Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Hayfield, MN

• Gutters in Hayfield

  Dodge County averages 37.5 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 Hayfield

  6 of the 23 hail events on record within 10 miles of Hayfield 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 Hayfield

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Hayfield from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 75 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Hayfield

  62% of homes in ZIP code 55940 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.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Hayfield: 55940. ZIP code 55940 has 1,117 households; its median home was built in 1971, and 82% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 55940 is $240,700, and 78% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Hayfield is valued at $173,000.

• ZIP code 55940

Source: American Community Survey 2023, 5-year, by ZIP Code Tabulation Area (a ZIP code can extend beyond the city); ZIP list from Census place and ZIP Code Tabulation Area boundaries.

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 23 hail events, 21 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Hayfield 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 June 4, 2019, near Dodge Center. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Hayfield was 58 mph wind on May 21, 2024, less than 1 mile away near Hayfield. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Hayfield was on May 20, 2024: 1 in hail near Hayfield. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Hayfield was on July 28, 2025, near Blooming Prairie. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Hayfield in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 12 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).

Dodge County has 8,399 housing units, and 84% 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 5% of the housing units.

The median home in Dodge County was built in 1979. 51% of homes in Dodge County were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,778 homes.

88% of occupied homes in Dodge County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Dodge County is valued at $267,500. Among occupied homes in Dodge County, 60% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 25% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 3% with wood.

• Year-built table and more on the Dodge County page

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

Hayfield is in Dodge County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Dodge County scores 59.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 58th of 87 Minnesota counties. Dodge County scores 43.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 55th of 87 Minnesota counties. Dodge County scores 30.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 79th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Dodge County is for tornado, at 83.3 of 100.

Dodge County averages 37.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Dodge County is 44.5°F.

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

The nearest other cities we serve, by straight-line distance, are Waltham (5.1 miles), Sargeant (6.3 miles), Dodge Center (9.6 miles), Brownsdale (10 miles), Blooming Prairie (11 miles), Kasson (11 miles), Lansing (12 miles) and Mantorville (13 miles). The other Dodge County communities we serve are Claremont, Dodge Center, Kasson, Mantorville and West Concord.

• Waltham 5.1 mi
• Sargeant 6.3 mi
• Dodge Center 9.6 mi
• Brownsdale 10 mi
• Blooming Prairie 11 mi
• Kasson 11 mi
• Lansing 12 mi
• Mantorville 13 mi
• Claremont 13 mi
• Dexter 14 mi

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 21 miles from Hayfield. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

• Rochester office: address, hours and map