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

In Lake County we serve 5 cities and communities: Beaver Bay, Finland, Knife River, Silver Bay and Two Harbors.

Lake County has 7,405 housing units, and 87% 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 3% of the housing units.

The median home in Lake County was built in 1970. 65% of homes in Lake County were built before 1980, and 17% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1950–1959, with 1,520 homes.

84% of occupied homes in Lake County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Lake County is valued at $222,900. Among occupied homes in Lake County, 43% heat with utility gas, 14% with electricity, 29% with bottled or tank gas, 5% 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 19 hail events, 31 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes in Lake 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 2.5 inches on August 8, 2018, near Two Harbors. 6 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Lake County was on March 14, 2025: 0.88 in hail near Two Harbors. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Lake County was on June 23, 2025, near Babbitt. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Lake County in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2018, 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).

Lake County scores 20.6 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 85th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lake County scores 89.4 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 12th of 87 Minnesota counties. Lake County scores 83.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 18th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Lake County is for strong wind, at 89.4 of 100.

Lake County averages 31.9 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Lake County is 36.6°F.

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

Our Duluth office is at 314 W Superior St #913, Duluth, MN 55802, about 61 miles from the center of Lake County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (218) 833-2997.

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