Pennsylvania
Auto and home insurance in Pennsylvania
State auto minimums, homeowners premium averages, and city guides for Pennsylvania households. A quote is not a binder.
69% of Pennsylvania households own their home, the median owner-occupied home is valued at $254,500, and 68% of workers drive to work alone (ACS 2020–2024). That makes auto and homeowners coverage the two policies most Pennsylvania families need. Below: the state's auto minimums, average homeowners premiums, local risks, and city guides.
Pennsylvania auto insurance requirements
Pennsylvania requires liability limits of at least 15/30/5 ($ thousands of bodily injury per person / per accident / property damage). Other required coverage: first-party medical benefits $5,000. Most homeowners carry well above the minimum. Compare all ten states in our state minimums guide.
Average homeowners premiums in Pennsylvania
The NAIC's 2023 average HO-3 premium in Pennsylvania was $1,217, versus $1,737 countrywide. Averages climb with the amount of dwelling coverage.
| Dwelling coverage amount | Pennsylvania average HO-3 premium (2023) | Countrywide average |
|---|---|---|
| Under $150,000 | $519 | $954 |
| $150,000–$199,999 | $759 | $1,192 |
| $200,000–$224,999 | $832 | $1,282 |
| $225,000–$249,999 | $894 | $1,297 |
| $250,000–$274,999 | $953 | $1,350 |
| $275,000–$299,999 | $989 | $1,414 |
| $300,000–$324,999 | $1,059 | $1,475 |
| $325,000–$349,999 | $1,104 | $1,492 |
| $350,000–$399,999 | $1,177 | $1,598 |
| $400,000–$449,999 | $1,280 | $1,679 |
| $450,000–$499,999 | $1,389 | $1,825 |
| $500,000–$599,999 | $1,544 | $1,973 |
| $600,000–$699,999 | $1,758 | $2,249 |
| $700,000–$999,999 | $2,303 | $2,916 |
| $1,000,000 and over | $3,546 | $4,314 |
| All amounts (state average) | $1,217 | $1,737 |
Averages are for information only and are not a quote or offer of coverage. Your actual premium depends on underwriting.
Source: NAIC, Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owner’s Insurance Report: Data for 2023, Table 4. Report (PDF).
How Pennsylvania drives
Statewide, 68% of workers drive alone, 8% carpool, and 16% work from home. 16% commute 45 minutes or more, and 19% of households have three or more vehicles. Mileage, garaging location, and the number of drivers and cars all feed into auto pricing.
What moves a Pennsylvania auto and home quote
- Driving records and the number of drivers and vehicles.
- Mileage and garaging, including commute length.
- Rebuild cost and the age of the roof and home systems.
- Local losses, especially winter ice and potholes and deer collisions.
- Deductibles and limits on both policies.
- Claims history and other rating factors allowed in Pennsylvania.
- Discounts such as multi-policy, multi-car, and protective devices.
City guides for Pennsylvania
- Allentown
- Altoona
- Baldwin
- Bethel Park
- Bethlehem
- Carlisle
- Chambersburg
- Chester
- Easton
- Erie
- Harrisburg
- Hazleton
- Lancaster
- Lebanon
- Monroeville
- Murrysville
- New Castle
- Norristown
- Philadelphia
- Phoenixville
- Pittsburgh
- Plum
- Pottstown
- Reading
- Scranton
- State College
- West Chester
- Wilkes-Barre
- Williamsport
- York
Guides
- Bundling auto and home insurance
- Minimum auto insurance requirements in our ten states
- What full coverage auto insurance really means
- Homeowners insurance coverage explained
- Personal umbrella insurance over your auto and home
- How to lower your auto and home insurance premiums
