2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Dover, DE
Dover, DE metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Dover, DE?
$12,000 – $22,500
Typical $17,200 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $470 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 Dover, DE metro costs $372 to $568 per square installed (typical $470) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.9% against the Delaware figure of $484 and -6.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 151 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $25.36/hour (median $28.04, 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 Dover, DE
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $372 | $470 | $568 |
| 3-tab shingles | $261 | $332 | $402 |
| Standing seam metal | $854 | $1,190 | $1,526 |
| Metal panel | $463 | $844 | $1,226 |
| Tile | $654 | $1,698 | $2,742 |
| Slate | $963 | $1,917 | $2,870 |
| Flat membrane | $231 | $445 | $658 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Dover, DE" (area code 20100). State rank for Delaware: 27 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Dover
Housing age. The median home in the Dover, DE metro was built in 1993, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 34.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 40.1% in 2000 or later; 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 4 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 208 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 2 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1 inches. Most reports came from Kent, Delaware (4). 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 Delaware metros
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $516/sq
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- Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $471/sq · rank 149
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $470/sq · rank 150
- Pocatello, ID $470/sq · rank 152
- Topeka, KS $469/sq · rank 153
- Lafayette, LA $469/sq · rank 154
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