2026 Q3 · metro rank 217 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Wilmington
An architectural shingle roof in the Wilmington, NC metro costs $443 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.6% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -11.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $23.03/hour (median $23.43, about 170 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 $11,379 to $21,821 here, typical $16,560.
All materials in Wilmington
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $347 | $443 | $538 | $500 | -11.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $245 | $311 | $377 | $355 | -12.4% |
| Standing seam metal | $812 | $1,136 | $1,459 | $1,250 | -9.2% |
| Metal panel | $430 | $794 | $1,159 | $900 | -11.7% |
| Tile | $612 | $1,606 | $2,601 | $1,800 | -10.8% |
| Slate | $930 | $1,842 | $2,754 | $2,000 | -7.9% |
| Flat membrane | $215 | $418 | $621 | $475 | -12.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Wilmington, NC" (area code 48900). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Wilmington
Housing age. The median home in the Wilmington, NC metro was built in 1998, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 22.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 45.9% 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 20 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (10 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 132 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 14 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Pender, North Carolina (8), Brunswick, North Carolina (7), New Hanover, North Carolina (5). 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
- Asheville $461/sq
- Winston-Salem $458/sq
- Greensboro-High Point $456/sq
- Greenville $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
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $443/sq · rank 214
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR $443/sq · rank 215
- Joplin, MO-KS $442/sq · rank 218
- Bowling Green, KY $442/sq · rank 219
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $442/sq · rank 220
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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