2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Bangor, ME
Bangor, ME metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Bangor, ME?
$11,900 – $22,400
Typical $17,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $466 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 Bangor, ME metro costs $368 to $563 per square installed (typical $466) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.0% against the Maine figure of $475 and -6.8% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 162 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $25.01/hour (median $23.14, about 120 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 Bangor, ME
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $368 | $466 | $563 |
| 3-tab shingles | $259 | $329 | $398 |
| Standing seam metal | $847 | $1,182 | $1,516 |
| Metal panel | $458 | $837 | $1,216 |
| Tile | $647 | $1,684 | $2,721 |
| Slate | $958 | $1,905 | $2,853 |
| Flat membrane | $229 | $441 | $653 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Bangor, ME" (area code 12620). State rank for Maine: 29 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Bangor
Housing age. The median home in the Bangor, ME metro was built in 1977, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 53.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 21.5% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 15 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 155 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 13 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Penobscot, Maine (15). 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 Maine metros
- Lewiston-Auburn $491/sq
- Portland-South Portland $488/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Idaho Falls, ID $467/sq · rank 159
- St. George, UT $467/sq · rank 160
- Terre Haute, IN $467/sq · rank 161
- Ogden, UT $466/sq · rank 163
- Raleigh-Cary, NC $466/sq · rank 164
- Bay City, MI $465/sq · rank 165
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