Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Brown County, MN

In Brown County we serve 9 cities and communities: Cobden, Comfrey, Essig, Evan, Hanska, New Ulm, Searles, Sleepy Eye and Springfield.

Brown County has 11,802 housing units, and 80% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 3% of the housing units.

The median home in Brown County was built in 1961. 70% of homes in Brown County were built before 1980, and 13% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 3,668 homes.

79% of occupied homes in Brown County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Brown County is valued at $181,700. Among occupied homes in Brown County, 60% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity, 18% 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 14 hail events, 50 thunderstorm-wind events and 8 tornadoes in Brown 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 2.5 inches on October 24, 2023, near Cobden. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Brown County was on August 26, 2024: 1.25 in hail near Essig. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Brown County was on July 7, 2025, near Cobden. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Brown County in that period was 70 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 24 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).

Brown County scores 64 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 52nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Brown County scores 71.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 35th of 87 Minnesota counties. Brown County scores 81.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 19th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Brown County is for cold wave, at 89.6 of 100.

Brown County averages 32.9 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Brown County is 45.7°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 54 miles from the center of Brown 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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