2026 Q3 · metro rank 187 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Cedar Rapids
An architectural shingle roof in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro costs $455 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.5% against the Iowa figure of $466 and -9.1% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $24.04/hour (median $23.00, about 120 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 $11,646 to $22,132 here, typical $16,849.
All materials in Cedar Rapids
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $358 | $455 | $551 | $500 | -9.1% |
| 3-tab shingles | $252 | $320 | $388 | $355 | -9.9% |
| Standing seam metal | $830 | $1,159 | $1,488 | $1,250 | -7.3% |
| Metal panel | $444 | $816 | $1,188 | $900 | -9.3% |
| Tile | $630 | $1,646 | $2,662 | $1,800 | -8.5% |
| Slate | $944 | $1,874 | $2,804 | $2,000 | -6.3% |
| Flat membrane | $222 | $430 | $637 | $475 | -9.6% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Cedar Rapids, IA" (area code 16300). State rank for Iowa: 32 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Cedar Rapids
Housing age. The median home in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 54.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.3% in 2000 or later; 75% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 79 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 53 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 4 in 2025), rank 55 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 100 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Linn, Iowa (66), Benton, Iowa (36), Jones, Iowa (19). 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 Iowa metros
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island $483/sq
- Des Moines-West Des Moines $478/sq
- Omaha $449/sq
- Sioux City $447/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Mansfield, OH $455/sq · rank 184
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $455/sq · rank 185
- Richmond, VA $455/sq · rank 186
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $454/sq · rank 188
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $454/sq · rank 189
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $453/sq · rank 190
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