2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Des Moines, IA
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Des Moines, IA?
$12,200 – $22,800
Typical $17,400 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $478 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro costs $380 to $576 per square installed (typical $478) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.5% against the Iowa figure of $466 and -4.4% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 139 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.06/hour (median $23.80, about 280 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 Des Moines, IA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $380 | $478 | $576 |
| 3-tab shingles | $266 | $338 | $410 |
| Standing seam metal | $866 | $1,206 | $1,546 |
| Metal panel | $473 | $859 | $1,246 |
| Tile | $666 | $1,726 | $2,785 |
| Slate | $973 | $1,939 | $2,905 |
| Flat membrane | $236 | $453 | $670 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA" (area code 19780). State rank for Iowa: 32 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Des Moines-West Des Moines
Housing age. The median home in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 46.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 34.5% in 2000 or later; 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 232 county hail reports across the metro's 6 counties from 2021 to 2025 (60 in 2021, 41 in 2022, 54 in 2023, 53 in 2024, 24 in 2025), rank 16 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 184 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3.25 inches. Most reports came from Polk, Iowa (92), Warren, Iowa (60), Jasper, Iowa (36). 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
- Cedar Rapids $455/sq
- Omaha $449/sq
- Sioux City $447/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- St. Joseph, MO-KS $480/sq · rank 136
- Fort Wayne, IN $480/sq · rank 137
- Lima, OH $479/sq · rank 138
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $477/sq · rank 140
- Colorado Springs, CO $476/sq · rank 141
- Medford, OR $475/sq · rank 142
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