2026 Q3 · metro rank 144 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Harrisburg-Carlisle
An architectural shingle roof in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro costs $473 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.6% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -5.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $25.63/hour (median $24.50, about 120 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 $12,066 to $22,622 here, typical $17,304.
All materials in Harrisburg-Carlisle
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $375 | $473 | $571 | $500 | -5.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $263 | $334 | $405 | $355 | -5.8% |
| Standing seam metal | $859 | $1,196 | $1,534 | $1,250 | -4.3% |
| Metal panel | $467 | $850 | $1,234 | $900 | -5.5% |
| Tile | $659 | $1,709 | $2,759 | $1,800 | -5.1% |
| Slate | $967 | $1,925 | $2,884 | $2,000 | -3.7% |
| Flat membrane | $233 | $448 | $663 | $475 | -5.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA" (area code 25420). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Harrisburg-Carlisle
Housing age. The median home in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA metro was built in 1975, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 57.4% of homes were built before 1980 and 20% 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 19 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 13 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 138 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 16 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Dauphin, Pennsylvania (13), Cumberland, Pennsylvania (5), Perry, Pennsylvania (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
- 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
- Erie $468/sq
- Altoona $437/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Colorado Springs, CO $476/sq · rank 141
- Medford, OR $475/sq · rank 142
- Youngstown-Warren, OH $474/sq · rank 143
- Traverse City, MI $473/sq · rank 145
- Walla Walla, WA $472/sq · rank 146
- Eugene-Springfield, OR $472/sq · rank 147
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