2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in St. Cloud, MN
St. Cloud, MN metro area
How much does a new roof cost in St. Cloud, MN?
$14,400 – $25,400
Typical $19,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $576 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 St. Cloud, MN metro costs $470 to $682 per square installed (typical $576) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.1% against the Minnesota figure of $583 and +15.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 14 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $34.50/hour (median $38.10, about 130 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 St. Cloud, MN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $470 | $576 | $682 |
| 3-tab shingles | $327 | $414 | $500 |
| Standing seam metal | $1,017 | $1,402 | $1,787 |
| Metal panel | $594 | $1,041 | $1,487 |
| Tile | $817 | $2,058 | $3,298 |
| Slate | $1,094 | $2,211 | $3,328 |
| Flat membrane | $297 | $551 | $805 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "St. Cloud, MN" (area code 41060). State rank for Minnesota: 4 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in St. Cloud
Housing age. The median home in the St. Cloud, MN metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 43.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 29.1% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 60 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 29 in 2022, 12 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 10 in 2025), rank 67 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 55 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3.25 inches. Most reports came from Stearns, Minnesota (48), Benton, Minnesota (12). 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
- Duluth $574/sq
- Rochester $548/sq
- Fargo $514/sq
- Grand Forks $505/sq
- Mankato $490/sq
- Sioux Falls $436/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $590/sq · rank 11
- 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
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