2026 Q3 · metro rank 61 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Bozeman
An architectural shingle roof in the Bozeman, MT metro costs $522 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +5.8% against the Montana figure of $494 and +4.5% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $29.88/hour (median $30.56, about 40 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 $13,188 to $23,931 here, typical $18,520.
All materials in Bozeman
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $421 | $522 | $624 | $500 | +4.5% |
| 3-tab shingles | $294 | $372 | $451 | $355 | +4.9% |
| Standing seam metal | $935 | $1,295 | $1,655 | $1,250 | +3.6% |
| Metal panel | $528 | $941 | $1,355 | $900 | +4.6% |
| Tile | $735 | $1,876 | $3,017 | $1,800 | +4.2% |
| Slate | $1,028 | $2,062 | $3,097 | $2,000 | +3.1% |
| Flat membrane | $264 | $497 | $731 | $475 | +4.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Bozeman, MT" (area code 14580). State rank for Montana: 21 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Bozeman
Housing age. The median home in the Bozeman, MT metro was built in 1998, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 29% of homes were built before 1980 and 47.2% in 2000 or later; 61% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 12 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 165 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 11 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Gallatin, Montana (12). 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 Montana metros
- Missoula $495/sq
- Billings $491/sq
- Great Falls $468/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $526/sq · rank 58
- Fresno, CA $525/sq · rank 59
- Visalia, CA $524/sq · rank 60
- Longview-Kelso, WA $522/sq · rank 62
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA $521/sq · rank 63
- Yakima, WA $521/sq · rank 64
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