2026 Q3 · metro rank 26 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Ann Arbor
An architectural shingle roof in the Ann Arbor, MI metro costs $549 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +5.8% against the Michigan figure of $518 and +9.7% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $32.13/hour (median $29.68, about 80 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 $13,782 to $24,624 here, typical $19,163.
All materials in Ann Arbor
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $445 | $549 | $652 | $500 | +9.7% |
| 3-tab shingles | $310 | $392 | $475 | $355 | +10.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $975 | $1,347 | $1,720 | $1,250 | +7.8% |
| Metal panel | $560 | $990 | $1,420 | $900 | +10.0% |
| Tile | $775 | $1,965 | $3,154 | $1,800 | +9.1% |
| Slate | $1,060 | $2,135 | $3,209 | $2,000 | +6.7% |
| Flat membrane | $280 | $524 | $767 | $475 | +10.2% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Ann Arbor, MI" (area code 11460). State rank for Michigan: 15 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Ann Arbor
Housing age. The median home in the Ann Arbor, MI metro was built in 1978, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 21.9% 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 22 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 16 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 124 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 18 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Washtenaw, Michigan (23). 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 Michigan metros
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn $545/sq
- South Bend-Mishawaka $530/sq
- Flint $519/sq
- Jackson $511/sq
- Kalamazoo-Portage $509/sq
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood $497/sq
- Lansing-East Lansing $495/sq
- Saginaw $486/sq
- Traverse City $473/sq
- Bay City $465/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $557/sq · rank 23
- Vallejo, CA $551/sq · rank 24
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $549/sq · rank 25
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $549/sq · rank 27
- Rochester, MN $548/sq · rank 28
- New Haven, CT $547/sq · rank 29
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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