2026 Q3 · metro rank 207 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
An architectural shingle roof in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro costs $448 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.1% against the Florida figure of $448 and -10.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $23.46/hour (median $22.65, about 160 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 $11,493 to $21,954 here, typical $16,683.
All materials in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $352 | $448 | $544 | $500 | -10.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $248 | $315 | $382 | $355 | -11.3% |
| Standing seam metal | $820 | $1,146 | $1,472 | $1,250 | -8.4% |
| Metal panel | $436 | $804 | $1,172 | $900 | -10.7% |
| Tile | $620 | $1,623 | $2,627 | $1,800 | -9.8% |
| Slate | $936 | $1,855 | $2,775 | $2,000 | -7.2% |
| Flat membrane | $218 | $423 | $628 | $475 | -11.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL" (area code 18880). State rank for Florida: 42 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
Housing age. The median home in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro was built in 1995, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 23.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 41% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 13 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 7 in 2025), rank 160 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 10 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.25 inches. Most reports came from Walton, Florida (10), Okaloosa, Florida (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 Florida metros
- Naples-Marco Island $468/sq
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota $464/sq
- Port St. Lucie $459/sq
- Lakeland-Winter Haven $452/sq
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor $450/sq
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach $450/sq
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville $450/sq
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford $449/sq
- Jacksonville $448/sq
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater $447/sq
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach $445/sq
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers $440/sq
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent $438/sq
- Gainesville $436/sq
- Panama City-Panama City Beach $433/sq
- Sebring $432/sq
- Ocala $432/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Morristown, TN $449/sq · rank 204
- Omaha, NE-IA $449/sq · rank 205
- Lincoln, NE $448/sq · rank 208
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $448/sq · rank 209
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $447/sq · rank 210
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Estimate a roof in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin
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