2026 Q3 · metro rank 251 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Santa Fe
An architectural shingle roof in the Santa Fe, NM metro costs $424 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.4% against the New Mexico figure of $443 and -15.2% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $21.41/hour (median $21.68, about 140 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 $10,951 to $21,322 here, typical $16,097.
All materials in Santa Fe
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $330 | $424 | $518 | $500 | -15.2% |
| 3-tab shingles | $233 | $297 | $360 | $355 | -16.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $783 | $1,098 | $1,413 | $1,250 | -12.2% |
| Metal panel | $406 | $760 | $1,113 | $900 | -15.6% |
| Tile | $583 | $1,543 | $2,502 | $1,800 | -14.3% |
| Slate | $906 | $1,789 | $2,672 | $2,000 | -10.5% |
| Flat membrane | $203 | $399 | $595 | $475 | -16.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Santa Fe, NM" (area code 42140). State rank for New Mexico: 44 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Santa Fe
Housing age. The median home in the Santa Fe, NM metro was built in 1989, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 33.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 29% in 2000 or later; 72% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 26 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (14 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 7 in 2025), rank 113 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 17 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Santa Fe, New Mexico (28). 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 New Mexico metros
- Albuquerque $451/sq
- Farmington $420/sq
- Las Cruces $405/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Grand Island, NE $426/sq · rank 248
- Columbus, GA-AL $426/sq · rank 249
- Chattanooga, TN-GA $425/sq · rank 250
- Fort Smith, AR-OK $422/sq · rank 252
- Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA $421/sq · rank 253
- Knoxville, TN $420/sq · rank 254
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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