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

In McLeod County we serve 9 cities and communities: Biscay, Brownton, Glencoe, Hutchinson, Lester Prairie, Plato, Silver Lake, Stewart and Winsted.

McLeod County has 15,936 housing units, and 71% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 6% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 5% of the housing units.

The median home in McLeod County was built in 1979. 51% of homes in McLeod County were built before 1980, and 19% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,581 homes.

78% of occupied homes in McLeod County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in McLeod County is valued at $233,400. Among occupied homes in McLeod County, 56% heat with utility gas, 19% with electricity, 20% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 1% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 42 hail events, 53 thunderstorm-wind events and 9 tornadoes in McLeod 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 3 inches on July 27, 2016, near Winsted. 11 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in McLeod County was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Hutchinson. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in McLeod County was on July 28, 2025, near Winsted. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in McLeod County in that period was 86 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 23 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).

McLeod County scores 78.5 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 26th of 87 Minnesota counties. McLeod County scores 82.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 18th of 87 Minnesota counties. McLeod County scores 61 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 54th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in McLeod County is for strong wind, at 82.8 of 100.

McLeod County averages 33 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in McLeod County is 45°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 57 miles from the center of McLeod County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

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