Bankrate's home insurance affordability ranking: Extreme weather and poor credit are affordability barriers The national average cost of home insurance is $2,470 per year, or $206 per month. Highest ...

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Home insurance is getting more expensive in the United States, and insurers are pulling back from some regions as the cost of disasters grows. That trend is stretching the limits of what ordinary ...