Home Insurance in Bureau Junction, Illinois
With a median home value of $54,800, Bureau Junction is 57% lower than the Bureau County median.
The typical home in Bureau Junction was built around 1952. About 70% of homes were built before 1960, about 18 points above Bureau County's 52%. Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild.
In Bureau Junction, the housing stock is 88% single-family homes and 8% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
28% of owner-occupied homes in Bureau Junction carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
About 62% of occupied homes in Bureau Junction are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 21%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
87% of homes in Bureau Junction are primarily heated with natural gas.
FEMA rates Bureau County's overall risk as Relatively Low, led by tornado (Relatively Moderate). Bureau County had 60 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Bureau County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Illinois, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,480 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $54,800 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1952 |
| Owner-occupied share | 62% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 28% |
| Top county hazard | Tornado (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Bureau County | 60 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,480 - 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)