
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