Home Insurance in Elburn, Illinois
With a median home value of $389,300, Elburn is 19% higher than the Kane County median.
The typical home in Elburn was built around 2000. Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. About 9% of homes were built before 1960, about 15 points below Kane County's 24%.
In Elburn, the housing stock is 88% single-family homes, 5% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 3% mobile or manufactured homes.
73% of owner-occupied homes in Elburn carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
The vacancy rate is 10%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 90% of occupied homes in Elburn are owner-occupied.
In Elburn, 87% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
Kane County's top FEMA-rated hazard is tornado (Relatively High), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Kane County had 1,031 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Kane 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 | $389,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 2000 |
| Owner-occupied share | 90% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 73% |
| Top county hazard | Tornado (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Kane County | 1,031 |
| 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)