Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Otter Tail County, MN

In Otter Tail County we serve 20 cities and communities: Battle Lake, Bluffton, Clitherall, Dalton, Deer Creek, Dent, Elizabeth, Erhard, Fergus Falls, Henning, New York Mills, Ottertail, Parkers Prairie, Pelican Rapids, Perham, Richville, Underwood, Urbank, Vergas and Vining.

Otter Tail County has 36,669 housing units, and 81% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 3% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 6% of the housing units.

The median home in Otter Tail County was built in 1978. 53% of homes in Otter Tail County were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 5,777 homes.

79% of occupied homes in Otter Tail County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Otter Tail County is valued at $252,500. Among occupied homes in Otter Tail County, 31% heat with utility gas, 28% with electricity, 29% with bottled or tank gas, 5% with fuel oil and 5% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 110 hail events, 155 thunderstorm-wind events and 14 tornadoes in Otter Tail 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 2.75 inches on June 24, 2022, near Henning. 30 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Otter Tail County was on September 12, 2025: 1 in hail near Deer Creek. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Otter Tail County was on June 22, 2025, near Fergus Falls. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Otter Tail County in that period was 96 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 59 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).

Otter Tail County scores 81.4 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 20th of 87 Minnesota counties. Otter Tail County scores 86.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 17th of 87 Minnesota counties. Otter Tail County scores 97.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 2nd of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Otter Tail County is for winter weather, at 97.5 of 100.

Otter Tail County averages 27.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Otter Tail County is 41.3°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 72 miles from the center of Otter Tail 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