# Roof Replacement Cost Calculator 2026 | Free Estimate Tool | RYH

> Estimate your roof replacement project cost by scope and metro. See the materials, labor and overhead split, and what moves a real quote up or down.



Pick your project and your metro. We show the range, what sits behind it, and what pushes a real quote toward the top or the bottom of it.

Project

Job

Your metro

Typical installed price

$7,300 – $21,500

Standard asphalt shingles. 1–2 day installation.

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## What Moves Your Price Within That Range?

Four things account for most of the spread on a roof replacement job. They are the questions to put to every estimator, because the answers decide where in the range your own quote lands.

**Shingle grade** Basic architectural shingles sit at the bottom; designer and impact-rated products can run well over double per square.

**Tear-off layers** One layer is standard. A second layer adds labor and disposal across the whole roof.

**Pitch and complexity** Steep roofs need staging and slow the crew. Valleys, dormers and skylights each add flashing work.

**Deck repair** Rotten sheathing is only visible once the old roof is off, and it is the most common change order in the trade.

Materials priced from current published retailer and manufacturer listings; labor from US Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for that trade in your metro. **Planning estimates, not quotes** — get three written quotes before you commit. [Full method and sources](/how-we-calculate-costs/index.md) · [Contractor red flags](/contractor-red-flags/index.md)

## What Does Roof Replacement Cost?

Roof Replacement runs from about **$7,300** for small home (<1,500 sq ft) up to **$54,000** for metal roofing (average home), installed, at national average wages. Within any one scope the low end is a lean independent contractor fitting mid-grade material and the high end is a national in-home-sales company fitting premium material — both are prices real homeowners pay for the same nominal job.

Materials, labor and installed price by job scope

| Job | Materials | Labor | Typical installed price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Small Home (<1,500 sq ft) | $3,046–$7,208 | $1,649 | **$7,300–$21,500** |
| Average Home (1,500-2,500 sq ft) | $4,121–$9,754 | $1,874 | **$9,300–$28,000** |
| Large Home (>2,500 sq ft) | $5,665–$13,407 | $2,186 | **$12,000–$37,500** |
| Metal Roofing (average home) | $6,587–$18,957 | $3,644 | **$16,000–$54,000** |

Materials include a waste allowance and the accessories the job needs. Labor is hours at the trade wage plus the employer cost of employing someone. The installed price applies the overhead-and-profit multiplier a contractor has to charge to stay in business — the line most cost guides leave out, and the reason online estimates come in under real quotes.

## Does Where You Live Change the Price?

Partly, and less than most people expect. Material ships from the same plants and costs about the same everywhere, so only the labor part of the job tracks local wages. Roughly **22%** of a roof replacement job is labor, so a metro paying 20% above the national wage adds about 4% to the total, not 20%. Pick your metro above and the figure recomputes on that basis.

## Where Do These Numbers Come From?

Wages come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics for that specific trade, May 2025. Material prices are current published retailer and manufacturer listings, recorded per product with the page they came from. Nothing here is copied from another cost guide. **These are planning estimates, not quotes** — no formula can see your house. Get at least three written quotes before you commit. [The full method, every input and what we still treat as an assumption](/how-we-calculate-costs/index.md).

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Source: https://remodelyourhome.com/roofing/cost-calculator/