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

In Cottonwood County we serve 6 cities and communities: Bingham Lake, Jeffers, Mountain Lake, Storden, Westbrook and Windom.

Cottonwood County has 5,163 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes.

The median home in Cottonwood County was built in 1961. 79% of homes in Cottonwood County were built before 1980, and 7% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,376 homes.

76% of occupied homes in Cottonwood County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Cottonwood County is valued at $154,000. Among occupied homes in Cottonwood County, 63% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 19% with bottled or tank gas, 3% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 30 hail events, 54 thunderstorm-wind events and 9 tornadoes in Cottonwood 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 1.5 inches on July 19, 2017, near Windom. 1 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Cottonwood County was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Windom. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Cottonwood County was on September 4, 2025, near Windom. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Cottonwood County in that period was 90 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 26 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).

Cottonwood County scores 75.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 37th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cottonwood County scores 53.6 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 46th of 87 Minnesota counties. Cottonwood County scores 78.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 25th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Cottonwood County is for tornado, at 80.3 of 100.

Cottonwood County averages 31.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Cottonwood County is 45.6°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 42 miles from the center of Cottonwood 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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