2026 Q3 · metro rank 252 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Fort Smith
An architectural shingle roof in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro costs $422 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.1% against the Arkansas figure of $431 and -15.6% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $21.24/hour (median $21.27, about 140 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 $10,906 to $21,269 here, typical $16,048.
This metro spans AR and OK. It is listed under Arkansas; see also Oklahoma.
All materials in Fort Smith
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $328 | $422 | $516 | $500 | -15.6% |
| 3-tab shingles | $232 | $295 | $358 | $355 | -16.9% |
| Standing seam metal | $780 | $1,094 | $1,408 | $1,250 | -12.5% |
| Metal panel | $404 | $756 | $1,108 | $900 | -16.0% |
| Tile | $580 | $1,536 | $2,492 | $1,800 | -14.7% |
| Slate | $904 | $1,784 | $2,664 | $2,000 | -10.8% |
| Flat membrane | $202 | $397 | $592 | $475 | -16.4% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Fort Smith, AR-OK" (area code 22900). State rank for Arkansas: 50 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Fort Smith
Housing age. The median home in the Fort Smith, AR-OK metro was built in 1984, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 43.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.9% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 90 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 29 in 2022, 22 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 21 in 2025), rank 47 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 78 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Sebastian, Arkansas (54), Crawford, Arkansas (35), Sequoyah, Oklahoma (20). 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 Arkansas metros
- Memphis $443/sq
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Columbus, GA-AL $426/sq · rank 249
- Chattanooga, TN-GA $425/sq · rank 250
- Santa Fe, NM $424/sq · rank 251
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $421/sq · rank 253
- Knoxville, TN $420/sq · rank 254
- Farmington, NM $420/sq · rank 255
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