2026 Q3 · metro rank 88 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Grand Forks
An architectural shingle roof in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro costs $505 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.7% against the North Dakota figure of $513 and +1.0% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $28.36/hour (median $24.40, about 40 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 $12,786 to $23,463 here, typical $18,085.
This metro spans ND and MN. It is listed under North Dakota; see also Minnesota.
All materials in Grand Forks
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $404 | $505 | $605 | $500 | +1.0% |
| 3-tab shingles | $283 | $359 | $434 | $355 | +1.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $907 | $1,260 | $1,612 | $1,250 | +0.8% |
| Metal panel | $506 | $909 | $1,312 | $900 | +1.0% |
| Tile | $707 | $1,816 | $2,925 | $1,800 | +0.9% |
| Slate | $1,006 | $2,013 | $3,021 | $2,000 | +0.7% |
| Flat membrane | $253 | $480 | $707 | $475 | +1.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Grand Forks, ND-MN" (area code 24220). State rank for North Dakota: 17 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Grand Forks
Housing age. The median home in the Grand Forks, ND-MN metro was built in 1979, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.4% in 2000 or later; 57% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 53 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (9 in 2021, 22 in 2022, 8 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 12 in 2025), rank 75 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 51 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Polk, Minnesota (31), Grand Forks, North Dakota (23). 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.
Metros with a similar cost
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $509/sq · rank 85
- Cleveland, OH $507/sq · rank 86
- Grants Pass, OR $506/sq · rank 87
- Sheboygan, WI $505/sq · rank 89
- Binghamton, NY $504/sq · rank 90
- Rochester, NY $504/sq · rank 91
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
Estimate a roof in Grand Forks
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