Home Insurance in Lathrop, Missouri
With a median home value of $168,000, Lathrop is 26% lower than the Clinton County median.
The typical home in Lathrop was built around 1978. About 22% of homes were built before 1960, about 5 points below Clinton County's 27%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
The housing stock in Lathrop is 72% single-family homes, 9% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 1% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types.
In Lathrop, about 65% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
Lathrop has an owner-occupancy rate of 63% and a vacancy rate of 5%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
Most homes in Lathrop - 63% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
Clinton County's top FEMA-rated hazard is hail (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Clinton County had 14 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Clinton 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 Missouri carries a statewide average premium of $1,589 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $168,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Owner-occupied share | 63% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 65% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Clinton County | 14 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,589 - 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)