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

In Kanabec County we serve 4 cities and communities: Grasston, Mora, Ogilvie and Quamba.

Kanabec County has 7,793 housing units, and 78% 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 13% of the housing units.

The median home in Kanabec County was built in 1983. 46% of homes in Kanabec County were built before 1980, and 28% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 1,636 homes.

84% of occupied homes in Kanabec County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Kanabec County is valued at $221,100. Among occupied homes in Kanabec County, 23% heat with utility gas, 11% with electricity, 49% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 12% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 14 hail events, 13 thunderstorm-wind events and 1 tornado in Kanabec 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 April 5, 2021, near Mora. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Kanabec County was on August 11, 2023: 1 in hail near Mora. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Kanabec County was on August 11, 2023, near Ogilvie. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Kanabec County in that period was 76 mph. The busiest year was 2020, with 6 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).

Kanabec County scores 50.9 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 69th of 87 Minnesota counties. Kanabec County scores 27.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 70th of 87 Minnesota counties. Kanabec County scores 18.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 87th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Kanabec County is for tornado, at 76.6 of 100.

Kanabec County averages 33.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Kanabec County is 42.4°F.

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

Our Brainerd office is at 217 S 7th St, Brainerd, MN 56401, about 52 miles from the center of Kanabec County. 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