2026 Q3 · metro rank 95 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Pittsfield
An architectural shingle roof in the Pittsfield, MA metro costs $502 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -14.0% against the Massachusetts figure of $583 and +0.3% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $28.08/hour (median $27.05, about 30 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 $12,713 to $23,377 here, typical $18,005.
All materials in Pittsfield
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $401 | $502 | $602 | $500 | +0.3% |
| 3-tab shingles | $281 | $356 | $431 | $355 | +0.3% |
| Standing seam metal | $902 | $1,253 | $1,604 | $1,250 | +0.2% |
| Metal panel | $502 | $903 | $1,304 | $900 | +0.3% |
| Tile | $702 | $1,805 | $2,908 | $1,800 | +0.3% |
| Slate | $1,002 | $2,004 | $3,007 | $2,000 | +0.2% |
| Flat membrane | $251 | $477 | $702 | $475 | +0.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Pittsfield, MA" (area code 38340). State rank for Massachusetts: 3 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Pittsfield
Housing age. The median home in the Pittsfield, MA metro was built in 1956, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 75.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 8.5% in 2000 or later; 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 3 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, 1 in 2025), rank 216 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 3 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Berkshire, Massachusetts (3). 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
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton $568/sq
- Providence-Warwick $534/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Kansas City, MO-KS $504/sq · rank 92
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $502/sq · rank 93
- Salem, OR $502/sq · rank 94
- Akron, OH $501/sq · rank 96
- Chambersburg, PA $500/sq · rank 97
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $499/sq · rank 98
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