Download our free 2026 Roofing Cost Report — a national benchmark covering per-square pricing for architectural shingles, standing-seam metal, and concrete tile across all 50 states. The report includes labor rate trends, tear-off costs, permit fee averages, and the climate and code factors driving regional price differences in 2026, so you can budget a roof replacement with confidence.
A national benchmark for roof replacement pricing in 2026: per-square figures for architectural asphalt, standing-seam metal and concrete tile across all 50 states, alongside the permit averages and the climate and code factors that drive regional differences.
Everything is stated per square — 100 square feet of finished roof — for installed work including tear-off. They are planning estimates for budgeting, not quotes. The spread within each range mostly reflects roof complexity and access rather than material grade, and the spread between states mostly reflects labour rates and code requirements.
To turn a per-square figure into a total: measure the footprint, apply the pitch multiplier for your roof, divide by 100 for squares, add waste, then multiply.
The state pages carry the same figures per state with the size tables worked through, and the city pages scale them by the local metro multiplier. Both are free and neither needs a download.
Per-square installed cost ranges for architectural asphalt, standing-seam metal and concrete tile in all 50 states, average permit fees, the climate and code note for each state, and the metro multipliers for the largest US markets.
No. They are 2026 planning estimates for budgeting. Pitch, roof complexity, tear-off layers and the condition of the decking all change the real number for a specific roof.
Measure the footprint, apply the pitch multiplier to get the roof area, divide by 100 for squares, add waste, then multiply by the per-square rate.
No. The same figures are on the state and city cost pages with the size tables already worked through, free and with no sign-in.