Gutters, roofing, siding and windows in Pierce County, WI

In Pierce County we serve 10 cities and communities: Bay City, Diamond Bluff, Ellsworth, Elmwood, Hager City, Maiden Rock, Plum City, Prescott, River Falls and Spring Valley.

Pierce County has 17,052 housing units, and 74% of them are single-family detached homes (American Community Survey 2023, 5-year). Another 4% are attached homes such as townhomes. Mobile homes make up 4% of the housing units.

The median home in Pierce County was built in 1980. 51% of homes in Pierce County were built before 1980, and 26% were built in 2000 or later. The most common building period is 1939 or earlier, with 3,166 homes.

76% of occupied homes in Pierce County are owner-occupied. The median owner-occupied home in Pierce County is valued at $308,600. Among occupied homes in Pierce County, 43% heat with utility gas, 18% with electricity, 30% with bottled or tank gas, 2% 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 25 hail events, 34 thunderstorm-wind events and 7 tornadoes in Pierce 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 September 20, 2022, near River Falls. 9 of those hail events had hail 1.5 inches or larger.

The most recent hail event in Pierce County was on June 19, 2025: 0.88 in hail near Spring Valley. The most recent thunderstorm-wind event in Pierce County was on August 15, 2025, near Prescott. The strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Pierce County in that period was 82 mph. The busiest year was 2016, with 16 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).

Pierce County scores 79.3 of 100 for hail in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 45th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Pierce County scores 82.3 of 100 for strong wind in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 13th of 72 Wisconsin counties. Pierce County scores 43.7 of 100 for winter weather in FEMA's National Risk Index, which ranks 43rd of 72 Wisconsin counties. Of the perils listed here, the highest score in Pierce County is for tornado, at 91.2 of 100.

Pierce County averages 36 inches of precipitation a year (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The average annual temperature in Pierce County is 44.3°F.

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

Our Farmington office is at 821 3rd St, Farmington, MN 55024, about 36 miles from the center of Pierce 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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