2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Mobile, AL
Mobile, AL metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Mobile, AL?
$11,200 – $21,600
Typical $16,300 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $434 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 Mobile, AL metro costs $339 to $529 per square installed (typical $434) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.9% against the Alabama figure of $443 and -13.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 230 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $22.29/hour (median $21.90, about 120 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 Mobile, AL
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $339 | $434 | $529 |
| 3-tab shingles | $240 | $304 | $369 |
| Standing seam metal | $799 | $1,118 | $1,438 |
| Metal panel | $419 | $779 | $1,138 |
| Tile | $599 | $1,577 | $2,556 |
| Slate | $919 | $1,818 | $2,717 |
| Flat membrane | $210 | $409 | $609 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Mobile, AL" (area code 33660). State rank for Alabama: 46 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Mobile
Housing age. The median home in the Mobile, AL metro was built in 1980, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 50.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 21.6% in 2000 or later; 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 16 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 8 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2025), rank 151 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 16 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Mobile, Alabama (16). 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
- Decatur $449/sq
- Columbus $426/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN $436/sq · rank 227
- Gainesville, FL $436/sq · rank 228
- Macon-Bibb County, GA $435/sq · rank 229
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $433/sq · rank 231
- Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL $433/sq · rank 232
- Oklahoma City, OK $432/sq · rank 233
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