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

In Mower County we serve 15 cities and communities: Adams, Austin, Brownsdale, Dexter, Elkton, Grand Meadow, Lansing, Le Roy, Lyle, Mapleview, Racine, Rose Creek, Sargeant, Taopi and Waltham.

Mower County has 16,963 housing units, and 77% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in Mower County was built in 1957. 75% of homes in Mower County were built before 1980, and 12% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 4,221 homes.

76% of occupied homes in Mower County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Mower County is valued at $172,000. Among occupied homes in Mower County, 61% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity, 17% with bottled or tank gas, 1% 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 34 hail events, 61 thunderstorm-wind events and 5 tornadoes in Mower 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 June 28, 2022, near Grand Meadow. 9 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Mower County was on June 12, 2025: 1.5 in hail near Lyle. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Mower County was on July 28, 2025, near Lyle. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Mower County in that period was 83 mph. The busiest year was 2021, with 16 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).

Mower County scores 85.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 12th of 87 Minnesota counties. Mower County scores 74.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 30th of 87 Minnesota counties. Mower County scores 77.2 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 28th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Mower County is for tornado, at 88.6 of 100.

Mower County averages 38 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Mower County is 44.7°F.

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

Our Rochester office is at 3470 55th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, about 31 miles from the center of Mower County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (507) 606-2707.

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