2026 Q3 · metro rank 136 of 263
Roof replacement cost in St. Joseph
An architectural shingle roof in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro costs $480 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.9% against the Missouri figure of $490 and -3.9% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $26.27/hour (median $24.59, 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 $12,235 to $22,819 here, typical $17,487.
This metro spans MO and KS. It is listed under Missouri; see also Kansas.
All materials in St. Joseph
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $382 | $480 | $579 | $500 | -3.9% |
| 3-tab shingles | $268 | $340 | $412 | $355 | -4.2% |
| Standing seam metal | $870 | $1,211 | $1,552 | $1,250 | -3.1% |
| Metal panel | $476 | $864 | $1,252 | $900 | -4.0% |
| Tile | $670 | $1,734 | $2,798 | $1,800 | -3.7% |
| Slate | $976 | $1,946 | $2,916 | $2,000 | -2.7% |
| Flat membrane | $238 | $455 | $673 | $475 | -4.1% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "St. Joseph, MO-KS" (area code 41140). State rank for Missouri: 23 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in St. Joseph
Housing age. The median home in the St. Joseph, MO-KS metro was built in 1969, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 65.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 15% in 2000 or later; 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 17 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 146 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 24 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from DeKalb, Missouri (12), Buchanan, Missouri (5), Andrew, 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
- Springfield $452/sq
- Columbia $449/sq
- Joplin $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $482/sq · rank 133
- Albany, OR $481/sq · rank 134
- Lancaster, PA $481/sq · rank 135
- Fort Wayne, IN $480/sq · rank 137
- Lima, OH $479/sq · rank 138
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $478/sq · rank 139
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