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

In Steele County we serve 4 cities and communities: Blooming Prairie, Ellendale, Medford and Owatonna.

Steele County has 15,878 housing units, and 76% 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 Steele County was built in 1975. 60% of homes in Steele County were built before 1980, and 20% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 3,035 homes.

80% of occupied homes in Steele County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Steele County is valued at $234,200. Among occupied homes in Steele County, 70% heat with utility gas, 15% with electricity, 11% with bottled or tank gas and 1% with wood.

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

The NOAA Storm Events Database records 21 hail events, 18 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes in Steele 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 September 21, 2025, near Blooming Prairie. 8 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Steele County was on September 21, 2025: 1 in hail near Ellendale. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Steele County was on July 28, 2025, near Owatonna. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Steele County in that period was 75 mph. The busiest year was 2017, with 9 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).

Steele County scores 77.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 29th of 87 Minnesota counties. Steele County scores 79.7 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 21st of 87 Minnesota counties. Steele County scores 43.3 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 71st of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Steele County is for tornado, at 93.1 of 100.

Steele County averages 37.6 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Steele County is 44.8°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 36 miles from the center of Steele 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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