Home Insurance in Nemaha, Iowa
With a median home value of $63,300, Nemaha is 55% lower than the Sac County median.
The median home in Nemaha was built in 1939 or earlier. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. About 75% of homes were built before 1960, about 21 points above Sac County's 54%.
The housing stock in Nemaha is 100% single-family homes.
In Nemaha, about 30% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
About 62% of occupied homes in Nemaha are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Nemaha - 69% - are primarily heated with propane. Homes heated with propane can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies.
FEMA rates Sac County's overall risk as Very Low, led by hail (Relatively Moderate). Sac County had 4 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Sac County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Iowa carries a statewide average premium of $1,342 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $63,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Owner-occupied share | 62% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 30% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Sac County | 4 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,342 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data) |
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Sources
Data last updated: 2026-09-29
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files (2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (2024)
- FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025)
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3 (2026)
- NAIC Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owners Insurance: Data for 2023 (published 2026) (2023)