2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Anchorage, AK
Anchorage, AK metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Anchorage, AK?
$14,000 – $24,900
Typical $19,400 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $558 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, above the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Anchorage, AK metro costs $453 to $662 per square installed (typical $558) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: 0.0% against the Alaska figure of $558 and +11.6% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 21 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $32.92/hour (median $31.61, about 230 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 Anchorage, AK
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $453 | $558 | $662 |
| 3-tab shingles | $316 | $399 | $483 |
| Standing seam metal | $989 | $1,366 | $1,742 |
| Metal panel | $571 | $1,007 | $1,442 |
| Tile | $789 | $1,996 | $3,202 |
| Slate | $1,071 | $2,160 | $3,249 |
| Flat membrane | $286 | $533 | $780 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Anchorage, AK" (area code 11260). State rank for Alaska: 9 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Anchorage
Housing age. The median home in the Anchorage, AK metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 36.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 27.3% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged no county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025. It is one of 19 metros in the Index with none in that period.
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
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $566/sq · rank 18
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $563/sq · rank 19
- Rockford, IL $560/sq · rank 20
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $557/sq · rank 22
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $557/sq · rank 23
- Vallejo, CA $551/sq · rank 24
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