2026 Q3 · metro rank 114 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Lewiston-Auburn
An architectural shingle roof in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro costs $491 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +3.3% against the Maine figure of $475 and -1.8% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $27.16/hour (median $24.69, about 150 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 $12,469 to $23,093 here, typical $17,741.
All materials in Lewiston-Auburn
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $392 | $491 | $590 | $500 | -1.8% |
| 3-tab shingles | $274 | $348 | $422 | $355 | -2.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $886 | $1,232 | $1,577 | $1,250 | -1.5% |
| Metal panel | $489 | $883 | $1,277 | $900 | -1.9% |
| Tile | $686 | $1,769 | $2,852 | $1,800 | -1.7% |
| Slate | $989 | $1,975 | $2,960 | $2,000 | -1.3% |
| Flat membrane | $244 | $466 | $687 | $475 | -1.9% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lewiston-Auburn, ME" (area code 30340). State rank for Maine: 29 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lewiston-Auburn
Housing age. The median home in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro was built in 1969, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 64.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 16.6% 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 2 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 225 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 2 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1 inches. Most reports came from Androscoggin, Maine (2). 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 Maine metros
- Portland-South Portland $488/sq
- Bangor $466/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Columbus, IN $494/sq · rank 111
- Boulder, CO $493/sq · rank 112
- Billings, MT $491/sq · rank 113
- Mankato, MN $490/sq · rank 115
- Reading, PA $489/sq · rank 116
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $489/sq · rank 117
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Estimate a roof in Lewiston-Auburn
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