Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Mille Lacs County, MN

In Mille Lacs County we serve 9 cities and communities: Bock, Foreston, Isle, Milaca, Onamia, Pease, Princeton, Vineland and Wahkon.

Mille Lacs County has 12,958 housing units, and 73% 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 10% of the housing units.

The median home in Mille Lacs County was built in 1982. 48% of homes in Mille Lacs County were built before 1980, and 28% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 2000–2009, with 2,815 homes.

78% of occupied homes in Mille Lacs County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Mille Lacs County is valued at $237,500. Among occupied homes in Mille Lacs County, 42% heat with utility gas, 12% with electricity, 35% with bottled or tank gas, 2% with fuel oil and 6% 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, 16 thunderstorm-wind events and 2 tornadoes in Mille Lacs 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 inches on July 9, 2017, near Onamia. 5 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Mille Lacs County was on April 17, 2025: 1 in hail near Onamia. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Mille Lacs County was on June 28, 2025, near Princeton. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mille Lacs County in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2019, with 7 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).

Mille Lacs County scores 56.7 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 62nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Mille Lacs County scores 43.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 54th of 87 Minnesota counties. Mille Lacs County scores 25.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 83rd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Mille Lacs County is for cold wave, at 62.8 of 100.

Mille Lacs County averages 32.4 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Mille Lacs County is 42.5°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 40 miles from the center of Mille Lacs 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