ZIP 60085 · Lake County
Waukegan, IL Homeowners Insurance
According to U.S. Treasury FIO 2022 filings, homeowners insurance in ZIP 60085, Waukegan, Illinois averages $1,353/yr.
- 60.8%
- Loss ratio
- 1.05%
- Nonrenewal rate
- #1094 of 1191
- Illinois rank
- 1,841
- Policies
The verdict
Treasury FIO 2022: Waukegan, IL sits #16,549 nationally on average premium ($1,353) versus #9,202 on nonrenewal rate (1.05%).
- $1,353
- Avg premium (2022)
- #16,549
- of 25,593 on premium
- #9,202
- of 21,752 on nonrenewal
- 35th
- national percentile
Premium rank counts ZIPs with a reported average premium, highest first. Nonrenewal rank counts ZIPs with a reported nonrenewal rate, highest first. The two boards are different extracts.
According to U.S. Treasury Federal Insurance Office data. How we calculate the percentile and national comparison: methodology.
Insurance Livability Score
PlainInsure's own composite of Treasury FIO premium/market data and FEMA National Risk Index hazard data, each dimension percentile-ranked against the full national corpus. Not an official government score, and not a substitute for an actual insurance quote.
Where ZIP 60085's premium sits nationally
Average annual homeowners premium across 25,593 tracked ZIP codes, as of 2022
$1,353 Lower than most lower than 65% of 25,593 ZIP codes
tracked ZIP codes, bucketed by value
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Source U.S. Treasury Federal Insurance Office · 2022
The local market map
Premium and nonrenewal do not always move together
The highlighted dot is ZIP 60085. Each other dot is a deterministic sample of ZIPs in Illinois, spread across the premium range. Crosshairs mark the published state averages, so this is a comparison of two reported measures, not a quote or a forecast.
State ZIP peer map
Highlighted: ZIP 60085; crosshairs: Illinois averages
Read the plotted ZIP values
- ZIP 61367 · Sublette $1,039/yr · 0.37%
- ZIP 61239 · Carbon Cliff $1,270/yr · 1.35%
- ZIP 60459 · Burbank $1,307/yr · 0.84%
- ZIP 61604 · Peoria $1,327/yr · 1.07%
- ZIP 61085 · Stockton $1,351/yr · 0.35%
- ZIP 60085 · Waukegan (this ZIP) $1,353/yr · 1.05%
- ZIP 61523 · Chillicothe $1,367/yr · 0.63%
- ZIP 60008 · Rolling Meadows $1,383/yr · 0.80%
- ZIP 61778 · Waynesville $1,393/yr · 0.56%
- ZIP 60901 · Kankakee $1,404/yr · 1.33%
- ZIP 61422 · Bushnell $1,423/yr · 0.50%
- ZIP 60097 · Wonder Lake $1,431/yr · 2.41%
- ZIP 62075 · Nokomis $1,440/yr · 1.18%
- ZIP 60077 · Skokie $1,447/yr · 1.24%
- ZIP 61815 · Bondville $1,454/yr · 1.22%
- ZIP 62522 · Decatur $1,468/yr · 0.89%
- ZIP 60914 · Bourbonnais $1,476/yr · 1.15%
- ZIP 61447 · Kirkwood $1,484/yr · 1.23%
- ZIP 61724 · Bellflower $1,496/yr · 0.95%
- ZIP 60964 · Saint Anne $1,503/yr · 0.66%
- ZIP 62560 · Raymond $1,511/yr · 0.79%
- ZIP 62427 · Flat Rock $1,521/yr · 0.69%
- ZIP 62468 · Toledo $1,529/yr · 0.67%
- ZIP 61465 · New Windsor $1,538/yr · 0.88%
- ZIP 61816 · Broadlands $1,550/yr · 1.04%
- ZIP 61047 · Leaf River $1,559/yr · 1.10%
- ZIP 62821 · Carmi $1,568/yr · 1.16%
- ZIP 62012 · Brighton $1,577/yr · 0.32%
- ZIP 61561 · Roanoke $1,588/yr · 0.17%
- ZIP 62250 · Hoffman $1,598/yr · 0.86%
- ZIP 62690 · Virden $1,613/yr · 0.82%
- ZIP 60537 · Millington $1,626/yr · 1.35%
- ZIP 61810 · Allerton $1,636/yr · 3.33%
- ZIP 62889 · Texico $1,646/yr · 0.65%
- ZIP 60046 · Lake Villa $1,656/yr · 0.73%
- ZIP 62822 · Christopher $1,668/yr · 1.26%
- ZIP 60084 · Wauconda $1,682/yr · 0.85%
- ZIP 60021 · Fox River Grove $1,696/yr · 1.16%
- ZIP 62432 · Hidalgo $1,712/yr · 1.45%
- ZIP 62205 · East Saint Louis $1,729/yr · 2.34%
- ZIP 62249 · Highland $1,749/yr · 0.47%
- ZIP 62954 · Junction $1,771/yr · 2.33%
- ZIP 62626 · Carlinville $1,793/yr · 0.88%
- ZIP 60467 · Orland Park $1,817/yr · 0.91%
- ZIP 60072 · Ringwood $1,852/yr · 1.55%
- ZIP 62062 · Maryville $1,896/yr · 0.27%
- ZIP 60549 · Serena $2,012/yr · 0.59%
- ZIP 60647 · Chicago $2,272/yr · 0.85%
- ZIP 60305 · River Forest $2,722/yr · 0.37%
- ZIP 60611 · Chicago $5,978/yr · 1.92%
Data Snapshot: ZIP 60085 (Waukegan, IL)
For 2022, the average cost of homeowners insurance in ZIP 60085 (Waukegan, IL) runs $1,353 per year, based on U.S. Treasury FIO's ZIP-level tracking across approximately 1,841 reported policies. That is 24% below the national average of $1,776 per year, placing this ZIP in the 35th percentile nationally. Against Illinois's average of $1,631, ZIP 60085 is 17% below, ranking #1094 of 1191 tracked ZIPs in Illinois by premium. The closest-priced peer within Illinois is Oak Lawn (ZIP 60453) at $1,353, essentially matching this ZIP's rate.
