2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Duluth, MN
Duluth, MN-WI metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Duluth, MN?
$14,400 – $25,300
Typical $19,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $574 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 Duluth, MN-WI metro costs $468 to $680 per square installed (typical $574) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.5% against the Minnesota figure of $583 and +14.8% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 15 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $34.33/hour (median $35.03, about 240 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.
This metro spans MN and WI. It is listed under Minnesota; see also Wisconsin.
All materials in Duluth, MN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $468 | $574 | $680 |
| 3-tab shingles | $326 | $412 | $498 |
| Standing seam metal | $1,014 | $1,398 | $1,783 |
| Metal panel | $591 | $1,037 | $1,483 |
| Tile | $814 | $2,051 | $3,288 |
| Slate | $1,091 | $2,205 | $3,320 |
| Flat membrane | $296 | $549 | $803 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Duluth, MN-WI" (area code 20260). State rank for Minnesota: 4 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Duluth
Housing age. The median home in the Duluth, MN-WI metro was built in 1965, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 67.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 16.5% in 2000 or later; 72% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 177 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (37 in 2021, 49 in 2022, 29 in 2023, 45 in 2024, 17 in 2025), rank 20 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 141 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from St. Louis, Minnesota (127), Carlton, Minnesota (39), Douglas, Wisconsin (23). 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 Minnesota metros
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington $599/sq
- St. Cloud $576/sq
- Rochester $548/sq
- Fargo $514/sq
- Grand Forks $505/sq
- Mankato $490/sq
- Sioux Falls $436/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $584/sq · rank 12
- Decatur, IL $581/sq · rank 13
- Peoria, IL $574/sq · rank 16
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $568/sq · rank 17
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $566/sq · rank 18
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