Home insurance by countyMissouri

Home Insurance Costs by County in Missouri (2024)

The average homeowners insurance premium in Missouri was $2,142 per year in 2024, across 87 of 114 counties. Audrain was the cheapest at $1,613, and Platte the most expensive at $2,771, based on mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).

Data updated 2024 - Source: Keys-Mulder escrow dataset (NBER WP 32579)

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$2,142

Missouri county average (2024)

87 of 114

Counties with data

$2,771

Highest: Platte

$1,613

Lowest: Audrain

Missouri counties by home insurance cost

All 87 natively covered Missouri counties, most expensive first (Escrow 2024). Click a column header to re-sort. “% of home value” is the annual premium divided by the county median home value.

Missouri counties ranked by homeowners insurance premium
1Platte$2,771+30%0.70%
2Jackson$2,691+26%1.07%
3St. Charles$2,631+23%0.70%
4Cass$2,599+22%0.75%
5Clay$2,565+20%0.80%
6Iron$2,461+15%1.50%
7Clinton$2,456+15%0.83%
8St. Louis$2,430+14%0.84%
9Bates$2,403+12%1.04%
10Ray$2,369+11%0.89%
11Miller$2,365+11%0.88%
12Maries$2,362+10%0.94%
13Camden$2,339+9%0.73%
14Osage$2,324+9%0.87%
15Taney$2,318+8%0.93%
16McDonald$2,310+8%1.01%
17Caldwell$2,304+8%0.94%
18Stone$2,299+7%0.71%
19Johnson$2,294+7%0.80%
20Christian$2,293+7%0.71%
21Warren$2,284+7%0.67%
22Lafayette$2,282+7%0.92%
23Polk$2,277+6%0.82%
24Dallas$2,260+6%0.93%
25Benton$2,254+5%1.18%
26Washington$2,244+5%1.18%
27New Madrid$2,234+4%2.21%
28Phelps$2,221+4%0.94%
29St. Clair$2,216+4%1.05%
30Montgomery$2,215+4%1.00%
31Texas$2,211+3%1.08%
32Newton$2,210+3%0.90%
33Henry$2,203+3%0.97%
34Lincoln$2,199+3%0.69%
35Laclede$2,196+3%0.93%
36Webster$2,186+2%0.81%
37Gentry$2,166+1%1.58%
38Greene$2,156+1%0.83%
39Moniteau$2,156+1%0.90%
40Crawford$2,155+1%0.97%
41Ste. Genevieve$2,152+1%0.81%
42Franklin$2,1490%0.80%
43Morgan$2,1420%0.72%
44Jefferson$2,1390%0.72%
45Dent$2,1320%1.12%
46Barry$2,1320%0.87%
47Pulaski$2,125-1%0.93%
48St. Louis$2,125-1%1.16%
49Lawrence$2,120-1%1.01%
50Holt$2,114-1%n/a
51Jasper$2,112-1%0.98%
52Cape Girardeau$2,110-1%0.87%
53Harrison$2,094-2%1.58%
54Barton$2,093-2%1.11%
55Pike$2,092-2%0.94%
56Saline$2,088-2%1.12%
57Gasconade$2,078-3%0.87%
58Butler$2,077-3%1.20%
59Cole$2,066-3%0.72%
60Stoddard$2,062-4%1.33%
61Boone$2,061-4%0.62%
62Monroe$2,037-5%0.91%
63Vernon$2,032-5%1.12%
64Scott$2,028-5%1.28%
65Andrew$2,021-6%0.69%
66Nodaway$2,014-6%0.90%
67St. Francois$2,006-6%1.03%
68Cedar$2,005-6%0.88%
69Howard$1,995-7%0.87%
70DeKalb$1,988-7%0.82%
71Callaway$1,979-7%0.73%
72Howell$1,977-8%0.87%
73Cooper$1,938-9%0.79%
74Randolph$1,915-10%1.05%
75Mississippi$1,897-11%1.86%
76Daviess$1,894-11%0.66%
77Macon$1,880-12%0.93%
78Pettis$1,870-13%0.96%
79Buchanan$1,866-13%0.95%
80Livingston$1,812-15%0.93%
81Ralls$1,809-15%0.69%
82Perry$1,772-17%0.75%
83Grundy$1,752-18%1.45%
84Madison$1,733-19%1.01%
85Marion$1,694-21%0.86%
86Adair$1,645-23%0.84%
87Audrain$1,613-25%0.84%
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Methodology

Each county figure is the median annual homeowners insurance payment for owner-occupied homes with a mortgage escrow account, from data compiled by Benjamin Keys and Philip Mulder in NBER Working Paper 32579 (premiums through 2024). The Missouri average is a simple mean of the covered counties.

Escrow data reflects mortgaged, owner-occupied homes, so a few counties can be absent, and we publish only counties with a natively measured value. For the full methodology and the national picture, see the national home insurance by county report.

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HearthMap, "Homeowners Insurance Costs by County in Missouri (2024)," https://hearthmap.app/home-insurance-by-county/missouri. Based on Keys and Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579.

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Home insurance in Missouri: frequently asked questions

What is the average cost of homeowners insurance in Missouri?
The average homeowners insurance premium in Missouri was $2,142 per year in 2024, a simple mean across the 87 counties with mortgage-escrow data (Keys-Mulder, NBER Working Paper 32579).
Which Missouri county has the cheapest home insurance?
Audrain had the lowest average homeowners insurance premium in Missouri at $1,613 per year in 2024.
Which Missouri county has the most expensive home insurance?
Platte had the highest average homeowners insurance premium in Missouri at $2,771 per year in 2024.
How many Missouri counties are in this dataset?
87 of 114 Missouri counties have a natively measured premium from mortgage-escrow data. Counties without enough escrowed mortgages are not shown.

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