2026 Q3 · metro rank 219 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Bowling Green
An architectural shingle roof in the Bowling Green, KY metro costs $442 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.7% against the Kentucky figure of $458 and -11.7% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $22.93/hour (median $23.40, about 50 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 $11,353 to $21,790 here, typical $16,532.
All materials in Bowling Green
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $346 | $442 | $537 | $500 | -11.7% |
| 3-tab shingles | $244 | $310 | $376 | $355 | -12.6% |
| Standing seam metal | $810 | $1,133 | $1,456 | $1,250 | -9.3% |
| Metal panel | $428 | $792 | $1,156 | $900 | -12.0% |
| Tile | $610 | $1,602 | $2,595 | $1,800 | -11.0% |
| Slate | $928 | $1,838 | $2,749 | $2,000 | -8.1% |
| Flat membrane | $214 | $417 | $619 | $475 | -12.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Bowling Green, KY" (area code 14540). State rank for Kentucky: 36 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Bowling Green
Housing age. The median home in the Bowling Green, KY metro was built in 1992, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 34.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 37.8% in 2000 or later; 61% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 37 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 22 in 2025), rank 101 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 35 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Warren, Kentucky (23), Edmonson, Kentucky (6), Butler, Kentucky (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 Kentucky metros
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Louisville/Jefferson County $483/sq
- Lexington-Fayette $460/sq
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Greenville, NC $443/sq · rank 216
- Wilmington, NC $443/sq · rank 217
- Joplin, MO-KS $442/sq · rank 218
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $442/sq · rank 220
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $440/sq · rank 221
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $440/sq · rank 222
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Estimate a roof in Bowling Green
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