More Pennsylvania communities
We accept quote requests from anywhere in Pennsylvania. Other cities and towns, listed by county:
- Adams County — Abbottstown; Arendtsville; Bendersville; Biglerville; Bonneauville; Carroll Valley; East Berlin; Fairfield; Gettysburg; Littlestown; McSherrystown; New Oxford; York Springs
- Allegheny County — Aspinwall; Avalon; Bell Acres; Bellevue; Ben Avon; Ben Avon Heights; Blawnox; Brackenridge; Braddock; Braddock Hills; Bradford Woods; Brentwood; Bridgeville; Carnegie; Castle Shannon; Chalfant; Cheswick; Churchill; Clairton; Coraopolis; Crafton; Dormont; Dravosburg; Duquesne; East McKeesport; East Pittsburgh; Edgewood; Edgeworth; Elizabeth; Emsworth; Etna; Forest Hills; Fox Chapel; Franklin Park; Glassport; Glen Osborne; Glenfield; Green Tree; Haysville; Heidelberg; Homestead; Ingram; Jefferson Hills; Leetsdale; Liberty; Lincoln; McKees Rocks; McKeesport; Millvale; Mount Oliver; Munhall; North Braddock; Oakdale; Oakmont; Pennsbury Village; Pitcairn; Pleasant Hills; Port Vue; Rankin; Rosslyn Farms; Sewickley; Sewickley Heights; Sewickley Hills; Sharpsburg; Springdale; Swissvale; Tarentum; Thornburg; Turtle Creek; Verona; Versailles; Wall; West Elizabeth; West Homestead; West Mifflin; West View; Whitaker; White Oak; Whitehall; Wilkinsburg; Wilmerding
- Armstrong County — Apollo; Applewold; Atwood; Dayton; Elderton; Ford City; Ford Cliff; Freeport; Kittanning; Leechburg; Manorville; North Apollo; Parker; Rural Valley; South Bethlehem; West Kittanning; Worthington
- Beaver County — Aliquippa; Ambridge; Baden; Beaver; Beaver Falls; Big Beaver; Bridgewater; Conway; Darlington; East Rochester; Eastvale; Economy; Fallston; Frankfort Springs; Freedom; Georgetown; Glasgow; Homewood; Hookstown; Industry; Koppel; Midland; Monaca; New Brighton; New Galilee; Ohioville; Patterson Heights; Rochester; Shippingport; South Heights; West Mayfield
- Bedford County — Bedford; Everett; Hopewell; Hyndman; Manns Choice; New Paris; Rainsburg; Saxton; Schellsburg; St. Clairsville; Woodbury
- Berks County — Bally; Bechtelsville; Bernville; Birdsboro; Boyertown; Centerport; Fleetwood; Hamburg; Kenhorst; Kutztown; Laureldale; Leesport; Lenhartsville; Lyons; Mohnton; Mount Penn; New Morgan; Robesonia; Shillington; Shoemakersville; Sinking Spring; St. Lawrence; Topton; Wernersville; West Reading; Womelsdorf; Wyomissing
- Blair County — Bellwood; Duncansville; Hollidaysburg; Martinsburg; Newry; Roaring Spring; Tyrone; Williamsburg
- Bradford County — Alba; Athens; Burlington; Canton; LeRaysville; Monroe; New Albany; Rome; Sayre; South Waverly; Sylvania; Towanda; Troy; Wyalusing
- Bucks County — Bristol; Chalfont; Doylestown; Dublin; Hulmeville; Ivyland; Langhorne; Langhorne Manor; Morrisville; New Britain; New Hope; Newtown; Penndel; Perkasie; Quakertown; Richlandtown; Riegelsville; Sellersville; Silverdale; Trumbauersville; Tullytown; Yardley
- Butler County — Bruin; Butler; Callery; Cherry Valley; Chicora; Connoquenessing; East Butler; Eau Claire; Evans City; Fairview; Harmony; Harrisville; Karns City; Mars; Petrolia; Portersville; Prospect; Saxonburg; Seven Fields; Slippery Rock; Valencia; West Liberty; West Sunbury; Zelienople
- Cambria County — Ashville; Brownstown; Carrolltown; Cassandra; Chest Springs; Cresson; Daisytown; Dale; East Conemaugh; Ebensburg; Ehrenfeld; Ferndale; Gallitzin; Geistown; Hastings; Johnstown; Lilly; Lorain; Loretto; Nanty-Glo; Northern Cambria; Patton; Portage; Sankertown; Scalp Level; South Fork; Southmont; Summerhill; Tunnelhill; Vintondale; Westmont; Wilmore
