Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Big Lake, MN

• Gutters in Big Lake

  Carlton County averages 32.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). One inch of rain on 1,000 square feet of roof is about 623 gallons of water for the gutters to carry.

• Roofing in Big Lake

  2 of the 23 hail events on record within 10 miles of Big Lake from 2016 through March 31, 2026 had hail 1.5 inches or larger. The National Weather Service counts hail of 1 inch or larger as severe.

• Siding in Big Lake

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Big Lake from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 81 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Big Lake

  66% of homes in ZIP code 55720 were built before 1980. A home built before 1980 was built before the energy codes in force today were written.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); American Community Survey 2023, 5-year; NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Big Lake: 55720. ZIP code 55720 has 7,136 households; its median home was built in 1970, and 76% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 55720 is $213,300, and 71% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Big Lake is valued at $251,000.

• ZIP code 55720

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year, by ZIP Code Tabulation Area (a ZIP code can extend beyond the city); ZIP list and address points from the Census address file.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 23 hail events, 15 thunderstorm-wind events and no tornadoes within 10 miles of Big Lake 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 1.75 inches on June 19, 2016, near Carlton. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Big Lake was 81 mph wind on July 21, 2016, less than 1 mile away near Big Lake. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Big Lake was on June 23, 2025: 1 in hail near Big Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Big Lake was on July 31, 2024, near Cloquet. The busiest year was 2022, with 9 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).

Carlton County has 15,830 housing units, and 81% 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 Carlton County was built in 1974. 59% of homes in Carlton County were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,893 homes.

79% of occupied homes in Carlton County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Carlton County is valued at $232,000. Among occupied homes in Carlton County, 37% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity, 32% with bottled or tank gas, 6% with fuel oil and 6% with wood.

• Year-built table and more on the Carlton County page

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

Big Lake is in Carlton County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Carlton County scores 46.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 73rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Carlton County scores 24 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 73rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Carlton County scores 47.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 67th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Carlton County is for cold wave, at 97 of 100.

Carlton County averages 32.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Carlton County is 39.2°F.

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

The nearest other cities we serve, by straight-line distance, are Mahnomen (6.4 miles), Cloquet (6.6 miles), Scanlon (9.5 miles), Mahtowa (9.6 miles), Carlton (11 miles), Brookston (11 miles), Cromwell (12 miles) and Esko (12 miles). The other Carlton County communities we serve are Barnum, Carlton, Cloquet, Cromwell, Esko, Kettle River, Mahtowa, Moose Lake, Scanlon, Wrenshall and Wright.

• Mahnomen 6.4 mi
• Cloquet 6.6 mi
• Scanlon 9.5 mi
• Mahtowa 9.6 mi
• Carlton 11 mi
• Brookston 11 mi
• Cromwell 12 mi
• Esko 12 mi
• Wrenshall 13 mi
• Barnum 14 mi

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 26 miles from Big Lake. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Duluth office: address, hours and map