Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Big Stone County, MN

In Big Stone County we serve 8 cities and communities: Barry, Beardsley, Clinton, Correll, Graceville, Johnson, Odessa and Ortonville.

Big Stone County has 2,984 housing units, and 83% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 6% of the housing units.

The median home in Big Stone County was built in 1957. 77% of homes in Big Stone County were built before 1980, and 11% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,018 homes.

79% of occupied homes in Big Stone County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Big Stone County is valued at $135,700. Among occupied homes in Big Stone County, 33% heat with utility gas, 19% with electricity, 41% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040).

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 29 hail events, 47 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes in Big Stone County from 2016 through March 31, 2026 for hail and through September 22, 2025 for thunderstorm wind and tornadoes. The largest hail on record there in that period was 4 inches on July 31, 2024, near Graceville. 14 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Big Stone County was on July 27, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Johnson. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Big Stone County was on August 21, 2025, near Ortonville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Big Stone County in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 22 events in all.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025).

Big Stone County scores 47.9 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 71st of 87 Minnesota counties. Big Stone County scores 20.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 77th of 87 Minnesota counties. Big Stone County scores 62.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 51st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Big Stone County is for cold wave, at 62.5 of 100.

Big Stone County averages 26.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Big Stone County is 44°F.

Source: FEMA National Risk Index, 2026 release; rank among the state's counties computed from the scores; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 75 miles from the center of Big Stone County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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