2026 Q3 · metro rank 158 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Erie
An architectural shingle roof in the Erie, PA metro costs $468 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.7% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -6.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $25.18/hour (median $24.25, 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 $11,947 to $22,483 here, typical $17,175.
All materials in Erie
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $370 | $468 | $565 | $500 | -6.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $260 | $330 | $400 | $355 | -7.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $850 | $1,186 | $1,521 | $1,250 | -5.2% |
| Metal panel | $460 | $841 | $1,221 | $900 | -6.6% |
| Tile | $650 | $1,691 | $2,732 | $1,800 | -6.1% |
| Slate | $960 | $1,911 | $2,861 | $2,000 | -4.5% |
| Flat membrane | $230 | $443 | $655 | $475 | -6.8% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Erie, PA" (area code 21500). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Erie
Housing age. The median home in the Erie, PA metro was built in 1964, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 70.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 12.1% 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 13 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 10 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 160 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 10 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Erie, Pennsylvania (15). 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
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton $511/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
- Altoona $437/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Naples-Marco Island, FL $468/sq · rank 155
- Baton Rouge, LA $468/sq · rank 156
- Great Falls, MT $468/sq · rank 157
- Idaho Falls, ID $467/sq · rank 159
- St. George, UT $467/sq · rank 160
- Terre Haute, IN $467/sq · rank 161
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