- Cameron County — Driftwood; Emporium
- Carbon County — Beaver Meadows; Bowmanstown; East Side; Jim Thorpe; Lansford; Lehighton; Nesquehoning; Palmerton; Parryville; Summit Hill; Weatherly; Weissport
- Centre County — Bellefonte; Centre Hall; Howard; Milesburg; Millheim; Philipsburg; Port Matilda; Snow Shoe; Unionville
- Chester County — Atglen; Avondale; Coatesville; Downingtown; Elverson; Honey Brook; Kennett Square; Malvern; Modena; Oxford; Parkesburg; South Coatesville; Spring City; West Grove
- Clarion County — Callensburg; Clarion; East Brady; Foxburg; Hawthorn; Knox; New Bethlehem; Rimersburg; Shippenville; Sligo; St. Petersburg; Strattanville
- Clearfield County — Brisbin; Burnside; Chester Hill; Clearfield; Coalport; Curwensville; DuBois; Glen Hope; Grampian; Houtzdale; Irvona; Mahaffey; New Washington; Osceola Mills; Ramey; Troutville; Wallaceton; Westover
- Clinton County — Avis; Beech Creek; Flemington; Lock Haven; Loganton; Mill Hall; Renovo; South Renovo
- Columbia County — Benton; Berwick; Bloomsburg; Briar Creek; Catawissa; Centralia; Millville; Orangeville; Stillwater
- Crawford County — Blooming Valley; Cambridge Springs; Cochranton; Conneaut Lake; Conneautville; Hydetown; Linesville; Meadville; Saegertown; Spartansburg; Springboro; Titusville; Townville; Venango; Woodcock
- Cumberland County — Camp Hill; Lemoyne; Mechanicsburg; Mount Holly Springs; New Cumberland; Newburg; Newville; Shippensburg; Shiremanstown; Wormleysburg
- Dauphin County — Berrysburg; Dauphin; Elizabethville; Gratz; Halifax; Highspire; Hummelstown; Lykens; Middletown; Millersburg; Paxtang; Penbrook; Pillow; Royalton; Steelton; Williamstown
- Delaware County — Aldan; Brookhaven; Chester Heights; Clifton Heights; Collingdale; Colwyn; Darby; East Lansdowne; Eddystone; Folcroft; Glenolden; Lansdowne; Marcus Hook; Media; Millbourne; Morton; Norwood; Parkside; Prospect Park; Ridley Park; Rose Valley; Rutledge; Sharon Hill; Swarthmore; Trainer; Upland; Yeadon
- Elk County — Johnsonburg; Ridgway; St. Marys
- Erie County — Albion; Corry; Cranesville; Edinboro; Elgin; Girard; Lake City; McKean; Mill Village; North East; Platea; Union City; Waterford; Wattsburg; Wesleyville
- Fayette County — Belle Vernon; Brownsville; Connellsville; Dawson; Dunbar; Everson; Fairchance; Fayette City; Markleysburg; Masontown; Newell; Ohiopyle; Perryopolis; Point Marion; Smithfield; South Connellsville; Uniontown; Vanderbilt
- Forest County — Tionesta
- Franklin County — Greencastle; Mercersburg; Mont Alto; Orrstown; Waynesboro
- Fulton County — McConnellsburg; Valley-Hi
- Greene County — Carmichaels; Clarksville; Greensboro; Rices Landing; Waynesburg
- Huntingdon County — Alexandria; Birmingham; Broad Top City; Cassville; Coalmont; Dudley; Huntingdon; Mapleton; Marklesburg; Mill Creek; Mount Union; Orbisonia; Petersburg; Rockhill; Saltillo; Shade Gap; Shirleysburg; Three Springs
- Indiana County — Armagh; Blairsville; Cherry Tree; Clymer; Creekside; Ernest; Glen Campbell; Homer City; Indiana; Marion Center; Plumville; Saltsburg; Shelocta; Smicksburg
- Jefferson County — Big Run; Brockway; Brookville; Corsica; Falls Creek; Punxsutawney; Reynoldsville; Summerville; Sykesville; Timblin; Worthville
- Juniata County — Mifflin; Mifflintown; Port Royal; Thompsontown
