2026 Q3 · metro rank 128 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Columbus
An architectural shingle roof in the Columbus, OH metro costs $484 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.5% against the Ohio figure of $486 and -3.2% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $26.56/hour (median $23.76, about 700 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 $12,311 to $22,909 here, typical $17,570.
All materials in Columbus
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $385 | $484 | $583 | $500 | -3.2% |
| 3-tab shingles | $270 | $343 | $415 | $355 | -3.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $875 | $1,218 | $1,560 | $1,250 | -2.6% |
| Metal panel | $480 | $870 | $1,260 | $900 | -3.3% |
| Tile | $675 | $1,745 | $2,816 | $1,800 | -3.0% |
| Slate | $980 | $1,955 | $2,930 | $2,000 | -2.2% |
| Flat membrane | $240 | $459 | $678 | $475 | -3.4% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Columbus, OH" (area code 18140). State rank for Ohio: 26 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Columbus
Housing age. The median home in the Columbus, OH metro was built in 1982, the same as the median metro in the Index. 47.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 26.5% in 2000 or later; 61% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 129 county hail reports across the metro's 10 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 21 in 2022, 22 in 2023, 59 in 2024, 24 in 2025), rank 32 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 111 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Franklin, Ohio (57), Fairfield, Ohio (20), Licking, Ohio (20). 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
- Akron $501/sq
- Canton-Massillon $498/sq
- Wheeling $496/sq
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Toledo $487/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
- Saginaw, MI $486/sq · rank 126
- Evansville, IN $485/sq · rank 127
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $483/sq · rank 129
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $483/sq · rank 130
- Bloomington, IN $482/sq · rank 131
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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