2026 Q3 · metro rank 236 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Harrisonburg
An architectural shingle roof in the Harrisonburg, VA metro costs $432 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -6.8% against the Virginia figure of $463 and -13.7% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $22.06/hour (median $22.12, 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 $11,123 to $21,523 here, typical $16,283.
All materials in Harrisonburg
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $337 | $432 | $526 | $500 | -13.7% |
| 3-tab shingles | $238 | $302 | $367 | $355 | -14.8% |
| Standing seam metal | $795 | $1,113 | $1,431 | $1,250 | -11.0% |
| Metal panel | $416 | $774 | $1,131 | $900 | -14.0% |
| Tile | $595 | $1,568 | $2,542 | $1,800 | -12.9% |
| Slate | $916 | $1,810 | $2,705 | $2,000 | -9.5% |
| Flat membrane | $208 | $407 | $605 | $475 | -14.4% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Harrisonburg, VA" (area code 25500). State rank for Virginia: 34 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Harrisonburg
Housing age. The median home in the Harrisonburg, VA metro was built in 1987, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 40.4% of homes were built before 1980 and 29.8% in 2000 or later; 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 13 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 4 in 2025), rank 160 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 13 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Rockingham, Virginia (11), Harrisonburg city, Virginia (2). 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 Virginia metros
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria $521/sq
- Richmond $455/sq
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk $440/sq
- Roanoke $432/sq
- Lynchburg $430/sq
- Kingsport-Bristol $421/sq
- Winchester $419/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Oklahoma City, OK $432/sq · rank 233
- Sebring, FL $432/sq · rank 235
- Ocala, FL $432/sq · rank 237
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $431/sq · rank 238
- Tucson, AZ $430/sq · rank 239
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