2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne, IN metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Fort Wayne, IN?
$12,200 – $22,800
Typical $17,500 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $480 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 Fort Wayne, IN metro costs $382 to $578 per square installed (typical $480) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -5.7% against the Indiana figure of $509 and -4.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 137 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.23/hour (median $23.48, about 270 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 Fort Wayne, IN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $382 | $480 | $578 |
| 3-tab shingles | $268 | $340 | $412 |
| Standing seam metal | $869 | $1,210 | $1,551 |
| Metal panel | $475 | $863 | $1,251 |
| Tile | $669 | $1,732 | $2,795 |
| Slate | $975 | $1,945 | $2,914 |
| Flat membrane | $238 | $455 | $672 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Fort Wayne, IN" (area code 23060). State rank for Indiana: 18 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Fort Wayne
Housing age. The median home in the Fort Wayne, IN metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 55.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 21.5% in 2000 or later; 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 39 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 10 in 2022, 11 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 7 in 2025), rank 94 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 39 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Allen, Indiana (27), Wells, Indiana (19), Whitley, Indiana (7). 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
- Elkhart-Goshen $497/sq
- Columbus $494/sq
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Evansville $485/sq
- Louisville/Jefferson County $483/sq
- Bloomington $482/sq
- Terre Haute $467/sq
- Lafayette-West Lafayette $448/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Albany, OR $481/sq · rank 134
- Lancaster, PA $481/sq · rank 135
- St. Joseph, MO-KS $480/sq · rank 136
- Lima, OH $479/sq · rank 138
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $478/sq · rank 139
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $477/sq · rank 140
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