2026 Q3 · metro rank 201 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Decatur
An architectural shingle roof in the Decatur, AL metro costs $449 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.6% against the Alabama figure of $443 and -10.1% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $23.60/hour (median $22.25, about 30 employed), BLS May 2025. For a whole roof: an architectural shingle roof on a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included) costs $11,530 to $21,997 here, typical $16,723.
All materials in Decatur
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $353 | $449 | $546 | $500 | -10.1% |
| 3-tab shingles | $249 | $316 | $383 | $355 | -11.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $822 | $1,149 | $1,476 | $1,250 | -8.1% |
| Metal panel | $438 | $807 | $1,176 | $900 | -10.4% |
| Tile | $622 | $1,629 | $2,635 | $1,800 | -9.5% |
| Slate | $938 | $1,860 | $2,782 | $2,000 | -7.0% |
| Flat membrane | $219 | $424 | $630 | $475 | -10.6% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Decatur, AL" (area code 19460). State rank for Alabama: 46 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Decatur
Housing age. The median home in the Decatur, AL metro was built in 1984, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 43.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 24.5% in 2000 or later; 75% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 38 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 21 in 2025), rank 98 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 36 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Morgan, Alabama (28), Lawrence, Alabama (19). After a hail storm, read the roof insurance claim guide and how hail damages a roof.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county hail reports 2021 to June 30, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25035, B25034 and B25003; counties per OMB July 2023 metro definitions.
Other Alabama metros
- Birmingham $452/sq
- Mobile $434/sq
- Columbus $426/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $450/sq · rank 198
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $450/sq · rank 199
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $450/sq · rank 200
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $449/sq · rank 202
- Columbia, MO $449/sq · rank 203
- Morristown, TN $449/sq · rank 204
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