Home Insurance in Belle Prairie City, Illinois
With a median home value of $161,100, Belle Prairie City is 42% higher than the Hamilton County median.
The typical home in Belle Prairie City was built around 1970. About 39% of homes were built before 1960, about 4 points below Hamilton County's 44%. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them.
The housing stock in Belle Prairie City is 93% single-family homes and 7% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
About 18% of owner-occupied homes in Belle Prairie City have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
All occupied homes in Belle Prairie City are owner-occupied.
Homes heated with propane and wood can carry added fire risk. Fuel-tank leaks and spills are often excluded from standard homeowners policies. 82% of homes in Belle Prairie City are primarily heated with propane.
Hamilton County's top FEMA-rated hazard is earthquake (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Hamilton County has no active NFIP flood policies on file. See the full Hamilton County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Earthquake damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
According to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data), a standard HO-3 homeowners policy in Illinois carries a statewide average premium of $1,480 per year.
Key figures
| Median home value | $161,100 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1970 |
| Owner-occupied share | 100% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 18% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively Moderate) |
| 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)