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

In Dakota County we serve 21 cities and communities: Apple Valley, Burnsville, Coates, Eagan, Empire, Farmington, Hampton, Hastings, Inver Grove Heights, Lakeville, Lilydale, Mendota, Mendota Heights, Miesville, New Trier, Randolph, Rosemount, South St. Paul, Sunfish Lake, Vermillion and West St. Paul.

Dakota County has 176,447 housing units, and 58% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 17% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in Dakota County was built in 1988. 35% of homes in Dakota County were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1990–1999, with 35,086 homes.

75% of occupied homes in Dakota County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Dakota County is valued at $362,100. Among occupied homes in Dakota County, 80% heat with utility gas, 16% with electricity and 3% with bottled or tank gas.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 106 hail events, 54 thunderstorm-wind events and 13 tornadoes in Dakota 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 March 10, 2021, near Sunfish Lake. 22 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Dakota County was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near South St. Paul. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Dakota County was on July 28, 2025, near Rosemount. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Dakota County in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 31 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).

Dakota County scores 97.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 3rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Dakota County scores 99.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 1st of 87 Minnesota counties. Dakota County scores 91.9 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 9th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Dakota County is for strong wind, at 99.4 of 100.

Dakota County averages 34.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Dakota 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 Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 5 miles from the center of Dakota County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

• Farmington office: address, hours and map