Home Insurance in Emma, Missouri
With a median home value of $124,300, Emma is 43% lower than the Lafayette County median.
The typical home in Emma was built around 1951. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. About 65% of homes were built before 1960, about 33 points above Lafayette County's 32%.
In Emma, the housing stock is 96% single-family homes and 4% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Emma, about 46% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
Emma has an owner-occupancy rate of 90% and a vacancy rate of 17%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
Most homes in Emma - 75% - 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 | $124,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1951 |
| Owner-occupied share | 90% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 46% |
| 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)