Home Insurance in Glendale, Missouri
With a median home value of $494,000, Glendale is 78% higher than the St. Louis County median.
Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. The typical home in Glendale was built around 1951. About 79% of homes were built before 1960, about 45 points above St. Louis County's 34%.
The housing stock in Glendale is 99% single-family homes.
In Glendale, about 67% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
Glendale has an owner-occupancy rate of 96% and a vacancy rate of 2%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
83% of homes in Glendale are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates St. Louis County's overall risk as Relatively High, led by hail (Very High). St. Louis County had 3,039 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full St. Louis 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 | $494,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1951 |
| Owner-occupied share | 96% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 67% |
| Top county hazard | Hail (Very High) |
| Active NFIP policies in St. Louis County | 3,039 |
| 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)