Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Old Town, Apple Valley, MN

• Gutters in Old Town

  Dakota County averages 34.6 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 Old Town

  4 of the 25 hail events on record within 5 miles of the center of Old Town 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 Old Town

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 5 miles of the center of Old Town from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 64 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Old Town

  29% of homes in ZIP code 55124 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.

Old Town is a neighborhood in Apple Valley, in Dakota County. Its mapped center is about 2.2 miles southwest of the center of Apple Valley. From our Farmington office it is about 7.6 miles to the northwest. The center of Old Town is in ZIP code 55124. The name and location come from OpenStreetMap.

Old Town is part of Apple Valley, and the city-level record applies to it: Apple Valley has 55,696 residents in 21,471 households (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The nearest other mapped neighborhoods, measured center to center, are Redwood (1.3 miles north), Scott Highlands (3.2 miles northeast), Cedar Knolls (3.7 miles northeast), Parklawn (11 miles northwest), Dewey Hill (12 miles northwest) and Diamond Lake (12 miles north).

Source: neighborhood names, centers and boundaries: OpenStreetMap; distances are straight lines between mapped centers.

Our data has no housing figures for Old Town on its own. The figures below are for ZIP code 55124, which contains the center of Old Town; a ZIP code usually takes in more than one neighborhood.

ZIP code 55124 has 21,894 housing units (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year).

The median home in ZIP code 55124 was built in 1990. 29% of homes in ZIP code 55124 were built before 1980, and 27% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1990–1999, with 5,073 homes.

73% of occupied homes in ZIP code 55124 are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in ZIP code 55124 is valued at $354,200. Among occupied homes in ZIP code 55124, 83% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity and 2% with bottled or tank gas.

• More about ZIP code 55124

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year (tables B25024, B25034, B25035, B25003, B25077, B25040), for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 55124 (not for Old Town alone).

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 25 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and 4 tornadoes within 5 miles of the center of Old Town 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 inches on July 18, 2019, near Savage. 4 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Old Town was 60 mph wind on July 18, 2020, less than 1 mile away near Apple Valley. The most recent hail event within 5 miles of the center of Old Town was on August 15, 2025: 1 in hail near Burnsville. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 5 miles of the center of Old Town was on August 27, 2024, near Apple Valley. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 5 miles of the center of Old Town in that period was 64 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 8 events in all.

Apart from those database entries, NOAA weather radar indicated hail of 1 inch or larger over Apple Valley on 1 day from January 2025 on, most recently August 15, 2025. A radar indication is an estimate, not a report from the ground, and the counts and tables on this page do not include it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database (hail events through March 31, 2026; thunderstorm-wind and tornado events through September 22, 2025); NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (for the city of Apple Valley).

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).

Old Town is in Dakota County, so the county ratings below apply to it. 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 7.6 miles from Old Town. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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