2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Traverse City, MI
Traverse City, MI metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Traverse City, MI?
$12,100 – $22,600
Typical $17,300 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $473 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 Traverse City, MI metro costs $375 to $571 per square installed (typical $473) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -8.8% against the Michigan figure of $518 and -5.4% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 145 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $25.63/hour (median $24.38, about 60 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 Traverse City, MI
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $375 | $473 | $571 |
| 3-tab shingles | $263 | $334 | $405 |
| Standing seam metal | $859 | $1,196 | $1,534 |
| Metal panel | $467 | $850 | $1,234 |
| Tile | $659 | $1,709 | $2,759 |
| Slate | $967 | $1,925 | $2,884 |
| Flat membrane | $233 | $448 | $663 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Traverse City, MI" (area code 45900). State rank for Michigan: 15 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Traverse City
Housing age. The median home in the Traverse City, MI metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 42.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 27.5% in 2000 or later; 82% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 19 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 3 in 2025), rank 138 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 13 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Grand Traverse, Michigan (12), Kalkaska, Michigan (3), Leelanau, Michigan (3). 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
- Lansing-East Lansing $495/sq
- Saginaw $486/sq
- Bay City $465/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Medford, OR $475/sq · rank 142
- Youngstown-Warren, OH $474/sq · rank 143
- Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $473/sq · rank 144
- Walla Walla, WA $472/sq · rank 146
- Eugene-Springfield, OR $472/sq · rank 147
- Eau Claire, WI $471/sq · rank 148
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