2026 Q3 · metro rank 223 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Rapid City
An architectural shingle roof in the Rapid City, SD metro costs $438 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.1% against the South Dakota figure of $438 and -12.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $22.62/hour (median $22.36, 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 $11,271 to $21,695 here, typical $16,443.
All materials in Rapid City
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $343 | $438 | $533 | $500 | -12.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $242 | $307 | $373 | $355 | -13.4% |
| Standing seam metal | $805 | $1,126 | $1,447 | $1,250 | -9.9% |
| Metal panel | $424 | $786 | $1,147 | $900 | -12.7% |
| Tile | $605 | $1,590 | $2,576 | $1,800 | -11.7% |
| Slate | $924 | $1,828 | $2,733 | $2,000 | -8.6% |
| Flat membrane | $212 | $413 | $614 | $475 | -13.0% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Rapid City, SD" (area code 39660). State rank for South Dakota: 48 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Rapid City
Housing age. The median home in the Rapid City, SD metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 45.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 32.8% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 503 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (83 in 2021, 88 in 2022, 186 in 2023, 104 in 2024, 42 in 2025), rank 4 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 426 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4.5 inches. Most reports came from Pennington, South Dakota (271), Custer, South Dakota (125), Meade, South Dakota (121). 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 South Dakota metros
- Sioux City $447/sq
- Sioux Falls $436/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $442/sq · rank 220
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $440/sq · rank 221
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $440/sq · rank 222
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $438/sq · rank 224
- Savannah, GA $437/sq · rank 225
- Altoona, PA $437/sq · rank 226
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