2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Portland, ME
Portland-South Portland, ME metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Portland, ME?
$12,400 – $23,000
Typical $17,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $488 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 Portland-South Portland, ME metro costs $389 to $587 per square installed (typical $488) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.7% against the Maine figure of $475 and -2.4% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 121 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.91/hour (median $24.61, about 140 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 Portland, ME
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $389 | $488 | $587 |
| 3-tab shingles | $273 | $346 | $419 |
| Standing seam metal | $881 | $1,226 | $1,570 |
| Metal panel | $485 | $878 | $1,270 |
| Tile | $681 | $1,759 | $2,837 |
| Slate | $985 | $1,967 | $2,948 |
| Flat membrane | $243 | $463 | $683 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Portland-South Portland, ME" (area code 38860). State rank for Maine: 29 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Portland-South Portland
Housing age. The median home in the Portland-South Portland, ME metro was built in 1978, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 22.5% in 2000 or later; 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 4 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 208 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 4 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Cumberland, Maine (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 Maine metros
- Lewiston-Auburn $491/sq
- Bangor $466/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Elmira, NY $489/sq · rank 118
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $489/sq · rank 119
- Boise City, ID $488/sq · rank 120
- Pittsburgh, PA $488/sq · rank 122
- York-Hanover, PA $488/sq · rank 123
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $488/sq · rank 124
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