Home Insurance in Bates City, Missouri
With a median home value of $218,800, Bates City is close to the Lafayette County median.
The typical home in Bates City was built around 1978. About 24% of homes were built before 1960, about 8 points below Lafayette County's 32%. Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild.
The housing stock in Bates City is 66% single-family homes and 24% mobile or manufactured homes. The rest are 2-4 unit or other housing types. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
70% of owner-occupied homes in Bates City carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
Bates City has an owner-occupancy rate of 73% and a vacancy rate of 21%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
Homes heated with propane can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies. Most homes in Bates City - 54% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
Lafayette County had 6 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. Its top FEMA-rated hazard is tornado (Relatively Moderate). See the full Lafayette County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Missouri, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,589 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $218,800 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1978 |
| Owner-occupied share | 73% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 70% |
| Top county hazard | Tornado (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Lafayette County | 6 |
| 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)