2026 Q3 · metro rank 151 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Dover
An architectural shingle roof in the Dover, DE metro costs $470 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.9% against the Delaware figure of $484 and -6.0% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $25.36/hour (median $28.04, 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 $11,994 to $22,538 here, typical $17,226.
All materials in Dover
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $372 | $470 | $568 | $500 | -6.0% |
| 3-tab shingles | $261 | $332 | $402 | $355 | -6.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $854 | $1,190 | $1,526 | $1,250 | -4.8% |
| Metal panel | $463 | $844 | $1,226 | $900 | -6.2% |
| Tile | $654 | $1,698 | $2,742 | $1,800 | -5.7% |
| Slate | $963 | $1,917 | $2,870 | $2,000 | -4.2% |
| Flat membrane | $231 | $445 | $658 | $475 | -6.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Dover, DE" (area code 20100). State rank for Delaware: 27 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Dover
Housing age. The median home in the Dover, DE metro was built in 1993, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 34.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 40.1% in 2000 or later; 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 4 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 208 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 2 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1 inches. Most reports came from Kent, Delaware (4). 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 Delaware metros
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $516/sq
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