2026 Q3 · metro rank 253 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Kingsport-Bristol
An architectural shingle roof in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro costs $421 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.6% against the Tennessee figure of $436 and -15.9% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $21.12/hour (median $19.10, about 90 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 $10,875 to $21,232 here, typical $16,014.
This metro spans TN and VA. It is listed under Tennessee; see also Virginia.
All materials in Kingsport-Bristol
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $327 | $421 | $514 | $500 | -15.9% |
| 3-tab shingles | $231 | $294 | $357 | $355 | -17.2% |
| Standing seam metal | $778 | $1,091 | $1,404 | $1,250 | -12.7% |
| Metal panel | $402 | $753 | $1,104 | $900 | -16.3% |
| Tile | $578 | $1,531 | $2,485 | $1,800 | -14.9% |
| Slate | $902 | $1,780 | $2,658 | $2,000 | -11.0% |
| Flat membrane | $201 | $396 | $590 | $475 | -16.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA" (area code 28700). State rank for Tennessee: 49 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Kingsport-Bristol
Housing age. The median home in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro was built in 1979, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 18.7% in 2000 or later; 74% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 28 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (9 in 2021, 14 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 110 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 29 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Hawkins, Tennessee (12), Sullivan, Tennessee (9), Washington, Virginia (6). 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 Tennessee metros
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin $465/sq
- Morristown $449/sq
- Memphis $443/sq
- Chattanooga $425/sq
- Knoxville $420/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Santa Fe, NM $424/sq · rank 251
- Fort Smith, AR-OK $422/sq · rank 252
- Farmington, NM $420/sq · rank 255
- Winchester, VA-WV $419/sq · rank 256
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