2026 Q3 · metro rank 179 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Winston-Salem
An architectural shingle roof in the Winston-Salem, NC metro costs $458 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.7% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -8.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $24.34/hour (median $23.69, about 190 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 $11,725 to $22,224 here, typical $16,934.
All materials in Winston-Salem
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $361 | $458 | $555 | $500 | -8.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $254 | $323 | $391 | $355 | -9.1% |
| Standing seam metal | $835 | $1,166 | $1,497 | $1,250 | -6.7% |
| Metal panel | $448 | $822 | $1,197 | $900 | -8.6% |
| Tile | $635 | $1,658 | $2,680 | $1,800 | -7.9% |
| Slate | $948 | $1,884 | $2,819 | $2,000 | -5.8% |
| Flat membrane | $224 | $433 | $642 | $475 | -8.8% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Winston-Salem, NC" (area code 49180). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Winston-Salem
Housing age. The median home in the Winston-Salem, NC metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 43.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 26.8% in 2000 or later; 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 45 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (11 in 2021, 12 in 2022, 21 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 86 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 38 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Davidson, North Carolina (19), Forsyth, North Carolina (9), Davie, 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
- Asheville $461/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
- Grand Junction, CO $460/sq · rank 176
- Logan, UT-ID $460/sq · rank 177
- Port St. Lucie, FL $459/sq · rank 178
- Pueblo, CO $458/sq · rank 180
- Salisbury, MD $458/sq · rank 181
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $456/sq · rank 182
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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