Flood insurance cost in Essex County, Massachusetts
In Essex County, Massachusetts, the lowest private flood insurance quote ran $1,159 a year and the typical private quote ran $2,587. The NFIP quote ran $3,452.
Private and NFIP quotes compared
Where a property was quoted both ways, the lowest private quote came in a median 67% below the NFIP quote, and private was the cheaper option for 91% of those 23 properties. The typical private quote came in 28% below NFIP.
Median annual premiums from 219 carrier quotes. Lowest is the cheapest private quote a property received, typical is the middle one.
See what your property is quoted
The index is a median. Your price depends on your flood zone, elevation and coverage. Insurox compares quotes from 35+ insurance companies, NFIP and private, for your address.
Common questions
- How much does flood insurance cost in Essex County, Massachusetts?
- From Oct 2024 to Oct 2026, the typical private flood insurance quote in Essex County, Massachusetts was $2,587 a year and the lowest private quote a property received was $1,159. NFIP quotes ran $3,452. These are medians of quotes run through Insurox, not premiums paid, and your own price depends on your property.
- Is private flood insurance cheaper than NFIP in Essex County, Massachusetts?
- Where a property was quoted both ways, the lowest private quote came in a median 67% below the NFIP quote, and private was the cheaper option for 91% of those 23 properties. The typical private quote came in 28% below NFIP.
- How often is the index updated?
- Every day. Each night the index is recalculated from the latest 24 months of quotes, so new quotes come in and the oldest drop out. These figures were last updated on October 15, 2026.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- From 219 carrier quotes returned to property owners who asked for flood insurance quotes through Insurox between Oct 2024 to Oct 2026. A place is only published when at least 20 different properties were quoted there.
More about flood insurance in Massachusetts
- Flood insurance cost calculator: an estimate for your ZIP code and flood zone, from the same quotes.
- Flood zone lookup: find the FEMA flood zone for an address, with a map.
- Flood risk report: the flood zone, ground elevation and flood disaster history for an address.
- Elevation Certificate Explainer: upload an elevation certificate and get it explained in plain language.
- Flood insurance in Massachusetts: what it covers, who needs it and how to get quotes.
- NFIP (FEMA) flood insurance in Massachusetts
- Private flood insurance in Massachusetts
- Commercial flood insurance in Massachusetts
These figures are statistics about quotes, not an offer of insurance. Read how the index is calculated or go back to the national index. The figures may be reused with credit to Insurox: see using and citing the index.