2026 Q3 · metro rank 68 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Champaign-Urbana
An architectural shingle roof in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro costs $518 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -14.9% against the Illinois figure of $609 and +3.7% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $29.53/hour (median $28.92, about 70 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 $13,095 to $23,823 here, typical $18,419.
All materials in Champaign-Urbana
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $417 | $518 | $620 | $500 | +3.7% |
| 3-tab shingles | $291 | $369 | $447 | $355 | +4.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $928 | $1,287 | $1,645 | $1,250 | +2.9% |
| Metal panel | $523 | $934 | $1,345 | $900 | +3.8% |
| Tile | $728 | $1,862 | $2,996 | $1,800 | +3.5% |
| Slate | $1,023 | $2,051 | $3,079 | $2,000 | +2.5% |
| Flat membrane | $261 | $493 | $725 | $475 | +3.9% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Champaign-Urbana, IL" (area code 16580). State rank for Illinois: 1 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Champaign-Urbana
Housing age. The median home in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro was built in 1979, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 51.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 26.5% in 2000 or later; 57% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 48 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 14 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 11 in 2025), rank 80 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 42 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Champaign, Illinois (56), Ford, Illinois (6), Piatt, Illinois (6). 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 Illinois metros
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin $628/sq
- Springfield $614/sq
- Decatur $581/sq
- Peoria $574/sq
- Rockford $560/sq
- St. Louis $538/sq
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island $483/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $521/sq · rank 65
- Flint, MI $519/sq · rank 66
- Redding, CA $518/sq · rank 67
- Bend, OR $518/sq · rank 69
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA $516/sq · rank 70
- Chico, CA $516/sq · rank 71
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