2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Lexington, KY
Lexington-Fayette, KY metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Lexington, KY?
$11,800 – $22,300
Typical $17,000 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $460 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 Lexington-Fayette, KY metro costs $364 to $557 per square installed (typical $460) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.5% against the Kentucky figure of $458 and -7.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 175 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.55/hour (median $22.42, about 230 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 Lexington, KY
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $364 | $460 | $557 |
| 3-tab shingles | $256 | $325 | $394 |
| Standing seam metal | $839 | $1,171 | $1,503 |
| Metal panel | $451 | $827 | $1,203 |
| Tile | $639 | $1,666 | $2,693 |
| Slate | $951 | $1,891 | $2,830 |
| Flat membrane | $226 | $435 | $645 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lexington-Fayette, KY" (area code 30460). State rank for Kentucky: 36 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lexington-Fayette
Housing age. The median home in the Lexington-Fayette, KY metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 41.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 29% in 2000 or later; 59% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 22 county hail reports across the metro's 6 counties from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 11 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 4 in 2025), rank 124 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 25 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Fayette, Kentucky (14), Jessamine, Kentucky (5), Scott, Kentucky (3). 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 Kentucky metros
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Louisville/Jefferson County $483/sq
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
- Bowling Green $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Casper, WY $461/sq · rank 172
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $461/sq · rank 173
- Asheville, NC $461/sq · rank 174
- Grand Junction, CO $460/sq · rank 176
- Logan, UT-ID $460/sq · rank 177
- Port St. Lucie, FL $459/sq · rank 178
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