2026 Q3 · metro rank 174 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Asheville
An architectural shingle roof in the Asheville, NC metro costs $461 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.3% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -7.9% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $24.56/hour (median $23.89, about 110 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 $11,783 to $22,292 here, typical $16,998.
All materials in Asheville
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $364 | $461 | $558 | $500 | -7.9% |
| 3-tab shingles | $256 | $325 | $394 | $355 | -8.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $839 | $1,171 | $1,503 | $1,250 | -6.3% |
| Metal panel | $451 | $827 | $1,203 | $900 | -8.1% |
| Tile | $639 | $1,667 | $2,694 | $1,800 | -7.4% |
| Slate | $951 | $1,891 | $2,830 | $2,000 | -5.5% |
| Flat membrane | $226 | $436 | $645 | $475 | -8.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Asheville, NC" (area code 11700). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Asheville
Housing age. The median home in the Asheville, NC metro was built in 1990, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 36.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 34.2% 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 36 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 6 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 13 in 2025), rank 102 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 Buncombe, North Carolina (19), Henderson, North Carolina (14), Madison, North Carolina (7). 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 North Carolina metros
- Raleigh-Cary $466/sq
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $461/sq
- Winston-Salem $458/sq
- Greensboro-High Point $456/sq
- Greenville $443/sq
- Wilmington $443/sq
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk $440/sq
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton $431/sq
- Jacksonville $427/sq
- Rocky Mount $400/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Monroe, LA $462/sq · rank 171
- Casper, WY $461/sq · rank 172
- Lexington-Fayette, KY $460/sq · rank 175
- Grand Junction, CO $460/sq · rank 176
- Logan, UT-ID $460/sq · rank 177
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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