2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Atlanta, GA
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Atlanta, GA?
$11,600 – $22,100
Typical $16,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $453 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro costs $357 to $550 per square installed (typical $453) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.7% against the Georgia figure of $446 and -9.3% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 190 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.94/hour (median $23.61, about 1,440 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 Atlanta, GA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $357 | $453 | $550 |
| 3-tab shingles | $251 | $319 | $387 |
| Standing seam metal | $828 | $1,157 | $1,485 |
| Metal panel | $443 | $814 | $1,185 |
| Tile | $628 | $1,642 | $2,656 |
| Slate | $943 | $1,871 | $2,799 |
| Flat membrane | $221 | $428 | $635 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA" (area code 12060). State rank for Georgia: 43 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell
Housing age. The median home in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro was built in 1994, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 26.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 39% 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 156 county hail reports across the metro's 29 counties from 2021 to 2025 (22 in 2021, 19 in 2022, 56 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 57 in 2025), rank 25 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 157 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Fulton, Georgia (23), Coweta, Georgia (19), Bartow, Georgia (15). 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 Georgia metros
- Savannah $437/sq
- Macon-Bibb County $435/sq
- Augusta-Richmond County $427/sq
- Columbus $426/sq
- Chattanooga $425/sq
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- Cedar Rapids, IA $455/sq · rank 187
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $454/sq · rank 188
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $454/sq · rank 189
- Cheyenne, WY $452/sq · rank 191
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $452/sq · rank 192
- Springfield, MO $452/sq · rank 193
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