The loss ratio for ZIP 60085 is 60.8%, meaning insurers retained a working margin after claims. The claim frequency here, the share of policies with at least one claim, stands at 6.90%, and the average claim severity (amount paid per claim) is $11,928. 1.05% of ZIP 60085 policies go unrenewed at expiration, a drop of 11.9% over the past five years, a pattern that tends to precede broader insurer pullback in stressed markets.
Across 5 years (2018–2022), premiums in ZIP 60085 have risen by 11.9%, ranging from $1,208 to $1,353 with a five-year average of $1,277, an annualized rate of +2.9% per year.
High-band NRI for ZIP 60085's county (Lake): score 96.0, rating Relatively High, hazard Tornado. That is #4 of 102 Illinois counties and the 96th national percentile (76% above the 54.5 state mean). Social Vulnerability Index 14.1 · Community Resilience 78.1. Source: FEMA National Risk Index.
How to read these numbers
The figures on this page come from the U.S. Treasury Federal Insurance Office, which collects homeowners insurance premium and claims data directly from the largest property insurers in the country. Because the data is aggregated at the ZIP-code level and averaged across many policies, it describes the typical cost in an area rather than a quote for any single home. Two houses on the same street can pay very different premiums depending on their age, construction type, roof condition, prior claims, and the specific coverage limits and deductibles the homeowner selects. The loss ratio shows how much of every premium dollar insurers paid back out as claims; a ratio above one means carriers lost money locally, which often precedes rate increases or carrier exits. Rising nonrenewal and claim frequency reveal how stressed the local market has become. Use these figures to gauge the direction and scale of costs in your area, then request quotes from several licensed carriers before buying or renewing a policy. FIO data aggregates voluntary reporting from the 40 largest homeowners insurers, covering roughly 80% of the U.S. market, so figures represent market averages rather than individual policy quotes; your own premium will vary with dwelling value, deductible, coverage limits, construction type, and insurer-specific underwriting. This page is educational research only and is not insurance advice, homeowners should request quotes from multiple licensed carriers or an independent agent before purchasing or renewing coverage.
How ZIP 60085 Compares
Premium History
Average premium in ZIP 60085, 2018–2022
| Year | Avg Premium | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $1,208 | - |
| 2019 | $1,231 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | $1,279 | +4.0% |
| 2021 | $1,314 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | $1,353 | +3.0% |
Multi-year FIO trend for ZIP 60085 (5 years)
Similar ZIP Codes in Illinois
A look at Illinois ZIP codes with comparable premium levels.
One of 1,190 ZIP codes with premium data in Illinois, 9 are shown here.
Elevated FEMA NRI in Lake County
County National Risk Index joined to ZIP 60085 via FIPS 17097. Hazard and vulnerability context from FEMA, not a premium driver and not a quote.
Social Vulnerability Index 14.1 · Community Resilience 78.1
County hazard ratings
- Wildfire
- Very Low
- Flooding
- Relatively High
- Earthquake
- Relatively Low
- Hurricane
- Very Low
- Tornado
- Very High
- Hail
- Relatively Moderate
- Winter weather
- Relatively Moderate
Source: FEMA National Risk Index · state rollup: Illinois NRI context · top counties by NRI score.
Out-of-state ZIPs near ZIP 60085's premium and nonrenewal (high-NRI county)
Two FIO peer sets for ZIP 60085 in Lake County (NRI 96.0, hazard Tornado), both outside Illinois. Population floor ≥1,000 matches the rate rankings.
Similar average premium
Nearest other-state ZIPs by average homeowners premium ($1,353/yr here).
Similar nonrenewal rate
Nearest other-state ZIPs by nonrenewal rate (1.05% here).
Background guides for ZIP 60085
More ways to read ZIP 60085's FIO filings
Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Insurance Office (FIO) Homeowners Insurance Data (2018-2022). Premiums are ZIP-level averages and may not reflect individual policy costs
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What to do with ZIP 60085
This ZIP's premiums run at the 35th national percentile, but a single number is not a quote.
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