2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Monroe, LA
Monroe, LA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Monroe, LA?
$11,800 – $22,300
Typical $17,000 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $462 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 Monroe, LA metro costs $365 to $559 per square installed (typical $462) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.7% against the Louisiana figure of $470 and -7.6% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 171 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.68/hour (median $23.30, about 70 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 Monroe, LA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $365 | $462 | $559 |
| 3-tab shingles | $257 | $326 | $395 |
| Standing seam metal | $842 | $1,174 | $1,506 |
| Metal panel | $453 | $830 | $1,206 |
| Tile | $642 | $1,671 | $2,701 |
| Slate | $953 | $1,895 | $2,836 |
| Flat membrane | $227 | $437 | $647 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Monroe, LA" (area code 33740). State rank for Louisiana: 31 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Monroe
Housing age. The median home in the Monroe, LA metro was built in 1982, the same as the median metro in the Index. 47.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.5% in 2000 or later; 64% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 76 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (10 in 2021, 7 in 2022, 23 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 29 in 2025), rank 58 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 72 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Ouachita, Louisiana (34), Union, Louisiana (29), Richland, Louisiana (10). 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
- Lafayette $469/sq
- Baton Rouge $468/sq
- Shreveport-Bossier City $463/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $464/sq · rank 168
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $464/sq · rank 169
- Casper, WY $461/sq · rank 172
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $461/sq · rank 173
- Asheville, NC $461/sq · rank 174
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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