2026 Q3 · metro rank 51 of 263
Roof replacement cost in South Bend-Mishawaka
An architectural shingle roof in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro costs $530 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +4.0% against the Indiana figure of $509 and +5.9% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $30.50/hour (median $30.00, about 200 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 $13,351 to $24,122 here, typical $18,696.
This metro spans IN and MI. It is listed under Indiana; see also Michigan.
All materials in South Bend-Mishawaka
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $427 | $530 | $632 | $500 | +5.9% |
| 3-tab shingles | $298 | $378 | $457 | $355 | +6.4% |
| Standing seam metal | $946 | $1,309 | $1,673 | $1,250 | +4.7% |
| Metal panel | $536 | $955 | $1,373 | $900 | +6.1% |
| Tile | $746 | $1,900 | $3,055 | $1,800 | +5.6% |
| Slate | $1,036 | $2,082 | $3,128 | $2,000 | +4.1% |
| Flat membrane | $268 | $505 | $741 | $475 | +6.2% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI" (area code 43780). State rank for Indiana: 18 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in South Bend-Mishawaka
Housing age. The median home in the South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI metro was built in 1969, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 63.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 16.4% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 31 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (7 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 14 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 2 in 2025), rank 106 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 25 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from St. Joseph, Indiana (24), Cass, Michigan (10). 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
- 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
- Lafayette-West Lafayette $448/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $530/sq · rank 48
- Kahului-Wailuku, HI $530/sq · rank 49
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $530/sq · rank 50
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $530/sq · rank 52
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $529/sq · rank 53
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $529/sq · rank 54
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