2026 Q3 · metro rank 74 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Fargo
An architectural shingle roof in the Fargo, ND-MN metro costs $514 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.1% against the North Dakota figure of $513 and +2.8% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $29.16/hour (median $29.62, about 130 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 $12,998 to $23,709 here, typical $18,313.
This metro spans ND and MN. It is listed under North Dakota; see also Minnesota.
All materials in Fargo
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $413 | $514 | $615 | $500 | +2.8% |
| 3-tab shingles | $289 | $366 | $443 | $355 | +3.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $922 | $1,278 | $1,635 | $1,250 | +2.3% |
| Metal panel | $517 | $926 | $1,335 | $900 | +2.9% |
| Tile | $722 | $1,848 | $2,974 | $1,800 | +2.6% |
| Slate | $1,017 | $2,039 | $3,061 | $2,000 | +1.9% |
| Flat membrane | $259 | $489 | $719 | $475 | +3.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Fargo, ND-MN" (area code 22020). State rank for North Dakota: 17 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Fargo
Housing age. The median home in the Fargo, ND-MN metro was built in 1991, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 38.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 39.2% in 2000 or later; 55% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 44 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 13 in 2022, 16 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 11 in 2025), rank 87 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 54 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4 inches. Most reports came from Cass, North Dakota (37), Clay, Minnesota (19). 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
- Bismarck $513/sq
- Grand Forks $505/sq
- Minot $494/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Chico, CA $516/sq · rank 71
- 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
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
Estimate a roof in Fargo
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