Where Md., Va., DC rank in cost of auto insurance
The order of ranking in average cost of auto insurance premiums may not surprise you: Washington, D.C., is number 5 (average annual premium $2,006), Maryland comes in 21st ($1,528) and Virginia trails at 37th place ($1,322). The study, by Insure.com, is based upon rates for a single, 40-year-old male who commutes about 12 miles to work daily.
On the list of 50 states and D.C., Louisiana has the highest premium, at $2,699. Drivers there who get in accidents file more bodily injury claims than those in other states. Louisiana also has a high rate of damage claims from natural disasters. Peaceful, bucolic Maine is least expensive, at just $934 a year.
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