2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Jackson, MI
Jackson, MI metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Jackson, MI?
$12,900 – $23,600
Typical $18,200 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $511 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 Jackson, MI metro costs $410 to $611 per square installed (typical $511) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.5% against the Michigan figure of $518 and +2.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 79 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $28.86/hour (median $28.04, about 80 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 Jackson, MI
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $410 | $511 | $611 |
| 3-tab shingles | $287 | $363 | $440 |
| Standing seam metal | $916 | $1,271 | $1,626 |
| Metal panel | $513 | $920 | $1,326 |
| Tile | $716 | $1,836 | $2,955 |
| Slate | $1,013 | $2,029 | $3,046 |
| Flat membrane | $257 | $486 | $715 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Jackson, MI" (area code 27100). State rank for Michigan: 15 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Jackson
Housing age. The median home in the Jackson, MI metro was built in 1967, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 67.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 13.9% 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 1 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 232 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 1 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1 inches. Most reports came from Jackson, Michigan (1). 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
- 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
- Yuba City, CA $512/sq · rank 76
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $511/sq · rank 77
- Reno, NV $511/sq · rank 78
- Glens Falls, NY $510/sq · rank 80
- Green Bay, WI $510/sq · rank 81
- Appleton, WI $510/sq · rank 82
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