2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Columbus, GA
Columbus, GA-AL metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Columbus, GA?
$11,000 – $21,400
Typical $16,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $426 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 Columbus, GA-AL metro costs $331 to $520 per square installed (typical $426) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.5% against the Georgia figure of $446 and -14.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 249 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.55/hour (median $20.81, about 80 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.
This metro spans GA and AL. It is listed under Georgia; see also Alabama.
All materials in Columbus, GA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $331 | $426 | $520 |
| 3-tab shingles | $234 | $298 | $361 |
| Standing seam metal | $786 | $1,101 | $1,417 |
| Metal panel | $408 | $763 | $1,117 |
| Tile | $586 | $1,548 | $2,511 |
| Slate | $908 | $1,794 | $2,679 |
| Flat membrane | $204 | $401 | $597 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Columbus, GA-AL" (area code 17980). State rank for Georgia: 43 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Columbus
Housing age. The median home in the Columbus, GA-AL metro was built in 1982, the same as the median metro in the Index. 47% of homes were built before 1980 and 27.7% in 2000 or later; 58% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 20 county hail reports across the metro's 7 counties from 2021 to 2025 (8 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 5 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 132 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 18 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Muscogee, Georgia (9), Russell, Alabama (6), Harris, Georgia (3). 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
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell $453/sq
- Savannah $437/sq
- Macon-Bibb County $435/sq
- Augusta-Richmond County $427/sq
- Chattanooga $425/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Spartanburg, SC $427/sq · rank 246
- Jackson, MS $427/sq · rank 247
- Grand Island, NE $426/sq · rank 248
- Santa Fe, NM $424/sq · rank 251
- Fort Smith, AR-OK $422/sq · rank 252
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