Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Ashby, MN

• Roofing in Ashby

  2 of the 7 hail events on record within 10 miles of Ashby 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 Ashby

  The strongest thunderstorm wind on record within 10 miles of Ashby from 2016 through September 22, 2025 was 92 mph. The National Weather Service counts a thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more as severe.

• Windows in Ashby

  54% of homes in ZIP code 56309 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.

Our pages cover 1 ZIP code of Ashby: 56309. ZIP code 56309 has 557 households; its median home was built in 1975, and 88% of its housing units are single-family detached. The median home value in ZIP code 56309 is $270,400, and 82% of its occupied homes are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Ashby is valued at $125,000.

• ZIP code 56309

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 7 hail events, 20 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes within 10 miles of Ashby 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 1.5 inches on July 9, 2020, near Barrett. 2 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The closest event to the center of Ashby was 75 mph wind on May 30, 2022, less than 1 mile away near Ashby. The most recent hail event within 10 miles of Ashby was on July 11, 2020: 1 in hail near Ashby. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event within 10 miles of Ashby was on June 20, 2025, near Evansville. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded within 10 miles of Ashby in that period was 92 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 11 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).

Grant County has 3,146 housing units, and 85% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in Grant County was built in 1964. 66% of homes in Grant County were built before 1980, and 14% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 875 homes.

79% of occupied homes in Grant County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Grant County is valued at $178,600. Among occupied homes in Grant County, 2% heat with utility gas, 27% with electricity, 57% with bottled or tank gas, 10% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

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

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

Ashby is in Grant County, so the county ratings below apply to it. Grant County scores 38.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 77th of 87 Minnesota counties. Grant County scores 17.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 80th of 87 Minnesota counties. Grant County scores 52.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 62nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Grant County is for tornado, at 73.9 of 100.

The average annual temperature in Grant County is 42.8°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 Dalton (7.4 miles), Evansville (8.6 miles), Elbow Lake (11 miles), Millerville (13 miles), Barrett (13 miles), Underwood (14 miles), Brandon (14 miles) and Battle Lake (14 miles). The other Grant County communities we serve are Barrett, Elbow Lake, Herman, Hoffman, Norcross and Wendell.

• Dalton 7.4 mi
• Evansville 8.6 mi
• Elbow Lake 11 mi
• Millerville 13 mi
• Barrett 13 mi
• Underwood 14 mi
• Brandon 14 mi
• Battle Lake 14 mi
• Wendell 14 mi
• Urbank 15 mi

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 79 miles from Ashby. 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