2026 Q3 · metro rank 170 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Shreveport-Bossier City
An architectural shingle roof in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro costs $463 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.4% against the Louisiana figure of $470 and -7.3% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $24.80/hour (median $23.34, about 100 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 $11,846 to $22,366 here, typical $17,066.
All materials in Shreveport-Bossier City
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $366 | $463 | $561 | $500 | -7.3% |
| 3-tab shingles | $257 | $327 | $396 | $355 | -7.9% |
| Standing seam metal | $844 | $1,177 | $1,510 | $1,250 | -5.9% |
| Metal panel | $455 | $832 | $1,210 | $900 | -7.5% |
| Tile | $644 | $1,676 | $2,708 | $1,800 | -6.9% |
| Slate | $955 | $1,899 | $2,842 | $2,000 | -5.1% |
| Flat membrane | $227 | $438 | $649 | $475 | -7.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Shreveport-Bossier City, LA" (area code 43340). State rank for Louisiana: 31 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Shreveport-Bossier City
Housing age. The median home in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro was built in 1980, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 50.4% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.1% in 2000 or later; 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 96 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (14 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 29 in 2023, 25 in 2024, 27 in 2025), rank 45 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 96 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Caddo, Louisiana (56), Bossier, Louisiana (47), De Soto, Louisiana (10). 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
- Baton Rouge $468/sq
- Monroe $462/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Waco, TX $464/sq · rank 167
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $464/sq · rank 168
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $464/sq · rank 169
- Casper, WY $461/sq · rank 172
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $461/sq · rank 173
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Estimate a roof in Shreveport-Bossier City
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