2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Grand Rapids, MI?
$12,600 – $23,300
Typical $17,900 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $497 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro costs $398 to $597 per square installed (typical $497) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.1% against the Michigan figure of $518 and -0.5% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 103 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.73/hour (median $23.86, about 380 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 Grand Rapids, MI
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $398 | $497 | $597 |
| 3-tab shingles | $278 | $353 | $428 |
| Standing seam metal | $896 | $1,245 | $1,594 |
| Metal panel | $497 | $895 | $1,294 |
| Tile | $696 | $1,791 | $2,887 |
| Slate | $997 | $1,993 | $2,989 |
| Flat membrane | $248 | $472 | $696 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI" (area code 24340). State rank for Michigan: 15 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood
Housing age. The median home in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro was built in 1979, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 51% of homes were built before 1980 and 23.3% in 2000 or later; 75% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 22 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 124 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 37 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Ottawa, Michigan (16), Kent, Michigan (12), Barry, Michigan (6). 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
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn $545/sq
- South Bend-Mishawaka $530/sq
- Flint $519/sq
- Jackson $511/sq
- Kalamazoo-Portage $509/sq
- Lansing-East Lansing $495/sq
- Saginaw $486/sq
- Traverse City $473/sq
- Bay City $465/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $498/sq · rank 100
- Canton-Massillon, OH $498/sq · rank 101
- Tulsa, OK $498/sq · rank 102
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN $497/sq · rank 104
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $496/sq · rank 105
- Wheeling, WV-OH $496/sq · rank 106
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