Home Insurance in Plymouth, Illinois
With a median home value of $56,900, Plymouth is 50% lower than the Hancock County median.
Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild. The typical home in Plymouth was built around 1952. About 59% of homes were built before 1960, about 13 points above Hancock County's 46%.
The housing stock in Plymouth is 86% single-family homes, 6% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 6% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Plymouth, about 40% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
The vacancy rate is 8%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 84% of occupied homes in Plymouth are owner-occupied.
In Plymouth, 75% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
Hancock County's top FEMA-rated hazard is strong wind (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Hancock County had 60 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Hancock 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 | $56,900 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1952 |
| Owner-occupied share | 84% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 40% |
| Top county hazard | Strong Wind (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Hancock 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)