2026 Q3 · metro rank 164 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Raleigh-Cary
An architectural shingle roof in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro costs $466 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.4% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -6.9% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $24.99/hour (median $24.39, about 580 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 $11,897 to $22,425 here, typical $17,121.
All materials in Raleigh-Cary
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $368 | $466 | $563 | $500 | -6.9% |
| 3-tab shingles | $259 | $329 | $398 | $355 | -7.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $847 | $1,181 | $1,515 | $1,250 | -5.5% |
| Metal panel | $458 | $836 | $1,215 | $900 | -7.1% |
| Tile | $647 | $1,684 | $2,720 | $1,800 | -6.5% |
| Slate | $958 | $1,905 | $2,852 | $2,000 | -4.8% |
| Flat membrane | $229 | $441 | $652 | $475 | -7.2% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Raleigh-Cary, NC" (area code 39580). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Raleigh-Cary
Housing age. The median home in the Raleigh-Cary, NC metro was built in 2000, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 18.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 50% 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 43 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (9 in 2021, 11 in 2022, 14 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 9 in 2025), rank 90 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 35 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Wake, North Carolina (35), Johnston, North Carolina (7), Franklin, North Carolina (1). 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
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $461/sq
- Asheville $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
- Terre Haute, IN $467/sq · rank 161
- Bangor, ME $466/sq · rank 162
- Ogden, UT $466/sq · rank 163
- Bay City, MI $465/sq · rank 165
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $465/sq · rank 166
- Waco, TX $464/sq · rank 167
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
Estimate a roof in Raleigh-Cary
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