Home Insurance in Lansing, Kansas
With a median home value of $270,800, Lansing is close to the Leavenworth County median.
Older homes can cost more to insure or rebuild because of aging wiring, roofing and plumbing. The typical home in Lansing was built around 1986. About 16% of homes were built before 1960, about 11 points below Leavenworth County's 27%.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Lansing is 86% single-family homes, 8% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 4% mobile or manufactured homes.
In Lansing, about 66% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
The vacancy rate is 4%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 79% of occupied homes in Lansing are owner-occupied.
Most homes in Lansing - 80% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Lansing? FEMA's National Risk Index points to winter weather (Relatively High) in Leavenworth County and Leavenworth County had 148 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Leavenworth 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 Kansas carries a statewide average premium of $1,733 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $270,800 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1986 |
| Owner-occupied share | 79% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 66% |
| Top county hazard | Winter Weather (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Leavenworth County | 148 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,733 - 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)