Home Insurance in Green Castle, Missouri
With a median home value of $54,600, Green Castle is 53% lower than the Sullivan County median.
The typical home in Green Castle was built around 1963. About 42% of homes were built before 1960, about 2 points below Sullivan County's 44%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Green Castle is 75% single-family homes and 17% mobile or manufactured homes.
19% of owner-occupied homes in Green Castle carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
Green Castle has an owner-occupancy rate of 64% and a vacancy rate of 34%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
In Green Castle, 44% of homes are primarily heated with electricity. Homes heated with propane and wood can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies.
FEMA rates Sullivan County's overall risk as Very Low, led by tornado (Relatively Low). Sullivan County has no active NFIP flood policies on file. See the full Sullivan County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
The statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Missouri is $1,589 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $54,600 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Owner-occupied share | 64% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 19% |
| Top county hazard | Tornado (Relatively Low) |
| 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)