2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Baltimore, MD
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Baltimore, MD?
$12,900 – $23,600
Typical $18,200 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $509 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, above the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro costs $408 to $610 per square installed (typical $509) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.0% against the Maryland figure of $520 and +1.8% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 83 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $28.74/hour (median $27.11, about 890 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 Baltimore, MD
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $408 | $509 | $610 |
| 3-tab shingles | $286 | $362 | $438 |
| Standing seam metal | $914 | $1,268 | $1,623 |
| Metal panel | $511 | $917 | $1,323 |
| Tile | $714 | $1,831 | $2,948 |
| Slate | $1,011 | $2,025 | $3,040 |
| Flat membrane | $256 | $484 | $713 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD" (area code 12580). State rank for Maryland: 13 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
Housing age. The median home in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 55.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 18.3% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 58 county hail reports across the metro's 7 counties from 2021 to 2025 (13 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 17 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 19 in 2025), rank 69 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 58 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Baltimore, Maryland (17), Anne Arundel, Maryland (11), Carroll, Maryland (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 Maryland metros
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria $521/sq
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $516/sq
- Salisbury $458/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Glens Falls, NY $510/sq · rank 80
- Green Bay, WI $510/sq · rank 81
- Appleton, WI $510/sq · rank 82
- Madison, WI $509/sq · rank 84
- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $509/sq · rank 85
- Cleveland, OH $507/sq · rank 86
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