2026 Q3 · metro rank 231 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
An architectural shingle roof in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro costs $433 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.3% against the Texas figure of $439 and -13.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $22.18/hour (median $21.87, about 1,230 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 $11,155 to $21,560 here, typical $16,317.
All materials in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $338 | $433 | $528 | $500 | -13.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $239 | $303 | $368 | $355 | -14.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $797 | $1,116 | $1,435 | $1,250 | -10.7% |
| Metal panel | $417 | $776 | $1,135 | $900 | -13.8% |
| Tile | $597 | $1,573 | $2,549 | $1,800 | -12.6% |
| Slate | $917 | $1,814 | $2,711 | $2,000 | -9.3% |
| Flat membrane | $209 | $408 | $607 | $475 | -14.1% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX" (area code 26420). State rank for Texas: 47 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands
Housing age. The median home in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro was built in 1993, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 31.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 42.1% in 2000 or later; 61% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 148 county hail reports across the metro's 10 counties from 2021 to 2025 (20 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 44 in 2023, 63 in 2024, 19 in 2025), rank 27 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 148 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Harris, Texas (84), Fort Bend, Texas (18), Montgomery, Texas (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 Texas metros
- Waco $464/sq
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos $455/sq
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington $452/sq
- Tyler $428/sq
- San Antonio-New Braunfels $427/sq
- Longview $416/sq
- Corpus Christi $407/sq
- Lubbock $405/sq
- El Paso $389/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Gainesville, FL $436/sq · rank 228
- Macon-Bibb County, GA $435/sq · rank 229
- Mobile, AL $434/sq · rank 230
- Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $433/sq · rank 232
- Oklahoma City, OK $432/sq · rank 233
- Roanoke, VA $432/sq · rank 234
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