Roofing Cost Statistics (2026)
Updated June 2026 · By the Mobile Phonebook editorial team · Methodology
National roofing prices for repairs, replacements, and inspections, drawn from our continuously reviewed cost index. All figures below are current 2026 numbers.
Key statistics
- A full asphalt shingle roof replacement on a typical American home costs $7,000 to $17,000 in 2026.
- Installed asphalt roofing runs roughly $3.50 to $8 per square foot, with pitch, stories, and roof complexity setting where you land.
- Architectural shingles, the standard choice, cost $4 to $6 per square foot installed.
- Roofers price by the 'square' (100 square feet of roof surface), and a typical single-family home has 20 to 35 squares.
- Materials make up only about a third of a roof replacement quote; labor, overhead, and disposal account for the rest.
- Standing seam metal roofing costs $10 to $25 per square foot installed, roughly two to three times the cost of asphalt.
- A full metal roof replacement runs $10,000 to $40,000 or more depending on panel style and roof size.
- Minor roof repairs such as a pipe boot or a few replacement shingles cost $150 to $1,000, with trip minimums keeping even small fixes in the hundreds.
- Larger repairs like valley work, chimney flashing, or a decking section run $1,000 to $3,500.
- Emergency tarping after storm damage costs $200 to $1,500 depending on the size of the damage and after-hours timing.
- Roof inspections range from free to $400; many roofing companies inspect at no charge hoping to win the replacement job, while independent inspectors charge.
- Asphalt 3-tab shingles last roughly 15 to 20 years, architectural shingles 20 to 30, metal 40 to 70, and clay tile or slate 50 to 100 plus.
- Most asphalt shingle replacements on typical homes finish in 1 to 3 days, weather permitting.
- A typical minor roof repair costs less than a tenth of a full replacement, which is why a localized leak on a younger roof rarely justifies a replacement quote.
- Wind and hail accounted for about 40% of US homeowners insurance claims in 2022, the largest share of any peril (Source: Insurance Information Institute).
Roof pricing starts with the square, meaning 100 square feet of surface. A quote bundles tear-off, materials, labor, disposal, and permits, and since materials are only about a third of the total, two bids on the same house can differ by thousands based on labor model and overhead alone. Steep pitches, multiple stories, and rooflines full of valleys and dormers all push the per-square price up.
Repair and replacement are almost separate businesses. A localized leak on a roof with years of life left is a few-hundred-dollar fix, while widespread granule loss on a 20-year-old roof is a five-figure replacement. Some larger companies barely want repair work, so a replacement pitch for a single bad flashing detail deserves a second opinion from a shop that advertises repairs.
Insurance drives a huge share of replacements, especially in hail country, where wind and hail make up roughly 40% of all homeowners claims. The deductible is the homeowner's real out-of-pocket on a covered storm claim, which is also why storm-chasing crews follow hail across the country. Any contractor offering to absorb that deductible is proposing insurance fraud.
Using these numbers
This data is published under CC-BY: cite it freely with a link to mobilephonebook.org, and grab the full dataset at /costs.csv. For the full picture, including the questions to ask and the red flags in this trade, see our roofing guide or the 2026 cost index.