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

In Cook County we serve 2 cities and communities: Grand Marais and Lutsen.

Cook County has 6,024 housing units, and 88% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 1% of the housing units.

The median home in Cook County was built in 1986. 43% of homes in Cook County were built before 1980, and 30% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 1,243 homes.

80% of occupied homes in Cook County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Cook County is valued at $294,000. Among occupied homes in Cook County, 5% heat with utility gas, 30% with electricity, 47% with bottled or tank gas, 5% with fuel oil and 13% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 9 hail events, 22 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes in Cook 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 1.75 inches on October 10, 2021, near Grand Marais. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Cook County was on July 25, 2023: 1 in hail near Lutsen. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Cook County was on August 9, 2025, near Lutsen. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cook County in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2025, with 6 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).

Cook County scores 3.1 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 87th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cook County scores 9.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 83rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Cook County scores 52.6 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 61st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Cook County is for lightning, at 76.3 of 100.

Cook County averages 30.3 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Cook County is 35.9°F.

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

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 104 miles from the center of Cook County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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