2026 Q3 · metro rank 62 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Longview-Kelso
An architectural shingle roof in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro costs $522 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -6.8% against the Washington figure of $560 and +4.4% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $29.85/hour (median $28.29, about 200 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 $13,180 to $23,922 here, typical $18,511.
All materials in Longview-Kelso
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $420 | $522 | $624 | $500 | +4.4% |
| 3-tab shingles | $294 | $372 | $450 | $355 | +4.8% |
| Standing seam metal | $934 | $1,294 | $1,654 | $1,250 | +3.5% |
| Metal panel | $527 | $941 | $1,354 | $900 | +4.5% |
| Tile | $734 | $1,875 | $3,016 | $1,800 | +4.2% |
| Slate | $1,027 | $2,061 | $3,095 | $2,000 | +3.1% |
| Flat membrane | $264 | $497 | $731 | $475 | +4.7% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Longview-Kelso, WA" (area code 31020). State rank for Washington: 6 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Longview-Kelso
Housing age. The median home in the Longview-Kelso, WA metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 56.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 21.1% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 1 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 232 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 0 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 0.25 inches. Most reports came from Cowlitz, Washington (1). 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 Washington metros
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue $584/sq
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes $563/sq
- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro $549/sq
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard $542/sq
- Spokane-Spokane Valley $542/sq
- Kennewick-Richland $536/sq
- Bellingham $531/sq
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee $530/sq
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater $521/sq
- Yakima $521/sq
- Walla Walla $472/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Fresno, CA $525/sq · rank 59
- Visalia, CA $524/sq · rank 60
- Bozeman, MT $522/sq · rank 61
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $521/sq · rank 65
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