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

In Fillmore County we serve 14 cities and communities: Canton, Chatfield, Fountain, Harmony, Lanesboro, Mabel, Ostrander, Peterson, Preston, Rushford, Rushford Village, Spring Valley, Whalan and Wykoff.

Fillmore County has 9,669 housing units, and 84% 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 3% of the housing units.

The median home in Fillmore County was built in 1966. 64% of homes in Fillmore County were built before 1980, and 21% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 3,368 homes.

82% of occupied homes in Fillmore County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Fillmore County is valued at $204,000. Among occupied homes in Fillmore County, 48% heat with utility gas, 10% with electricity, 33% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 7% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 35 hail events, 74 thunderstorm-wind events and 14 tornadoes in Fillmore 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 1.75 inches on September 21, 2024, near Whalan. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Fillmore County was on August 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Chatfield. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Fillmore County was on July 28, 2025, near Harmony. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Fillmore County in that period was 84 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 22 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).

Fillmore County scores 58.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 59th of 87 Minnesota counties. Fillmore County scores 27.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 71st of 87 Minnesota counties. Fillmore County scores 42.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 73rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Fillmore County is for tornado, at 86.8 of 100.

Fillmore County averages 39 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Fillmore County is 44.7°F.

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

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 35 miles from the center of Fillmore 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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