2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Worcester, MA?
$16,100 – $27,400
Typical $21,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $652 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 Worcester, MA metro costs $540 to $764 per square installed (typical $652) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +11.9% against the Massachusetts figure of $583 and +30.4% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 1 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $41.04/hour (median $50.61, about 350 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 Worcester, MA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $540 | $652 | $764 |
| 3-tab shingles | $374 | $472 | $570 |
| Standing seam metal | $1,134 | $1,554 | $1,975 |
| Metal panel | $687 | $1,181 | $1,675 |
| Tile | $934 | $2,315 | $3,696 |
| Slate | $1,187 | $2,421 | $3,656 |
| Flat membrane | $344 | $627 | $911 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Worcester, MA" (area code 49340). State rank for Massachusetts: 3 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Worcester
Housing age. The median home in the Worcester, MA metro was built in 1967, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 63.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 14.6% in 2000 or later; 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 12 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 2 in 2025), rank 165 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 12 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.25 inches. Most reports came from Worcester, Massachusetts (12). 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 Massachusetts metros
- Springfield $594/sq
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton $568/sq
- Providence-Warwick $534/sq
- Pittsfield $502/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $628/sq · rank 2
- Springfield, IL $614/sq · rank 3
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $613/sq · rank 4
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