2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Lafayette, LA
Lafayette, LA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Lafayette, LA?
$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 Lafayette, LA metro costs $372 to $567 per square installed (typical $469) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.2% against the Louisiana figure of $470 and -6.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 154 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $25.30/hour (median $23.03, about 80 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 Lafayette, LA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $372 | $469 | $567 |
| 3-tab shingles | $261 | $331 | $402 |
| Standing seam metal | $853 | $1,188 | $1,524 |
| Metal panel | $462 | $843 | $1,224 |
| Tile | $653 | $1,696 | $2,739 |
| Slate | $962 | $1,915 | $2,867 |
| Flat membrane | $231 | $444 | $657 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lafayette, LA" (area code 29180). State rank for Louisiana: 31 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lafayette
Housing age. The median home in the Lafayette, LA metro was built in 1987, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 39.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 33.3% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 23 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 7 in 2025), rank 121 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 17 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Acadia, Louisiana (10), Lafayette, Louisiana (7), St. Martin, Louisiana (4). 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 Louisiana metros
- Baton Rouge $468/sq
- Shreveport-Bossier City $463/sq
- Monroe $462/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Dover, DE $470/sq · rank 151
- Pocatello, ID $470/sq · rank 152
- Topeka, KS $469/sq · rank 153
- Naples-Marco Island, FL $468/sq · rank 155
- Great Falls, MT $468/sq · rank 157
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