2026 Q3 · metro rank 38 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Utica-Rome
An architectural shingle roof in the Utica-Rome, NY metro costs $538 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.4% against the New York figure of $563 and +7.5% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $31.19/hour (median $29.36, about 80 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 $13,533 to $24,334 here, typical $18,894.
All materials in Utica-Rome
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $435 | $538 | $641 | $500 | +7.5% |
| 3-tab shingles | $303 | $384 | $465 | $355 | +8.2% |
| Standing seam metal | $958 | $1,325 | $1,693 | $1,250 | +6.0% |
| Metal panel | $546 | $970 | $1,393 | $900 | +7.7% |
| Tile | $758 | $1,927 | $3,097 | $1,800 | +7.1% |
| Slate | $1,046 | $2,104 | $3,162 | $2,000 | +5.2% |
| Flat membrane | $273 | $513 | $752 | $475 | +7.9% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Utica-Rome, NY" (area code 46540). State rank for New York: 5 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Utica-Rome
Housing age. The median home in the Utica-Rome, NY metro was built in 1957, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 74.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 10.1% in 2000 or later; 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 27 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 15 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 112 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 19 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Oneida, New York (14), Herkimer, 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
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga $537/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
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $541/sq · rank 35
- 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
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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