- Lackawanna County — Archbald; Blakely; Carbondale; Clarks Green; Clarks Summit; Dalton; Dickson City; Dunmore; Jermyn; Jessup; Mayfield; Moosic; Moscow; Old Forge; Olyphant; Taylor; Throop; Vandling
- Lancaster County — Adamstown; Akron; Christiana; Columbia; Denver; East Petersburg; Elizabethtown; Ephrata; Lititz; Manheim; Marietta; Millersville; Mount Joy; Mountville; New Holland; Quarryville; Strasburg; Terre Hill
- Lawrence County — Bessemer; Ellport; Ellwood City; Enon Valley; New Beaver; New Wilmington; S.N.P.J.; South New Castle; Volant; Wampum
- Lebanon County — Cleona; Cornwall; Jonestown; Mount Gretna; Myerstown; Palmyra; Richland
- Lehigh County — Alburtis; Catasauqua; Coopersburg; Coplay; Emmaus; Fountain Hill; Macungie; Slatington
- Luzerne County — Ashley; Avoca; Bear Creek Village; Conyngham; Courtdale; Dallas; Dupont; Duryea; Edwardsville; Exeter; Forty Fort; Freeland; Harveys Lake; Hughestown; Jeddo; Kingston; Laflin; Larksville; Laurel Run; Luzerne; Nanticoke; Nescopeck; New Columbus; Nuangola; Penn Lake Park; Pittston; Plymouth; Pringle; Shickshinny; Sugar Notch; Swoyersville; Warrior Run; West Hazleton; West Pittston; West Wyoming; White Haven; Wyoming; Yatesville
- Lycoming County — Duboistown; Hughesville; Jersey Shore; Montgomery; Montoursville; Muncy; Picture Rocks; Salladasburg; South Williamsport
- Mckean County — Bradford; Eldred; Kane; Lewis Run; Mount Jewett; Port Allegany; Smethport
- Mercer County — Clark; Farrell; Fredonia; Greenville; Grove City; Hermitage; Jackson Center; Jamestown; Mercer; New Lebanon; Sandy Lake; Sharon; Sharpsville; Sheakleyville; Stoneboro; West Middlesex; Wheatland
- Mifflin County — Burnham; Juniata Terrace; Kistler; Lewistown; McVeytown; Newton Hamilton
- Monroe County — Delaware Water Gap; East Stroudsburg; Mount Pocono; Stroudsburg
- Montgomery County — Ambler; Bridgeport; Bryn Athyn; Collegeville; Conshohocken; East Greenville; Green Lane; Hatboro; Hatfield; Jenkintown; Lansdale; Narberth; North Wales; Pennsburg; Red Hill; Rockledge; Royersford; Schwenksville; Souderton; Telford; Trappe; West Conshohocken
- Montour County — Danville; Washingtonville
- Northampton County — Bangor; Bath; Chapman; East Bangor; Freemansburg; Glendon; Hellertown; Nazareth; North Catasauqua; Northampton; Pen Argyl; Portland; Roseto; Stockertown; Tatamy; Walnutport; West Easton; Wilson; Wind Gap
- Northumberland County — Herndon; Kulpmont; Marion Heights; McEwensville; Milton; Mount Carmel; Northumberland; Riverside; Shamokin; Snydertown; Sunbury; Turbotville; Watsontown
- Perry County — Blain; Bloomfield; Duncannon; Landisburg; Liverpool; Marysville; Millerstown; New Buffalo; Newport
- Pike County — Matamoras; Milford
- Potter County — Austin; Coudersport; Galeton; Oswayo; Shinglehouse; Ulysses
- Schuylkill County — Ashland; Auburn; Coaldale; Cressona; Deer Lake; Frackville; Gilberton; Girardville; Gordon; Landingville; Mahanoy City; McAdoo; Mechanicsville; Middleport; Minersville; Mount Carbon; New Philadelphia; New Ringgold; Orwigsburg; Palo Alto; Pine Grove; Port Carbon; Port Clinton; Pottsville; Ringtown; Schuylkill Haven; Shenandoah; St. Clair; Tamaqua; Tower City; Tremont
- Snyder County — Beavertown; Freeburg; McClure; Middleburg; Selinsgrove; Shamokin Dam
- Somerset County — Addison; Benson; Berlin; Boswell; Callimont; Casselman; Central City; Confluence; Garrett; Hooversville; Indian Lake; Jennerstown; Meyersdale; New Baltimore; New Centerville; Paint; Rockwood; Salisbury; Seven Springs; Shanksville; Somerset; Stoystown; Ursina; Wellersburg; Windber
