2026 Q3 · metro rank 50 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
An architectural shingle roof in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro costs $530 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -5.4% against the Washington figure of $560 and +6.0% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $30.51/hour (median $28.48, about 70 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 $13,354 to $24,125 here, typical $18,699.
All materials in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $427 | $530 | $632 | $500 | +6.0% |
| 3-tab shingles | $298 | $378 | $457 | $355 | +6.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $946 | $1,310 | $1,673 | $1,250 | +4.8% |
| Metal panel | $537 | $955 | $1,373 | $900 | +6.1% |
| Tile | $746 | $1,901 | $3,056 | $1,800 | +5.6% |
| Slate | $1,037 | $2,082 | $3,128 | $2,000 | +4.1% |
| Flat membrane | $268 | $505 | $741 | $475 | +6.3% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA" (area code 48300). State rank for Washington: 6 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee
Housing age. The median home in the Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA metro was built in 1984, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 45.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 29.3% in 2000 or later; 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 4 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 208 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 3 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1 inches. Most reports came from Douglas, Washington (3), Chelan, 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
- Longview-Kelso $522/sq
- Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater $521/sq
- Yakima $521/sq
- Walla Walla $472/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI $530/sq · rank 47
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $530/sq · rank 48
- Kahului-Wailuku, HI $530/sq · rank 49
- South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $530/sq · rank 51
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $530/sq · rank 52
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $529/sq · rank 53
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