2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Decatur, AL
Decatur, AL metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Decatur, AL?
$11,500 – $22,000
Typical $16,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $449 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 Decatur, AL metro costs $353 to $546 per square installed (typical $449) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.6% against the Alabama figure of $443 and -10.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 201 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.60/hour (median $22.25, about 30 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 Decatur, AL
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $353 | $449 | $546 |
| 3-tab shingles | $249 | $316 | $383 |
| Standing seam metal | $822 | $1,149 | $1,476 |
| Metal panel | $438 | $807 | $1,176 |
| Tile | $622 | $1,629 | $2,635 |
| Slate | $938 | $1,860 | $2,782 |
| Flat membrane | $219 | $424 | $630 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Decatur, AL" (area code 19460). State rank for Alabama: 46 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Decatur
Housing age. The median home in the Decatur, AL metro was built in 1984, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 43.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 24.5% in 2000 or later; 75% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 38 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 21 in 2025), rank 98 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 36 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Morgan, Alabama (28), Lawrence, Alabama (19). 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.
Other Alabama metros
- Birmingham $452/sq
- Mobile $434/sq
- Columbus $426/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL $450/sq · rank 198
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $450/sq · rank 199
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $450/sq · rank 200
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $449/sq · rank 202
- Columbia, MO $449/sq · rank 203
- Morristown, TN $449/sq · rank 204
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