Data · May 2026 data · 12-month trend
U.S. Virgin Islands Flood Insurance Costs
Homeowners taking out or renewing NFIP flood coverage in U.S. Virgin Islands paid an average premium of $210 in May 2026. The state pays less than the country as a whole — 78.6% under the $982 national average. That represents a 10.3% decline year over year. The month's tally covers 113 policy transactions across 0 reporting areas.
What we measure: Average premium among policies newly written or renewed that month (NFIP transactions) — not the official in-force average. OpenFEMA transaction data is published on a lag of roughly two months; the latest period shown reflects that lag.
Key facts — May 2026
- Average premium
- $210
- Avg total cost (with fees)
- $381
- Change (year over year)
- -10.3%
- vs national average
- -78.6%
- Policies written or renewed
- 113
- Counties reporting
- 0
U.S. Virgin Islands trend, last 12 months
Average premium among policies newly written or renewed each month. Bars scale to the highest month shown.
| Month | Avg premium | Premium relative to highest month | Avg total cost | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | $234 | $422 | 131 | |
| June 2025 | $211 | $350 | 234 | |
| August 2025 | $422 | $693 | 128 | |
| September 2025 | $230 | $413 | 176 | |
| October 2025 | $241 | $438 | 129 | |
| November 2025 | $369 | $638 | 62 | |
| December 2025 | $206 | $366 | 98 | |
| January 2026 | $310 | $540 | 88 | |
| February 2026 | $412 | $692 | 79 | |
| March 2026 | $423 | $715 | 111 | |
| April 2026 | $149 | $291 | 120 | |
| May 2026 | $210 | $381 | 113 |
County breakdown — May 2026
Sorted by average premium, highest first. Rows labeled with a FIPS code are reporting areas without a matched county name. Watch the policy count before reading much into small-county averages.
| County | Avg premium | Premium relative to highest county | Avg total cost | Policies |
|---|
Use this data
Download U.S. Virgin Islands CSV (virgin-islands.csv) — free to reuse with attribution. Read the full methodology for formulas, update cadence, and limitations. Source: FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data (FimaNfipPolicies).
"U.S. Virgin Islands Flood Insurance Costs." Out of the Storm News Flood Insurance Cost Index, May 2026, based on FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP policy transaction data. https://outofthestormnews.com/flood-insurance/costs/virgin-islands
Related guides
Editorial context for reading these numbers — how NFIP coverage and pricing work in practice, and what a flood map does and doesn’t tell you.