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

In Rice County we serve 7 cities and communities: Dundas, Faribault, Lonsdale, Morristown, Nerstrand, Northfield and Warsaw.

Rice County has 25,173 housing units, and 71% 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 Rice County was built in 1977. 54% of homes in Rice County were built before 1980, and 25% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 4,716 homes.

76% of occupied homes in Rice County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Rice County is valued at $298,500. Among occupied homes in Rice County, 64% heat with utility gas, 18% with electricity, 15% with bottled or tank gas and 2% 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, 36 thunderstorm-wind events and 22 tornadoes in Rice 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 3.5 inches on July 13, 2024, near Nerstrand. 18 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Rice County was on August 27, 2025: 1 in hail near Faribault. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Rice County was on July 28, 2025, near Faribault. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Rice County in that period was 110 mph. The busiest year was 2018, 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).

Rice County scores 94.1 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 7th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rice County scores 96.2 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 7th of 87 Minnesota counties. Rice County scores 73.8 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 37th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Rice County is for strong wind, at 96.2 of 100.

Rice County averages 35.5 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Rice 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 21 miles from the center of Rice 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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