2026 Q3 · metro rank 175 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Lexington-Fayette
An architectural shingle roof in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro costs $460 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.5% against the Kentucky figure of $458 and -7.9% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $24.55/hour (median $22.42, about 230 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 $11,781 to $22,290 here, typical $16,995.
All materials in Lexington-Fayette
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $364 | $460 | $557 | $500 | -7.9% |
| 3-tab shingles | $256 | $325 | $394 | $355 | -8.6% |
| Standing seam metal | $839 | $1,171 | $1,503 | $1,250 | -6.3% |
| Metal panel | $451 | $827 | $1,203 | $900 | -8.1% |
| Tile | $639 | $1,666 | $2,693 | $1,800 | -7.4% |
| Slate | $951 | $1,891 | $2,830 | $2,000 | -5.5% |
| Flat membrane | $226 | $435 | $645 | $475 | -8.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lexington-Fayette, KY" (area code 30460). State rank for Kentucky: 36 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lexington-Fayette
Housing age. The median home in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 41.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 29% in 2000 or later; 59% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 22 county hail reports across the metro's 6 counties from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 11 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 4 in 2025), rank 124 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 25 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Fayette, Kentucky (14), Jessamine, Kentucky (5), Scott, Kentucky (3). 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
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
- Bowling Green $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Casper, WY $461/sq · rank 172
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $461/sq · rank 173
- Asheville, NC $461/sq · rank 174
- Grand Junction, CO $460/sq · rank 176
- Logan, UT-ID $460/sq · rank 177
- Port St. Lucie, FL $459/sq · rank 178
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Estimate a roof in Lexington-Fayette
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