2026 Q3 · metro rank 120 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Boise City
An architectural shingle roof in the Boise City, ID metro costs $488 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.0% against the Idaho figure of $479 and -2.3% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $26.95/hour (median $28.89, about 650 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 $12,414 to $23,028 here, typical $17,681.
All materials in Boise City
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $389 | $488 | $587 | $500 | -2.3% |
| 3-tab shingles | $273 | $346 | $419 | $355 | -2.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $882 | $1,227 | $1,571 | $1,250 | -1.9% |
| Metal panel | $486 | $879 | $1,271 | $900 | -2.4% |
| Tile | $682 | $1,761 | $2,839 | $1,800 | -2.2% |
| Slate | $986 | $1,968 | $2,950 | $2,000 | -1.6% |
| Flat membrane | $243 | $463 | $684 | $475 | -2.4% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Boise City, ID" (area code 14260). State rank for Idaho: 28 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Boise City
Housing age. The median home in the Boise City, ID metro was built in 1997, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 29.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 45% 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 12 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 165 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 11 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Ada, Idaho (5), Canyon, Idaho (3), Boise, Idaho (2). 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 Idaho metros
- Pocatello $470/sq
- Idaho Falls $467/sq
- Logan $460/sq
- Twin Falls $445/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $489/sq · rank 117
- Elmira, NY $489/sq · rank 118
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $489/sq · rank 119
- Portland-South Portland, ME $488/sq · rank 121
- Pittsburgh, PA $488/sq · rank 122
- York-Hanover, PA $488/sq · rank 123
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