2026 Q3 · metro rank 203 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Columbia
An architectural shingle roof in the Columbia, MO metro costs $449 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -8.4% against the Missouri figure of $490 and -10.2% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $23.56/hour (median $22.37, about 60 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 $11,519 to $21,984 here, typical $16,711.
All materials in Columbia
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $353 | $449 | $545 | $500 | -10.2% |
| 3-tab shingles | $249 | $316 | $383 | $355 | -11.1% |
| Standing seam metal | $821 | $1,148 | $1,474 | $1,250 | -8.2% |
| Metal panel | $437 | $806 | $1,174 | $900 | -10.5% |
| Tile | $621 | $1,627 | $2,633 | $1,800 | -9.6% |
| Slate | $937 | $1,859 | $2,780 | $2,000 | -7.1% |
| Flat membrane | $219 | $424 | $629 | $475 | -10.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Columbia, MO" (area code 17860). State rank for Missouri: 23 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Columbia
Housing age. The median home in the Columbia, MO metro was built in 1990, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 36.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 33.7% in 2000 or later; 60% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 16 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 11 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 151 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 20 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Boone, Missouri (11), Howard, Missouri (5), Cooper, Missouri (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 Missouri metros
- St. Louis $538/sq
- Jefferson City $527/sq
- Kansas City $504/sq
- St. Joseph $480/sq
- Springfield $452/sq
- Joplin $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $450/sq · rank 200
- Decatur, AL $449/sq · rank 201
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $449/sq · rank 202
- Morristown, TN $449/sq · rank 204
- Omaha, NE-IA $449/sq · rank 205
- Jacksonville, FL $448/sq · rank 206
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
Estimate a roof in Columbia
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