2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Hattiesburg, MS
Hattiesburg, MS metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Hattiesburg, MS?
$10,800 – $21,100
Typical $15,900 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $415 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 Hattiesburg, MS metro costs $322 to $509 per square installed (typical $415) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.0% against the Mississippi figure of $428 and -16.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 258 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $20.67/hour (median $21.00, about 30 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 Hattiesburg, MS
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $322 | $415 | $509 |
| 3-tab shingles | $228 | $290 | $352 |
| Standing seam metal | $770 | $1,081 | $1,392 |
| Metal panel | $396 | $744 | $1,092 |
| Tile | $570 | $1,513 | $2,457 |
| Slate | $896 | $1,766 | $2,635 |
| Flat membrane | $198 | $390 | $583 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Hattiesburg, MS" (area code 25620). State rank for Mississippi: 51 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Hattiesburg
Housing age. The median home in the Hattiesburg, MS metro was built in 1992, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 35% of homes were built before 1980 and 36.5% in 2000 or later; 64% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 22 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 10 in 2022, 8 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 124 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 26 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Lamar, Mississippi (16), Forrest, Mississippi (9), Perry, Mississippi (4). 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.
Metros with a similar cost
- Farmington, NM $420/sq · rank 255
- Winchester, VA-WV $419/sq · rank 256
- Longview, TX $416/sq · rank 257
- Corpus Christi, TX $407/sq · rank 259
- Lubbock, TX $405/sq · rank 260
- Las Cruces, NM $405/sq · rank 261
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