2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Birmingham, AL?
$11,600 – $22,100
Typical $16,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $452 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, below the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Birmingham, AL metro costs $356 to $548 per square installed (typical $452) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.1% against the Alabama figure of $443 and -9.6% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 194 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.82/hour (median $22.41, about 260 employed), BLS May 2025. The whole-roof range is for a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included). Full methodology.
All materials in Birmingham, AL
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $356 | $452 | $548 |
| 3-tab shingles | $250 | $318 | $386 |
| Standing seam metal | $826 | $1,154 | $1,482 |
| Metal panel | $441 | $811 | $1,182 |
| Tile | $626 | $1,637 | $2,649 |
| Slate | $941 | $1,867 | $2,793 |
| Flat membrane | $220 | $427 | $633 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Birmingham, AL" (area code 13820). State rank for Alabama: 46 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Birmingham
Housing age. The median home in the Birmingham, AL metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 45.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 27.5% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 81 county hail reports across the metro's 7 counties from 2021 to 2025 (23 in 2021, 12 in 2022, 26 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 11 in 2025), rank 51 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 73 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4.5 inches. Most reports came from Jefferson, Alabama (29), Walker, Alabama (18), Blount, Alabama (17). After a hail storm, read the roof insurance claim guide and how hail damages a roof.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county hail reports 2021 to June 30, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25035, B25034 and B25003; counties per OMB July 2023 metro definitions.
Metros with a similar cost
- Cheyenne, WY $452/sq · rank 191
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $452/sq · rank 192
- Springfield, MO $452/sq · rank 193
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $452/sq · rank 195
- Albuquerque, NM $451/sq · rank 196
- Wichita, KS $451/sq · rank 197
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