2026 Q3 · metro rank 17 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
An architectural shingle roof in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro costs $568 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.5% against the Massachusetts figure of $583 and +13.7% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $33.82/hour (median $31.90, about 1,120 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 $14,228 to $25,144 here, typical $19,646.
This metro spans MA and NH. It is listed under Massachusetts; see also New Hampshire.
All materials in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $463 | $568 | $674 | $500 | +13.7% |
| 3-tab shingles | $322 | $408 | $493 | $355 | +14.8% |
| Standing seam metal | $1,005 | $1,387 | $1,768 | $1,250 | +10.9% |
| Metal panel | $584 | $1,026 | $1,468 | $900 | +14.0% |
| Tile | $805 | $2,031 | $3,257 | $1,800 | +12.8% |
| Slate | $1,084 | $2,189 | $3,294 | $2,000 | +9.5% |
| Flat membrane | $292 | $543 | $795 | $475 | +14.4% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH" (area code 14460). State rank for Massachusetts: 3 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Boston-Cambridge-Newton
Housing age. The median home in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro was built in 1964, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 66.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 16.4% in 2000 or later; 62% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 50 county hail reports across the metro's 7 counties from 2021 to 2025 (20 in 2021, 9 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 6 in 2025), rank 77 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 43 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Rockingham, New Hampshire (19), Plymouth, Massachusetts (14), Essex, Massachusetts (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 Massachusetts metros
- Worcester $652/sq
- Springfield $594/sq
- Providence-Warwick $534/sq
- Pittsfield $502/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- St. Cloud, MN $576/sq · rank 14
- Duluth, MN-WI $574/sq · rank 15
- Peoria, IL $574/sq · rank 16
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $566/sq · rank 18
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $563/sq · rank 19
- Rockford, IL $560/sq · rank 20
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