2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Cedar Rapids, IA
Cedar Rapids, IA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Cedar Rapids, IA?
$11,600 – $22,100
Typical $16,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $455 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 Cedar Rapids, IA metro costs $358 to $551 per square installed (typical $455) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.5% against the Iowa figure of $466 and -9.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 187 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.04/hour (median $23.00, 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 Cedar Rapids, IA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $358 | $455 | $551 |
| 3-tab shingles | $252 | $320 | $388 |
| Standing seam metal | $830 | $1,159 | $1,488 |
| Metal panel | $444 | $816 | $1,188 |
| Tile | $630 | $1,646 | $2,662 |
| Slate | $944 | $1,874 | $2,804 |
| Flat membrane | $222 | $430 | $637 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Cedar Rapids, IA" (area code 16300). State rank for Iowa: 32 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Cedar Rapids
Housing age. The median home in the Cedar Rapids, IA metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 54.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.3% in 2000 or later; 75% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 79 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 53 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 4 in 2025), rank 55 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 100 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Linn, Iowa (66), Benton, Iowa (36), Jones, Iowa (19). 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 Iowa metros
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island $483/sq
- Des Moines-West Des Moines $478/sq
- Omaha $449/sq
- Sioux City $447/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Mansfield, OH $455/sq · rank 184
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $455/sq · rank 185
- Richmond, VA $455/sq · rank 186
- Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ $454/sq · rank 188
- Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $454/sq · rank 189
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $453/sq · rank 190
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