2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Boulder, CO
Boulder, CO metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Boulder, CO?
$12,500 – $23,100
Typical $17,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $493 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 Boulder, CO metro costs $393 to $592 per square installed (typical $493) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.8% against the Colorado figure of $489 and -1.4% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 112 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.33/hour (median $26.99, about 140 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 Boulder, CO
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $393 | $493 | $592 |
| 3-tab shingles | $276 | $349 | $423 |
| Standing seam metal | $889 | $1,236 | $1,582 |
| Metal panel | $491 | $887 | $1,282 |
| Tile | $689 | $1,776 | $2,862 |
| Slate | $991 | $1,980 | $2,969 |
| Flat membrane | $246 | $468 | $690 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Boulder, CO" (area code 14500). State rank for Colorado: 25 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Boulder
Housing age. The median home in the Boulder, CO metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 41.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.8% in 2000 or later; 62% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 39 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 9 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 16 in 2025), rank 94 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 20 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Boulder, Colorado (39). 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 Colorado metros
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial $499/sq
- Greeley $482/sq
- Fort Collins-Loveland $477/sq
- Colorado Springs $476/sq
- Grand Junction $460/sq
- Pueblo $458/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Missoula, MT $495/sq · rank 109
- Minot, ND $494/sq · rank 110
- Columbus, IN $494/sq · rank 111
- Billings, MT $491/sq · rank 113
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME $491/sq · rank 114
- Mankato, MN $490/sq · rank 115
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