2026 Q3 · metro rank 39 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
An architectural shingle roof in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro costs $537 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.5% against the New York figure of $563 and +7.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $31.15/hour (median $30.09, about 570 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 $13,523 to $24,322 here, typical $18,882.
All materials in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $434 | $537 | $640 | $500 | +7.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $303 | $384 | $464 | $355 | +8.1% |
| Standing seam metal | $957 | $1,324 | $1,692 | $1,250 | +6.0% |
| Metal panel | $546 | $969 | $1,392 | $900 | +7.6% |
| Tile | $757 | $1,926 | $3,095 | $1,800 | +7.0% |
| Slate | $1,046 | $2,103 | $3,160 | $2,000 | +5.2% |
| Flat membrane | $273 | $512 | $752 | $475 | +7.8% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY" (area code 15380). State rank for New York: 5 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Buffalo-Cheektowaga
Housing age. The median home in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY metro was built in 1957, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 76.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 9.8% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 24 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (13 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 117 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 Niagara, New York (14), Erie, New York (13). 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 York metros
- New York-Newark-Jersey City $606/sq
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy $557/sq
- Utica-Rome $538/sq
- Syracuse $536/sq
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh $530/sq
- Glens Falls $510/sq
- Binghamton $504/sq
- Rochester $504/sq
- Elmira $489/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $540/sq · rank 36
- St. Louis, MO-IL $538/sq · rank 37
- Kennewick-Richland, WA $536/sq · rank 41
- Modesto, CA $535/sq · rank 42
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