2026 Q3 · metro rank 77 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
An architectural shingle roof in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro costs $511 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +4.1% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and +2.2% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $28.89/hour (median $27.95, about 140 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 $12,926 to $23,626 here, typical $18,236.
This metro spans PA and NJ. It is listed under Pennsylvania; see also New Jersey.
All materials in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $410 | $511 | $612 | $500 | +2.2% |
| 3-tab shingles | $287 | $363 | $440 | $355 | +2.4% |
| Standing seam metal | $917 | $1,272 | $1,627 | $1,250 | +1.7% |
| Metal panel | $513 | $920 | $1,327 | $900 | +2.2% |
| Tile | $717 | $1,837 | $2,957 | $1,800 | +2.1% |
| Slate | $1,013 | $2,030 | $3,047 | $2,000 | +1.5% |
| Flat membrane | $257 | $486 | $715 | $475 | +2.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ" (area code 10900). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
Housing age. The median home in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metro was built in 1970, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 62% of homes were built before 1980 and 17.3% in 2000 or later; 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 39 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 11 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 5 in 2025), rank 94 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 24 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.25 inches. Most reports came from Lehigh, Pennsylvania (18), Northampton, Pennsylvania (15), Warren, New Jersey (3). 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 Pennsylvania metros
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $516/sq
- Chambersburg $500/sq
- Reading $489/sq
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre $489/sq
- Pittsburgh $488/sq
- York-Hanover $488/sq
- Lancaster $481/sq
- Harrisburg-Carlisle $473/sq
- Erie $468/sq
- Altoona $437/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Fargo, ND-MN $514/sq · rank 74
- Bismarck, ND $513/sq · rank 75
- Yuba City, CA $512/sq · rank 76
- Reno, NV $511/sq · rank 78
- Jackson, MI $511/sq · rank 79
- Glens Falls, NY $510/sq · rank 80
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