2026 Q3 · metro rank 234 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Roanoke
An architectural shingle roof in the Roanoke, VA metro costs $432 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -6.7% against the Virginia figure of $463 and -13.6% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $22.11/hour (median $22.25, 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 $11,137 to $21,538 here, typical $16,297.
All materials in Roanoke
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $337 | $432 | $527 | $500 | -13.6% |
| 3-tab shingles | $238 | $303 | $367 | $355 | -14.7% |
| Standing seam metal | $796 | $1,114 | $1,433 | $1,250 | -10.9% |
| Metal panel | $416 | $775 | $1,133 | $900 | -13.9% |
| Tile | $596 | $1,570 | $2,545 | $1,800 | -12.8% |
| Slate | $916 | $1,812 | $2,708 | $2,000 | -9.4% |
| Flat membrane | $208 | $407 | $606 | $475 | -14.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Roanoke, VA" (area code 40220). State rank for Virginia: 34 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Roanoke
Housing age. The median home in the Roanoke, VA metro was built in 1975, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 58.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 17.8% in 2000 or later; 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 17 county hail reports across the metro's 6 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 4 in 2025), rank 146 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 12 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Franklin, Virginia (7), Roanoke, Virginia (6), Botetourt, Virginia (3). 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
- Harrisonburg $432/sq
- Lynchburg $430/sq
- Kingsport-Bristol $421/sq
- Winchester $419/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $433/sq · rank 231
- Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $433/sq · rank 232
- Oklahoma City, OK $432/sq · rank 233
- Sebring, FL $432/sq · rank 235
- Ocala, FL $432/sq · rank 237
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