2026 Q3 · metro rank 100 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
An architectural shingle roof in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro costs $498 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.2% against the Indiana figure of $509 and -0.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $27.79/hour (median $24.80, about 1,000 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 $12,636 to $23,287 here, typical $17,922.
All materials in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $398 | $498 | $598 | $500 | -0.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $279 | $354 | $428 | $355 | -0.4% |
| Standing seam metal | $897 | $1,246 | $1,595 | $1,250 | -0.3% |
| Metal panel | $498 | $897 | $1,295 | $900 | -0.4% |
| Tile | $697 | $1,794 | $2,890 | $1,800 | -0.3% |
| Slate | $998 | $1,995 | $2,992 | $2,000 | -0.3% |
| Flat membrane | $249 | $473 | $697 | $475 | -0.4% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN" (area code 26900). State rank for Indiana: 18 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood
Housing age. The median home in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 47.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.2% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 127 county hail reports across the metro's 11 counties from 2021 to 2025 (35 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 41 in 2023, 27 in 2024, 20 in 2025), rank 34 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 116 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3.4 inches. Most reports came from Marion, Indiana (28), Hamilton, Indiana (21), Boone, Indiana (20). 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
- Elkhart-Goshen $497/sq
- Columbus $494/sq
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Evansville $485/sq
- Louisville/Jefferson County $483/sq
- Bloomington $482/sq
- Fort Wayne $480/sq
- Terre Haute $467/sq
- Lafayette-West Lafayette $448/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Chambersburg, PA $500/sq · rank 97
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $499/sq · rank 98
- Merced, CA $499/sq · rank 99
- Canton-Massillon, OH $498/sq · rank 101
- Tulsa, OK $498/sq · rank 102
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $497/sq · rank 103
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