2026 Q3 · metro rank 96 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Akron
An architectural shingle roof in the Akron, OH metro costs $501 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +3.1% against the Ohio figure of $486 and +0.2% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $28.05/hour (median $26.28, about 370 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 $12,705 to $23,367 here, typical $17,996.
All materials in Akron
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $401 | $501 | $601 | $500 | +0.2% |
| 3-tab shingles | $281 | $356 | $431 | $355 | +0.3% |
| Standing seam metal | $902 | $1,252 | $1,603 | $1,250 | +0.2% |
| Metal panel | $501 | $902 | $1,303 | $900 | +0.2% |
| Tile | $702 | $1,804 | $2,906 | $1,800 | +0.2% |
| Slate | $1,001 | $2,003 | $3,005 | $2,000 | +0.2% |
| Flat membrane | $251 | $476 | $702 | $475 | +0.2% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Akron, OH" (area code 10420). State rank for Ohio: 26 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Akron
Housing age. The median home in the Akron, OH metro was built in 1969, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 65.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 15.1% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 9 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 179 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 12 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Summit, Ohio (13), Portage, Ohio (8). 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 Ohio metros
- Cleveland $507/sq
- Canton-Massillon $498/sq
- Wheeling $496/sq
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Toledo $487/sq
- Columbus $484/sq
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek $482/sq
- Lima $479/sq
- Youngstown-Warren $474/sq
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
- Mansfield $455/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $502/sq · rank 93
- Salem, OR $502/sq · rank 94
- Pittsfield, MA $502/sq · rank 95
- Chambersburg, PA $500/sq · rank 97
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $499/sq · rank 98
- Merced, CA $499/sq · rank 99
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