Not you ActionMan, but the premise of the thread in general. You should always shop around as with any purchase. You will find double what you and I pay as $1,836
is now the national average. Just not fair when I found out the new NF Sonata with all our new improved electronic safety equipment including more Airbags
was more expensive to insure than the equivalent previous model year? Kinda kooky, but true. Anyway I don't want Mama yelling at me questioning his 2005-2008 chart at all,
but it does costs a lot to drive in some places. Chicago & Denver seem reasonable! I see it costs $3000 a year on average in Washington DC, home of the highest paid workers!
Average Car Insurance Premiums in Cities with Highest Population
The first set of 15 largest U.S. cities had an average car insurance premium of $1,688. That average quote is 8.1% lower than the $1,836 national average.
1.Los Angeles, California (population 3,833,995) … US$1,736 (5.4% below average)
2.Chicago, Illinois (2,853,114) … $1,435 (21.8% below)
3.Houston, Texas (2,242,193) … $1,852 (0.9% above)
4.Phoenix, Arizona (1,567,924) … $1,528 (16.8% below)
5.Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1,540,351) … $2,094 (14.1% above)
6.Detroit, Michigan (912,062) … $1,994 (8.6% above)
7.Jacksonville, Florida (807,815) … $2,151 (17.2% above)
8.Indianapolis, Indiana (798,382) … $1,428 (22.2% below)
9.Columbus, Ohio (754,885) … $1,183 (35.6% below)
10.Charlotte, North Carolina (687,456) … $1,503 (18.1% below)
11.Memphis, Tennessee (669,651) … $1,468 (20.0% below)
12.Baltimore, Maryland (636,919) … $2,352 (28.1% above)
13.Milwaukee, Wisconsin (604,477) … $1,295 (29.5% below)
14.Denver, Colorado (598,707) … $1,496 (18.5% below)
15.Seattle, Washington (598,541) … $1,798 (2.1% below).
Among these largest cities, 10 municipalities had average auto insurance rates below the national average. Baltimore and Jacksonville had the highest average premiums.
Average Car Insurance Rates in Cities with Lower Populations
Among the 15 cities with a lower number of residents when compared to top cities in other states, the average car insurance quote was $1,735 this past February. That aggregate average is 5.5% under the U.S. national average.
1.Little Rock, Arkansas (189,515) … $1,865 (1.6% above)
2.Salt Lake City, Utah (181,698) … $1,800 (2% below)
3.Jackson, Mississippi (173,861) … $1,944 (5.9% above)
4.Providence, Rhode Island (171,557) … $2,212 (20.5% above)
5.Sioux Falls, South Dakota (154,997) … $1,570 (14.5% below)
6.Bridgeport, Connecticut (136,405) … $2,095 (14.1% above)
7.Columbia, South Carolina (127,029) … $1,614 (12.1% below)
8.Manchester, New Hampshire (108,586) … $1,280 (30.3% below)
9.Billings, Montana (103,994) … $1,622 (11.7% below)
10.Fargo, North Dakota (92,103) … $1,346 (26.7% below)
11.Wilmington, Delaware (71,356) … $2,339 (27.4% above)
12.Portland, Oregon (64,249) … $1,317 (28.3% below)
13.Charleston, West Virginia (53,421) … $2,009 (9.4% above)
14.Cheyenne, Wyoming (53,011) … $1,563 (14.9% below)
15.Burlington, Vermont (38,889) … $1,232 (32.9% below).
This group of 15 smaller American cities had 9 locations with below-average rate quotes. Automobile insurance premiums in Burlington and Manchester were almost a one-third discount from the U.S. national average.
Average Auto Premiums by Largest Cities in Other States
The list below presents the average car insurance rates by largest city for remaining 17 states for which RateWatch tracks quotes. The average auto insurance premium for this set of cities was $1,822 which is roughly equivalent to the U.S. overall average.
1.Washington, DC (population 591,833) … US$2,904 (58.2% above average)
2.Las Vegas, Nevada (558,383) … $1,981(7.9% below)
3.Portland, Oregon (557,706) … $1,479(14.9% below)
4.Louisville, Kentucky (557,224) … $2,055 (11.9% above)
5.Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (551,789) … $1,783 (2.9% below)
6.Atlanta, Georgia (537,958) … $1,592(13.3% below)
7.Albuquerque, New Mexico (521,999) … $1,719(6.4% below)
8.Kansas City, Missouri (480,129) … $1,578(14.1% below)
9.Omaha, Nebraska (438,646) … $1,505(18% below)
10.Virginia Beach, Virginia (433,746) … $1,571(14.4% below)
11.Minneapolis, Minnesota (382,605) … $1,776 (3.3% below)
12.Wichita, Kansas (366,046) … $1,607(12.5% below)
13.New Orleans, Louisiana (311,853) … $2,359(28.5% above)
14.Newark, New Jersey (population 278,980) … US$2,825 (53.9% above average)
15.Birmingham, Alabama (228,798) … $1,622 (11.7% below)
16.Boise, Idaho (205,314) … $1,323 (27.9% below)
17.Des Moines, Iowa (197,052) … $1,292 (29.6% below).
Only 4 of the above cities show average quoted rates above the national benchmark of $1,836 during February 2010.
Read more at Suite101: Average Automobile Insurance Premiums by US City: Sample Annual Car Insurance Rates for Largest Cities By Population.