2026 Q3 · metro rank 263 of 263
Roof replacement cost in El Paso
An architectural shingle roof in the El Paso, TX metro costs $389 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -11.3% against the Texas figure of $439 and -22.1% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $18.44/hour (median $17.45, 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 $10,167 to $20,407 here, typical $15,247.
All materials in El Paso
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $298 | $389 | $481 | $500 | -22.1% |
| 3-tab shingles | $212 | $270 | $328 | $355 | -24.0% |
| Standing seam metal | $730 | $1,029 | $1,328 | $1,250 | -17.7% |
| Metal panel | $364 | $696 | $1,028 | $900 | -22.7% |
| Tile | $530 | $1,426 | $2,321 | $1,800 | -20.8% |
| Slate | $864 | $1,694 | $2,524 | $2,000 | -15.3% |
| Flat membrane | $182 | $364 | $547 | $475 | -23.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "El Paso, TX" (area code 21340). State rank for Texas: 47 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in El Paso
Housing age. The median home in the El Paso, TX metro was built in 1988, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 38.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 34.2% in 2000 or later; 64% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 9 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 179 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 9 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from El Paso, Texas (10). 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 Texas metros
- Waco $464/sq
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos $455/sq
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington $452/sq
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands $433/sq
- Tyler $428/sq
- San Antonio-New Braunfels $427/sq
- Longview $416/sq
- Corpus Christi $407/sq
- Lubbock $405/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Las Cruces, NM $405/sq · rank 261
- Rocky Mount, NC $400/sq · rank 262
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