2026 Q3 · metro rank 210 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Sioux City
An architectural shingle roof in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro costs $447 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.0% against the Iowa figure of $466 and -10.5% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $23.43/hour (median $22.62, 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 $11,485 to $21,944 here, typical $16,675.
This metro spans IA and NE and SD. It is listed under Iowa; see also NebraskaSouth Dakota.
All materials in Sioux City
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $351 | $447 | $543 | $500 | -10.5% |
| 3-tab shingles | $248 | $315 | $381 | $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 | $2,625 | $1,800 | -9.9% |
| Slate | $935 | $1,854 | $2,774 | $2,000 | -7.3% |
| Flat membrane | $218 | $422 | $627 | $475 | -11.1% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Sioux City, IA-NE-SD" (area code 43580). State rank for Iowa: 32 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Sioux City
Housing age. The median home in the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD metro was built in 1965, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 68.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 15.6% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 50 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (5 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 13 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 11 in 2025), rank 77 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 58 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Woodbury, Iowa (42), Union, South Dakota (23), Dakota, Nebraska (5). 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
- Cedar Rapids $455/sq
- Omaha $449/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $448/sq · rank 207
- Lincoln, NE $448/sq · rank 208
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $448/sq · rank 209
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $447/sq · rank 211
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $445/sq · rank 212
- Twin Falls, ID $445/sq · rank 213
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