2026 Q3 · metro rank 157 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Great Falls
An architectural shingle roof in the Great Falls, MT metro costs $468 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -5.2% against the Montana figure of $494 and -6.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $25.19/hour (median $24.00, 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 $11,950 to $22,487 here, typical $17,178.
All materials in Great Falls
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $370 | $468 | $565 | $500 | -6.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $260 | $330 | $400 | $355 | -7.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $851 | $1,186 | $1,521 | $1,250 | -5.1% |
| Metal panel | $461 | $841 | $1,221 | $900 | -6.6% |
| Tile | $651 | $1,691 | $2,732 | $1,800 | -6.0% |
| Slate | $961 | $1,911 | $2,862 | $2,000 | -4.4% |
| Flat membrane | $230 | $443 | $656 | $475 | -6.8% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Great Falls, MT" (area code 24500). State rank for Montana: 21 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Great Falls
Housing age. The median home in the Great Falls, MT metro was built in 1970, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 65.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 17.5% 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 43 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 23 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 13 in 2025), rank 90 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 40 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Cascade, Montana (43). 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.
Metros with a similar cost
- Lafayette, LA $469/sq · rank 154
- Naples-Marco Island, FL $468/sq · rank 155
- Baton Rouge, LA $468/sq · rank 156
- Erie, PA $468/sq · rank 158
- Idaho Falls, ID $467/sq · rank 159
- St. George, UT $467/sq · rank 160
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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