Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Crow Wing County, MN

In Crow Wing County we serve 19 cities and communities: Baxter, Brainerd, Breezy Point, Crosby, Crosslake, Cuyuna, Deerwood, Emily, Fifty Lakes, Fort Ripley, Garrison, Ironton, Jenkins, Manhattan Beach, Merrifield, Nisswa, Pequot Lakes, Riverton and Trommald.

Crow Wing County has 42,191 housing units, and 81% 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 5% of the housing units.

The median home in Crow Wing County was built in 1987. 39% of homes in Crow Wing County were built before 1980, and 29% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 8,150 homes.

77% of occupied homes in Crow Wing County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Crow Wing County is valued at $274,400. Among occupied homes in Crow Wing County, 54% heat with utility gas, 21% with electricity, 18% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 4% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 122 hail events, 133 thunderstorm-wind events and 6 tornadoes in Crow Wing 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 June 19, 2016, near Nisswa. 33 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Crow Wing County was on September 12, 2025: 1 in hail near East Gull Lake. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Crow Wing County was on August 8, 2025, near Garrison. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Crow Wing County in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 87 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).

Crow Wing County scores 73.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 40th of 87 Minnesota counties. Crow Wing County scores 76.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 27th of 87 Minnesota counties. Crow Wing County scores 58.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 57th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Crow Wing County is for cold wave, at 91.4 of 100.

Crow Wing County averages 29.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Crow Wing County is 41.7°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 11 miles from the center of Crow Wing County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

• Brainerd office: address, hours and map