2026 Q3 · metro rank 209 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Lafayette-West Lafayette
An architectural shingle roof in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro costs $448 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -12.1% against the Indiana figure of $509 and -10.5% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $23.44/hour (median $21.22, about 40 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 $11,487 to $21,947 here, typical $16,677.
All materials in Lafayette-West Lafayette
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $352 | $448 | $544 | $500 | -10.5% |
| 3-tab shingles | $248 | $315 | $382 | $355 | -11.4% |
| Standing seam metal | $819 | $1,145 | $1,471 | $1,250 | -8.4% |
| Metal panel | $435 | $803 | $1,171 | $900 | -10.8% |
| Tile | $619 | $1,622 | $2,626 | $1,800 | -9.9% |
| Slate | $935 | $1,855 | $2,774 | $2,000 | -7.3% |
| Flat membrane | $218 | $423 | $627 | $475 | -11.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN" (area code 29200). State rank for Indiana: 18 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lafayette-West Lafayette
Housing age. The median home in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 47.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 30.2% in 2000 or later; 58% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 4 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 208 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 11 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Warren, Indiana (5), Tippecanoe, Indiana (4), Benton, Indiana (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 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
- Bloomington $482/sq
- Fort Wayne $480/sq
- Terre Haute $467/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Jacksonville, FL $448/sq · rank 206
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $448/sq · rank 207
- Lincoln, NE $448/sq · rank 208
- Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $447/sq · rank 210
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $447/sq · rank 211
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $445/sq · rank 212
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