2026 Q3 · metro rank 75 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Bismarck
An architectural shingle roof in the Bismarck, ND metro costs $513 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: 0.0% against the North Dakota figure of $513 and +2.7% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $29.11/hour (median $24.20, about 50 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 $12,984 to $23,694 here, typical $18,299.
All materials in Bismarck
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $412 | $513 | $615 | $500 | +2.7% |
| 3-tab shingles | $288 | $365 | $442 | $355 | +2.9% |
| Standing seam metal | $921 | $1,277 | $1,633 | $1,250 | +2.2% |
| Metal panel | $517 | $925 | $1,333 | $900 | +2.8% |
| Tile | $721 | $1,846 | $2,971 | $1,800 | +2.5% |
| Slate | $1,017 | $2,037 | $3,058 | $2,000 | +1.9% |
| Flat membrane | $258 | $488 | $719 | $475 | +2.8% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Bismarck, ND" (area code 13900). State rank for North Dakota: 17 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Bismarck
Housing age. The median home in the Bismarck, ND metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 43.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 35.4% 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 102 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (13 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 11 in 2023, 27 in 2024, 35 in 2025), rank 43 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 97 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4.5 inches. Most reports came from Burleigh, North Dakota (51), Morton, North Dakota (46), Oliver, North Dakota (14). 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 Dakota metros
- Fargo $514/sq
- Grand Forks $505/sq
- Minot $494/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $516/sq · rank 72
- Urban Honolulu, HI $514/sq · rank 73
- Yuba City, CA $512/sq · rank 76
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $511/sq · rank 77
- Reno, NV $511/sq · rank 78
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