2026 Q3 · metro rank 156 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Baton Rouge
An architectural shingle roof in the Baton Rouge, LA metro costs $468 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.4% against the Louisiana figure of $470 and -6.3% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $25.22/hour (median $23.70, about 220 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 $11,957 to $22,495 here, typical $17,186.
All materials in Baton Rouge
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $371 | $468 | $566 | $500 | -6.3% |
| 3-tab shingles | $260 | $331 | $401 | $355 | -6.9% |
| Standing seam metal | $851 | $1,186 | $1,522 | $1,250 | -5.1% |
| Metal panel | $461 | $841 | $1,222 | $900 | -6.5% |
| Tile | $651 | $1,693 | $2,734 | $1,800 | -6.0% |
| Slate | $961 | $1,912 | $2,863 | $2,000 | -4.4% |
| Flat membrane | $230 | $443 | $656 | $475 | -6.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Baton Rouge, LA" (area code 12940). State rank for Louisiana: 31 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Baton Rouge
Housing age. The median home in the Baton Rouge, LA metro was built in 1990, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 35.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 36.8% in 2000 or later; 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 73 county hail reports across the metro's 10 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 26 in 2023, 19 in 2024, 24 in 2025), rank 59 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 78 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3.75 inches. Most reports came from East Baton Rouge, Louisiana (25), Livingston, Louisiana (18), Ascension, Louisiana (7). 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 Louisiana metros
- Lafayette $469/sq
- Shreveport-Bossier City $463/sq
- Monroe $462/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Topeka, KS $469/sq · rank 153
- Naples-Marco Island, FL $468/sq · rank 155
- Great Falls, MT $468/sq · rank 157
- Erie, PA $468/sq · rank 158
- Idaho Falls, ID $467/sq · rank 159
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