- Sullivan County — Dushore; Eagles Mere; Forksville; Laporte
- Susquehanna County — Forest City; Friendsville; Great Bend; Hallstead; Hop Bottom; Lanesboro; Little Meadows; Montrose; New Milford; Oakland; Susquehanna Depot; Thompson; Union Dale
- Tioga County — Blossburg; Elkland; Knoxville; Lawrenceville; Mansfield; Roseville; Tioga; Wellsboro; Westfield
- Union County — Hartleton; Lewisburg; Mifflinburg; New Berlin
- Venango County — Barkeyville; Clintonville; Cooperstown; Emlenton; Franklin; Oil City; Pleasantville; Polk; Rouseville; Sugarcreek; Utica
- Warren County — Bear Lake; Clarendon; Sugar Grove; Tidioute; Warren; Youngsville
- Washington County — Allenport; Beallsville; Bentleyville; Burgettstown; Canonsburg; Centerville; Charleroi; Claysville; Coal Center; Cokeburg; Deemston; Donora; Dunlevy; East Washington; Elco; Ellsworth; Finleyville; Green Hills; Houston; Long Branch; Marianna; McDonald; Midway; Monongahela; New Eagle; North Charleroi; Roscoe; Speers; Stockdale; Twilight; Washington; West Brownsville; West Middletown
- Wayne County — Bethany; Hawley; Honesdale; Prompton; Starrucca; Waymart
- Westmoreland County — Adamsburg; Arnold; Arona; Avonmore; Bolivar; Delmont; Derry; Donegal; East Vandergrift; Export; Greensburg; Hunker; Hyde Park; Irwin; Jeannette; Latrobe; Laurel Mountain; Ligonier; Lower Burrell; Madison; Manor; Monessen; Mount Pleasant; New Alexandria; New Florence; New Kensington; New Stanton; North Belle Vernon; North Irwin; Oklahoma; Penn; Scottdale; Seward; Smithton; South Greensburg; Southwest Greensburg; Sutersville; Trafford; Vandergrift; West Leechburg; West Newton; Youngstown; Youngwood
- Wyoming County — Factoryville; Laceyville; Meshoppen; Nicholson; Tunkhannock
- York County — Cross Roads; Dallastown; Delta; Dillsburg; Dover; East Prospect; Fawn Grove; Felton; Franklintown; Glen Rock; Goldsboro; Hallam; Hanover; Jacobus; Jefferson; Lewisberry; Loganville; Manchester; Mount Wolf; New Freedom; New Salem; North York; Railroad; Red Lion; Seven Valleys; Shrewsbury; Spring Grove; Stewartstown; Wellsville; West York; Windsor; Winterstown; Wrightsville; Yoe; York Haven; Yorkana
Auto and home insurance in Pennsylvania: FAQ
What is the minimum car insurance in Pennsylvania?
Liability of 15/30/5. Other required coverage: first-party medical benefits $5,000.
What is the average homeowners premium in Pennsylvania?
The NAIC reported a 2023 Pennsylvania HO-3 average of $1,217, 6th highest of the ten states we cover; the countrywide average was $1,737.
Can I bundle auto and home in Pennsylvania?
Yes, most insurers that write both offer a multi-policy discount. Compare the bundle with separate quotes.
Who regulates insurance in Pennsylvania?
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department licenses insurers, handles complaints, and publishes consumer guides.
Sources
- NAIC, Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance model law chart (state statutes), reviewed against state insurance department guidance
- NAIC, Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owner’s Insurance Report: Data for 2023, Table 4
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 (tables B08301, B08303, B25044, B25003, B25077, B25035), via Census Reporter
- U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 city population estimates
- Pennsylvania Insurance Department
Last updated October 15, 2026 · How we research