Home Insurance in Findlay, Illinois
The median home value in Findlay is $88,000, 36% lower than the Shelby County median.
Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. The typical home in Findlay was built around 1953. About 55% of homes were built before 1960, about 11 points above Shelby County's 44%.
Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy. The housing stock in Findlay is 88% single-family homes, 3% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 6% mobile or manufactured homes.
In Findlay, about 41% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
About 87% of occupied homes in Findlay are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 12%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in Findlay - 79% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Findlay? FEMA's National Risk Index points to earthquake (Relatively Low) in Shelby County and Shelby County had 1 active NFIP flood policy as of September 2026. See the full Shelby 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 | $88,000 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Owner-occupied share | 87% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 41% |
| Top county hazard | Earthquake (Relatively Low) |
| Active NFIP policies in Shelby County | 1 |
| 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)