Home Insurance in Perrinton, Michigan
With a median home value of $116,500, Perrinton is 21% lower than the Gratiot 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 Perrinton was built around 1963. About 46% of homes were built before 1960, about 4 points above Gratiot County's 42%.
In Perrinton, the housing stock is 81% single-family homes, 4% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 16% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
In Perrinton, about 54% of owner-occupied homes have a mortgage - lenders require hazard insurance on every mortgaged home.
About 68% of occupied homes in Perrinton are owner-occupied. The vacancy rate is 1%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy.
Most homes in Perrinton - 91% - are primarily heated with natural gas.
What's the biggest home insurance risk near Perrinton? FEMA's National Risk Index points to strong wind (Relatively High) in Gratiot County and Gratiot County had 54 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Gratiot County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details.
In Michigan, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,110 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $116,500 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1963 |
| Owner-occupied share | 68% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 54% |
| Top county hazard | Strong Wind (Relatively High) |
| Active NFIP policies in Gratiot County | 54 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,110 - 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)