What a roof actually costs, city by city.

Most roofing cost pages quote one national average and stop. This guide researches every market separately — the installed range, the climate loads a roof there has to survive, and the office that issues the permit.

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1,037

Cities researched
across 50 states

$6.5K–$30K

Replacement range
architectural shingles

1991–2020

NOAA climate normals
behind every city page

American suburban rooflines at golden hour

Three things a national average will not tell you

What your market charges

Replacement cost across the cities we cover spans $6.5K to $30K for the same size roof. A national figure sits somewhere in the middle and describes nobody.

What your weather does

Snow load, freeze cycling, heat days and rainfall intensity each attack a roof differently. Each city page reports its measured figures and ranks them against every other city in the guide.

Who signs off on the work

Permit authority, fee band, and the code framework the job is inspected under — recorded per city, because they change across a municipal line.

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Sourcing, stated plainly

Cost ranges are researched per market and describe installed price — tear-off, underlayment, covering, labor, and disposal for a 2,000–2,500 sq ft footprint. They exclude deck replacement, which is the most common change order on a real job.

Climate figures are the NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, matched to the nearest reporting station for each city. Percentile rankings are measured against the 1,037 cities in this guide, not an unstated benchmark.

We are a publisher, not a contractor. No company pays to appear in the cost data or the city guides. When you ask to be connected with local companies for estimates, we may be paid a referral fee — disclosed on the form, and it does not change a single figure we publish.

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Alabama 12 cities Alaska 1 city Arizona 25 cities Arkansas 10 cities California 119 cities Colorado 21 cities Connecticut 30 cities Delaware 2 cities Florida 73 cities Georgia 56 cities Hawaii 1 city Idaho 8 cities Illinois 52 cities Indiana 21 cities Iowa 13 cities Kansas 11 cities Kentucky 5 cities Louisiana 9 cities Maine 1 city Maryland 32 cities Massachusetts 36 cities Michigan 31 cities Minnesota 24 cities Mississippi 6 cities Missouri 16 cities Montana 4 cities Nebraska 19 cities Nevada 6 cities New Hampshire 3 cities New Jersey 50 cities New Mexico 7 cities New York 17 cities North Carolina 22 cities North Dakota 4 cities Ohio 33 cities Oklahoma 11 cities Oregon 14 cities Pennsylvania 13 cities Rhode Island 6 cities South Carolina 12 cities South Dakota 2 cities Tennessee 17 cities Texas 83 cities Utah 19 cities Vermont 1 city Virginia 17 cities Washington 28 cities West Virginia 2 cities Wisconsin 30 cities Wyoming 2 cities

About this guide

How much does a new roof cost in 2026?

Across the 1,037 cities in this guide, architectural asphalt shingle replacement on a 2,000–2,500 sq ft home spans $6,500–$29,900, with a median of $17,050. Where you live moves that number more than any other single factor, which is why every city here carries its own researched range rather than a national average.

Is American Roofing Guide a roofing contractor?

No. We are an independent publisher. We do not sell, install, or repair roofs, and no contractor pays to appear in our cost data or city guides. If you ask us to connect you with local companies for estimates, we may be paid a referral fee by those contractors — that is disclosed on the form and it never changes the figures we publish.

Where do your cost figures come from?

City-level ranges are researched per market and reflect installed cost including tear-off, underlayment, materials, labor, and disposal. Climate figures come from the NOAA 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, matched to the nearest reporting station. Permit authorities and fee bands are recorded from the jurisdiction that issues the permit.

Why do your city pages show percentile rankings?

Because a raw number is hard to judge. Knowing a city sees 38 in of rain a year means little on its own; knowing that puts it in the 81st percentile of the 1,037 cities we cover tells you whether drainage detail is worth paying extra attention to. Every ranking on the site is measured against that same stated set.

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