2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Topeka, KS
Topeka, KS metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Topeka, KS?
$12,000 – $22,500
Typical $17,200 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $469 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 Topeka, KS metro costs $372 to $567 per square installed (typical $469) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.8% against the Kansas figure of $473 and -6.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 153 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $25.32/hour (median $22.79, about 100 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 Topeka, KS
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $372 | $469 | $567 |
| 3-tab shingles | $261 | $331 | $402 |
| Standing seam metal | $853 | $1,189 | $1,525 |
| Metal panel | $462 | $844 | $1,225 |
| Tile | $653 | $1,696 | $2,740 |
| Slate | $962 | $1,915 | $2,868 |
| Flat membrane | $231 | $444 | $658 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Topeka, KS" (area code 45820). State rank for Kansas: 30 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Topeka
Housing age. The median home in the Topeka, KS metro was built in 1973, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 61.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 15.7% 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 91 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (10 in 2021, 14 in 2022, 33 in 2023, 18 in 2024, 16 in 2025), rank 46 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 102 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4 inches. Most reports came from Shawnee, Kansas (31), Wabaunsee, Kansas (24), Osage, Kansas (20). 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 Kansas metros
- Kansas City $504/sq
- St. Joseph $480/sq
- Wichita $451/sq
- Joplin $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $470/sq · rank 150
- Dover, DE $470/sq · rank 151
- Pocatello, ID $470/sq · rank 152
- Lafayette, LA $469/sq · rank 154
- Naples-Marco Island, FL $468/sq · rank 155
- Baton Rouge, LA $468/sq · rank 156
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
Estimate a roof in Topeka, KS
Free, no email needed. Change any field and the estimate updates.