2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY?
$12,300 – $22,900
Typical $17,500 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $483 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro costs $384 to $581 per square installed (typical $483) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +5.3% against the Kentucky figure of $458 and -3.5% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 130 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.46/hour (median $23.64, about 550 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.
This metro spans KY and IN. It is listed under Kentucky; see also Indiana.
All materials in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $384 | $483 | $581 |
| 3-tab shingles | $269 | $342 | $414 |
| Standing seam metal | $873 | $1,215 | $1,557 |
| Metal panel | $479 | $868 | $1,257 |
| Tile | $673 | $1,741 | $2,809 |
| Slate | $979 | $1,952 | $2,925 |
| Flat membrane | $239 | $458 | $676 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN" (area code 31140). State rank for Kentucky: 36 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Louisville/Jefferson County
Housing age. The median home in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro was built in 1978, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 53.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 24.5% 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 126 county hail reports across the metro's 12 counties from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 18 in 2022, 53 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 37 in 2025), rank 35 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 122 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Jefferson, Kentucky (29), Harrison, Indiana (22), Clark, Indiana (17). 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
- Lexington-Fayette $460/sq
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
- Bowling Green $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Evansville, IN $485/sq · rank 127
- Columbus, OH $484/sq · rank 128
- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $483/sq · rank 129
- Bloomington, IN $482/sq · rank 131
- Greeley, CO $482/sq · rank 132
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $482/sq · rank 133
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