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

In Swift County we serve 8 cities and communities: Appleton, Benson, Clontarf, Danvers, De Graff, Holloway, Kerkhoven and Murdock.

Swift County has 4,697 housing units, and 80% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 2% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 2% of the housing units.

The median home in Swift County was built in 1959. 70% of homes in Swift County were built before 1980, and 12% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 1,329 homes.

74% of occupied homes in Swift County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Swift County is valued at $147,100. Among occupied homes in Swift County, 39% heat with utility gas, 22% with electricity, 32% with bottled or tank gas, 4% 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 17 hail events, 31 thunderstorm-wind events and 11 tornadoes in Swift 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 inches on August 28, 2021, near Correll. 10 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Swift County was on July 15, 2024: 1 in hail near Kerkhoven. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Swift County was on July 27, 2025, near Holloway. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Swift County in that period was 96 mph. The busiest year was 2022, with 17 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).

Swift County scores 66.8 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 48th of 87 Minnesota counties. Swift County scores 43.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 56th of 87 Minnesota counties. Swift County scores 68.5 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 44th of 87 Minnesota counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Swift County is for winter weather, at 68.5 of 100.

Swift County averages 27.8 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Swift County is 44°F.

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

Our Marshall office is at 408 E Main St Ste 3, Marshall, MN 56258, about 58 miles from the center of Swift 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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