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

In Nicollet County we serve 5 cities and communities: Courtland, Lafayette, Nicollet, North Mankato and St. Peter.

Nicollet County has 13,530 housing units, and 68% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 5% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in Nicollet County was built in 1979. 52% of homes in Nicollet County were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 2,231 homes.

72% of occupied homes in Nicollet County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Nicollet County is valued at $258,500. Among occupied homes in Nicollet County, 66% heat with utility gas, 17% with electricity, 12% with bottled or tank gas, 1% with fuel oil and 2% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 23 hail events, 22 thunderstorm-wind events and 10 tornadoes in Nicollet 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 4 inches on July 9, 2017, near Lafayette. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Nicollet County was on August 27, 2025: 1.25 in hail near North Mankato. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Nicollet County was on August 29, 2024, near New Ulm. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Nicollet County in that period was 81 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 13 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).

Nicollet County scores 77.2 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 30th of 87 Minnesota counties. Nicollet County scores 86.8 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 16th of 87 Minnesota counties. Nicollet County scores 79.4 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 22nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Nicollet County is for strong wind, at 86.8 of 100.

Nicollet County averages 33.7 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Nicollet County is 45.6°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 58 miles from the center of Nicollet County. Its hours are Monday–Friday 7:00 AM–7:00 PM. You can reach that office at (651) 998-8500.

• Farmington office: address, hours and map