2026 Q3 · metro rank 131 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Bloomington
An architectural shingle roof in the Bloomington, IN metro costs $482 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -5.3% against the Indiana figure of $509 and -3.5% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $26.43/hour (median $23.81, about 90 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 $12,277 to $22,868 here, typical $17,532.
All materials in Bloomington
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $384 | $482 | $581 | $500 | -3.5% |
| 3-tab shingles | $269 | $341 | $414 | $355 | -3.8% |
| Standing seam metal | $873 | $1,215 | $1,556 | $1,250 | -2.8% |
| Metal panel | $478 | $867 | $1,256 | $900 | -3.6% |
| Tile | $673 | $1,740 | $2,808 | $1,800 | -3.3% |
| Slate | $978 | $1,951 | $2,924 | $2,000 | -2.4% |
| Flat membrane | $239 | $457 | $676 | $475 | -3.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Bloomington, IN" (area code 14020). State rank for Indiana: 18 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Bloomington
Housing age. The median home in the Bloomington, IN metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 42.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 26.3% 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 22 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (5 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 7 in 2025), rank 124 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 26 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4 inches. Most reports came from Monroe, Indiana (21), Owen, Indiana (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 Indiana metros
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin $628/sq
- South Bend-Mishawaka $530/sq
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood $498/sq
- Elkhart-Goshen $497/sq
- Columbus $494/sq
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Evansville $485/sq
- Louisville/Jefferson County $483/sq
- Fort Wayne $480/sq
- Terre Haute $467/sq
- Lafayette-West Lafayette $448/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Columbus, OH $484/sq · rank 128
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $483/sq · rank 129
- Greeley, CO $482/sq · rank 132
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $482/sq · rank 133
- Albany, OR $481/sq · rank 134
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
Estimate a roof in Bloomington
Low / typical / high ranges from cited national cost tables, adjusted by local roofer wages (BLS). No email required.