VouchedPros Research · 2026

Roofing Cost Index: What It Costs in 92 US Cities

We ranked 92 major US cities by the typical installed price of asphalt shingle replacement (per sq ft, installed), adjusting national price ranges by local labor costs from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here's where it costs the most — and the least.

National typical
$6
$4–$8
Most expensive
New York, NY
$8 · 33% vs US
Least expensive
Columbia, SC
$5 · -17% vs US
How we calculated this. We start from national Roofing price ranges triangulated across industry sources. Because only the labor portion of a job tracks local wages — equipment and materials are priced roughly nationally — we scale each city by the local mean wage for the relevant trade occupation (U.S. BLS OEWS) applied to an estimated 55% labor share, not the whole price. Figures are typical installed costs for a standard residential job and exclude unusual site conditions.
National pricing reviewed 2024-01-01 · BLS wage data 2026-05-08 · Use these as planning estimates and confirm with a local quote.

▲ 10 most expensive cities

1New York, NY $8
2Los Angeles, CA $8
3Chicago, IL $8
4Philadelphia, PA $8
5San Diego, CA $8
6San Jose, CA $8
7Columbus, OH $8
8San Francisco, CA $8
9Seattle, WA $8
10Denver, CO $8

▼ 10 least expensive cities

92Columbia, SC $5
91Charleston, SC $5
90Knoxville, TN $5
89Birmingham, AL $5
88Salt Lake City, UT $5
87Little Rock, AR $5
86Des Moines, IA $5
85Richmond, VA $5
84Boise, ID $5
83Fort Wayne, IN $5

Full ranking — all 92 cities

Typical installed price of asphalt shingle replacement (per sq ft, installed), most expensive first.

# City Typical price Range Relative cost vs US
1
New York, NY
pop. 8,336,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
2
Los Angeles, CA
pop. 3,899,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
3
Chicago, IL
pop. 2,747,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
4
Philadelphia, PA
pop. 1,576,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
5
San Diego, CA
pop. 1,382,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
6
San Jose, CA
pop. 1,013,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
7
Columbus, OH
pop. 905,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
8
San Francisco, CA
pop. 874,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
9
Seattle, WA
pop. 737,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
10
Denver, CO
pop. 715,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
11
Washington, DC
pop. 689,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
12
Boston, MA
pop. 675,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
13
Portland, OR
pop. 652,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
14
Detroit, MI
pop. 639,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
15
Baltimore, MD
pop. 585,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
16
Fresno, CA
pop. 542,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
17
Sacramento, CA
pop. 525,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
18
Kansas City, MO
pop. 508,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
19
Long Beach, CA
pop. 466,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
20
Oakland, CA
pop. 440,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
21
Minneapolis, MN
pop. 429,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
22
Bakersfield, CA
pop. 403,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
23
Aurora, CO
pop. 386,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
24
Cleveland, OH
pop. 372,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
25
Honolulu, HI
pop. 350,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
26
Anaheim, CA
pop. 346,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
27
Stockton, CA
pop. 320,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
28
Riverside, CA
pop. 314,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
29
Newark, NJ
pop. 311,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
30
Saint Paul, MN
pop. 311,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
31
Santa Ana, CA
pop. 310,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
32
Irvine, CA
pop. 307,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
33
St. Louis, MO
pop. 301,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
34
Jersey City, NJ
pop. 292,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
35
Anchorage, AK
pop. 291,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
36
Buffalo, NY
pop. 278,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
37
Chula Vista, CA
pop. 275,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
38
Spokane, WA
pop. 229,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
39
Providence, RI
pop. 190,000
 $8 $5–$10
+33%
40
Houston, TX
pop. 2,304,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
41
Phoenix, AZ
pop. 1,608,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
42
San Antonio, TX
pop. 1,434,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
43
Dallas, TX
pop. 1,304,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
44
Austin, TX
pop. 961,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
45
Jacksonville, FL
pop. 950,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
46
Fort Worth, TX
pop. 935,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
47
Indianapolis, IN
pop. 887,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
48
Charlotte, NC
pop. 875,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
49
Nashville, TN
pop. 689,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
50
Oklahoma City, OK
pop. 681,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
51
El Paso, TX
pop. 678,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
52
Las Vegas, NV
pop. 641,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
53
Memphis, TN
pop. 633,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
54
Louisville, KY
pop. 633,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
55
Milwaukee, WI
pop. 577,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
56
Albuquerque, NM
pop. 562,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
57
Tucson, AZ
pop. 542,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
58
Mesa, AZ
pop. 504,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
59
Atlanta, GA
pop. 499,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
60
Omaha, NE
pop. 487,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
61
Colorado Springs, CO
pop. 478,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
62
Raleigh, NC
pop. 467,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
63
Virginia Beach, VA
pop. 459,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
64
Miami, FL
pop. 442,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
65
Tulsa, OK
pop. 413,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
66
Wichita, KS
pop. 397,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
67
Arlington, TX
pop. 394,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
68
Tampa, FL
pop. 384,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
69
New Orleans, LA
pop. 384,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
70
Lexington, KY
pop. 322,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
71
Corpus Christi, TX
pop. 317,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
72
Henderson, NV
pop. 317,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
73
Cincinnati, OH
pop. 309,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
74
Orlando, FL
pop. 307,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
75
Pittsburgh, PA
pop. 303,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
76
Greensboro, NC
pop. 299,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
77
Lincoln, NE
pop. 291,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
78
Plano, TX
pop. 285,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
79
Durham, NC
pop. 283,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
80
Toledo, OH
pop. 270,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
81
Madison, WI
pop. 269,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
82
Reno, NV
pop. 264,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
83
Fort Wayne, IN
pop. 263,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
84
Boise, ID
pop. 235,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
85
Richmond, VA
pop. 226,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
86
Des Moines, IA
pop. 214,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
87
Little Rock, AR
pop. 202,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
88
Salt Lake City, UT
pop. 200,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
89
Birmingham, AL
pop. 200,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
90
Knoxville, TN
pop. 190,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
91
Charleston, SC
pop. 150,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%
92
Columbia, SC
pop. 137,000
 $5 $5–$5
-17%

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