2026 Q3 · metro rank 93 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Milwaukee-Waukesha
An architectural shingle roof in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro costs $502 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.6% against the Wisconsin figure of $500 and +0.5% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $28.16/hour (median $28.91, about 980 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 $12,733 to $23,401 here, typical $18,027.
All materials in Milwaukee-Waukesha
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $402 | $502 | $603 | $500 | +0.5% |
| 3-tab shingles | $282 | $357 | $432 | $355 | +0.5% |
| Standing seam metal | $904 | $1,255 | $1,606 | $1,250 | +0.4% |
| Metal panel | $503 | $905 | $1,306 | $900 | +0.5% |
| Tile | $704 | $1,808 | $2,913 | $1,800 | +0.5% |
| Slate | $1,003 | $2,007 | $3,011 | $2,000 | +0.3% |
| Flat membrane | $252 | $477 | $703 | $475 | +0.5% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI" (area code 33340). State rank for Wisconsin: 19 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Milwaukee-Waukesha
Housing age. The median home in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro was built in 1967, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 66.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 15.3% in 2000 or later; 60% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 165 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (14 in 2021, 31 in 2022, 30 in 2023, 47 in 2024, 43 in 2025), rank 24 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 121 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Waukesha, Wisconsin (91), Milwaukee, Wisconsin (59), Washington, Wisconsin (29). 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 Wisconsin metros
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington $599/sq
- Duluth $574/sq
- Racine-Mount Pleasant $530/sq
- Janesville-Beloit $527/sq
- Green Bay $510/sq
- Appleton $510/sq
- Madison $509/sq
- Sheboygan $505/sq
- Oshkosh-Neenah $496/sq
- Eau Claire $471/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Binghamton, NY $504/sq · rank 90
- Rochester, NY $504/sq · rank 91
- Kansas City, MO-KS $504/sq · rank 92
- Salem, OR $502/sq · rank 94
- Pittsfield, MA $502/sq · rank 95
- Akron, OH $501/sq · rank 96
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Estimate a roof in Milwaukee-Waukesha
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