2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Detroit, MI
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Detroit, MI?
$13,700 – $24,500
Typical $19,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $545 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro costs $441 to $648 per square installed (typical $545) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +5.0% against the Michigan figure of $518 and +8.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 31 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $31.78/hour (median $30.48, about 1,450 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 Detroit, MI
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $441 | $545 | $648 |
| 3-tab shingles | $307 | $389 | $471 |
| Standing seam metal | $969 | $1,339 | $1,710 |
| Metal panel | $555 | $982 | $1,410 |
| Tile | $769 | $1,951 | $3,133 |
| Slate | $1,055 | $2,123 | $3,192 |
| Flat membrane | $277 | $520 | $762 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI" (area code 19820). State rank for Michigan: 15 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn
Housing age. The median home in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro was built in 1968, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 66.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 13.9% 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 47 county hail reports across the metro's 6 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 22 in 2023, 15 in 2024, 6 in 2025), rank 83 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 51 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.25 inches. Most reports came from Oakland, Michigan (19), Macomb, Michigan (13), Wayne, Michigan (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 Michigan metros
- Ann Arbor $549/sq
- South Bend-Mishawaka $530/sq
- Flint $519/sq
- Jackson $511/sq
- Kalamazoo-Portage $509/sq
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood $497/sq
- Lansing-East Lansing $495/sq
- Saginaw $486/sq
- Traverse City $473/sq
- Bay City $465/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Rochester, MN $548/sq · rank 28
- New Haven, CT $547/sq · rank 29
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $547/sq · rank 30
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC $544/sq · rank 32
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $542/sq · rank 33
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $542/sq · rank 34
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