Home Insurance in Hillsboro, Illinois
The median home value in Hillsboro is $111,700, close to the Montgomery County median.
The typical home in Hillsboro was built around 1963. About 45% of homes were built before 1960, about 1 point below Montgomery County's 46%. Because older housing stock often has aging wiring, roofing or plumbing, it can cost more to insure or rebuild.
The housing stock in Hillsboro is 87% single-family homes, 2% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 3% mobile or manufactured homes.
58% of owner-occupied homes in Hillsboro carry a mortgage, and mortgage lenders require hazard insurance for as long as the loan is active.
Hillsboro has an owner-occupancy rate of 78% and a vacancy rate of 10%; unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form.
Most homes in Hillsboro - 66% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
Montgomery County's top FEMA-rated hazard is earthquake (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Montgomery County had 3 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Montgomery 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 | $111,700 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Owner-occupied share | 78% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 58% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Montgomery County | 3 |
| 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)