2026 Q3 · metro rank 121 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Portland-South Portland
An architectural shingle roof in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro costs $488 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.7% against the Maine figure of $475 and -2.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $26.91/hour (median $24.61, about 140 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 $12,404 to $23,016 here, typical $17,670.
All materials in Portland-South Portland
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $389 | $488 | $587 | $500 | -2.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $273 | $346 | $419 | $355 | -2.6% |
| Standing seam metal | $881 | $1,226 | $1,570 | $1,250 | -1.9% |
| Metal panel | $485 | $878 | $1,270 | $900 | -2.5% |
| Tile | $681 | $1,759 | $2,837 | $1,800 | -2.3% |
| Slate | $985 | $1,967 | $2,948 | $2,000 | -1.7% |
| Flat membrane | $243 | $463 | $683 | $475 | -2.5% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Portland-South Portland, ME" (area code 38860). State rank for Maine: 29 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Portland-South Portland
Housing age. The median home in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro was built in 1978, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 22.5% in 2000 or later; 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 4 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 208 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 4 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Cumberland, Maine (4). 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
- Lewiston-Auburn $491/sq
- Bangor $466/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Elmira, NY $489/sq · rank 118
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $489/sq · rank 119
- Boise City, ID $488/sq · rank 120
- Pittsburgh, PA $488/sq · rank 122
- York-Hanover, PA $488/sq · rank 123
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $488/sq · rank 124
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Estimate a roof in Portland-South Portland
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