2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Lansing, MI
Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Lansing, MI?
$12,600 – $23,200
Typical $17,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $495 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 Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro costs $395 to $595 per square installed (typical $495) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.5% against the Michigan figure of $518 and -1.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 107 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.51/hour (median $24.25, about 90 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 Lansing, MI
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $395 | $495 | $595 |
| 3-tab shingles | $277 | $351 | $425 |
| Standing seam metal | $892 | $1,240 | $1,587 |
| Metal panel | $494 | $891 | $1,287 |
| Tile | $692 | $1,783 | $2,873 |
| Slate | $994 | $1,986 | $2,978 |
| Flat membrane | $247 | $470 | $693 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lansing-East Lansing, MI" (area code 29620). State rank for Michigan: 15 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lansing-East Lansing
Housing age. The median home in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metro was built in 1974, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 60.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 17.5% 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 15 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 5 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 155 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 22 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Ingham, Michigan (15), Eaton, Michigan (6), Clinton, Michigan (2). 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
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood $497/sq
- Saginaw $486/sq
- Traverse City $473/sq
- Bay City $465/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Elkhart-Goshen, IN $497/sq · rank 104
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $496/sq · rank 105
- Wheeling, WV-OH $496/sq · rank 106
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC $495/sq · rank 108
- Missoula, MT $495/sq · rank 109
- Minot, ND $494/sq · rank 110
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