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Report: Detroit's car insurance rates dropped 6.3 percent in past year

Posted at 1:31 PM, Feb 25, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-25 13:31:33-05

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Detroit's sky-high car insurance rates dropped 6.3 percent in the last year, according to the State of Auto Insurance Report released by The Zebra.

Although they have dropped, Detroit drivers still pay the most for car insurance out of any city in the U.S. – 140 percent more than the national average.

According to the report, drivers in the following zip codes pay the most for car insurance:

48205
Detroit
$6,282

48227
Detroit
$6,196

48213
Detroit
$6,155

48224
Detroit
$6,125

48214
Detroit
$6,112

Drivers in these zip codes pay the least:

48843
Howell
$2,467

48040
Marysville
$2,499

48073
Royal Oak
$2,502

48079
St. Clair
$2,566

48170
Plymouth
$2,575

The study explored 61 million car insurance premiums across every zip code impacted by common variables like driver age, gender, driving record, financial behaviors and the cars themselves.