2026 Q3 · metro rank 141 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Colorado Springs
An architectural shingle roof in the Colorado Springs, CO metro costs $476 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.7% against the Colorado figure of $489 and -4.8% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $25.89/hour (median $23.96, about 310 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 $12,134 to $22,702 here, typical $17,378.
All materials in Colorado Springs
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $378 | $476 | $574 | $500 | -4.8% |
| 3-tab shingles | $265 | $337 | $408 | $355 | -5.2% |
| Standing seam metal | $863 | $1,202 | $1,541 | $1,250 | -3.8% |
| Metal panel | $471 | $856 | $1,241 | $900 | -4.9% |
| Tile | $663 | $1,719 | $2,775 | $1,800 | -4.5% |
| Slate | $971 | $1,934 | $2,897 | $2,000 | -3.3% |
| Flat membrane | $235 | $451 | $667 | $475 | -5.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Colorado Springs, CO" (area code 17820). State rank for Colorado: 25 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Colorado Springs
Housing age. The median home in the Colorado Springs, CO metro was built in 1989, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 35.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 34% 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 320 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (28 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 150 in 2023, 33 in 2024, 93 in 2025), rank 11 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 314 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4 inches. Most reports came from El Paso, Colorado (309), Teller, Colorado (11). 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 Colorado metros
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial $499/sq
- Boulder $493/sq
- Greeley $482/sq
- Fort Collins-Loveland $477/sq
- Grand Junction $460/sq
- Pueblo $458/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Lima, OH $479/sq · rank 138
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $478/sq · rank 139
- Medford, OR $475/sq · rank 142
- Youngstown-Warren, OH $474/sq · rank 143
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $473/sq · rank 144
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
Estimate a roof in Colorado Springs
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