Home Insurance in Orion, Illinois
With a median home value of $178,500, Orion is 18% higher than the Henry County median.
The typical home in Orion was built around 1965. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. About 39% of homes were built before 1960, about 10 points below Henry County's 49%.
In Orion, the housing stock is 83% single-family homes, 7% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 4% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Orion, about 62% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
Orion has an owner-occupancy rate of 77% and a vacancy rate of 2%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
In Orion, 76% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
Henry County's top FEMA-rated hazard is strong wind (Relatively High), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Henry County had 133 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Henry 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 Illinois is $1,480 per year, according to the NAIC homeowners insurance report (2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $178,500 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1965 |
| Owner-occupied share | 77% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 62% |
| Top county hazard | Strong Wind (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Henry County | 133 |
| 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)