2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Rockford, IL
Rockford, IL metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Rockford, IL?
$14,000 – $24,900
Typical $19,400 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $560 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 Rockford, IL metro costs $456 to $665 per square installed (typical $560) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -8.0% against the Illinois figure of $609 and +12.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 20 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $33.12/hour (median $31.30, about 180 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 Rockford, IL
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $456 | $560 | $665 |
| 3-tab shingles | $317 | $401 | $486 |
| Standing seam metal | $993 | $1,370 | $1,748 |
| Metal panel | $574 | $1,011 | $1,448 |
| Tile | $793 | $2,004 | $3,215 |
| Slate | $1,074 | $2,167 | $3,259 |
| Flat membrane | $287 | $535 | $783 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Rockford, IL" (area code 40420). State rank for Illinois: 1 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Rockford
Housing age. The median home in the Rockford, IL metro was built in 1973, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 60.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 15.6% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 33 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 12 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 12 in 2025), rank 105 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 49 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.25 inches. Most reports came from Winnebago, Illinois (34), Boone, Illinois (16). 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 Illinois metros
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin $628/sq
- Springfield $614/sq
- Decatur $581/sq
- Peoria $574/sq
- St. Louis $538/sq
- Champaign-Urbana $518/sq
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island $483/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $568/sq · rank 17
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $566/sq · rank 18
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $563/sq · rank 19
- Anchorage, AK $558/sq · rank 21
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $557/sq · rank 22
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $557/sq · rank 23
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