2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Elkhart, IN
Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Elkhart, IN?
$12,600 – $23,300
Typical $17,900 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $497 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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro costs $397 to $597 per square installed (typical $497) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.5% against the Indiana figure of $509 and -0.6% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 104 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.67/hour (median $28.03, about 120 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 Elkhart, IN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $397 | $497 | $597 |
| 3-tab shingles | $278 | $353 | $427 |
| Standing seam metal | $895 | $1,244 | $1,592 |
| Metal panel | $496 | $894 | $1,292 |
| Tile | $695 | $1,789 | $2,883 |
| Slate | $996 | $1,991 | $2,986 |
| Flat membrane | $248 | $472 | $696 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Elkhart-Goshen, IN" (area code 21140). State rank for Indiana: 18 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Elkhart-Goshen
Housing age. The median home in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro was built in 1977, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 54.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 19.2% in 2000 or later; 72% 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 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 13 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 132 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 16 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Elkhart, Indiana (21). 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 Indiana metros
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin $628/sq
- South Bend-Mishawaka $530/sq
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood $498/sq
- Columbus $494/sq
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Evansville $485/sq
- Louisville/Jefferson County $483/sq
- Bloomington $482/sq
- Fort Wayne $480/sq
- Terre Haute $467/sq
- Lafayette-West Lafayette $448/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Canton-Massillon, OH $498/sq · rank 101
- Tulsa, OK $498/sq · rank 102
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $497/sq · rank 103
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $496/sq · rank 105
- Wheeling, WV-OH $496/sq · rank 106
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI $495/sq · rank 107
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