2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Columbia, MO
Columbia, MO metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Columbia, MO?
$11,500 – $22,000
Typical $16,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $449 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 Columbia, MO metro costs $353 to $545 per square installed (typical $449) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -8.4% against the Missouri figure of $490 and -10.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 203 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.56/hour (median $22.37, 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 Columbia, MO
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $353 | $449 | $545 |
| 3-tab shingles | $249 | $316 | $383 |
| Standing seam metal | $821 | $1,148 | $1,474 |
| Metal panel | $437 | $806 | $1,174 |
| Tile | $621 | $1,627 | $2,633 |
| Slate | $937 | $1,859 | $2,780 |
| Flat membrane | $219 | $424 | $629 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Columbia, MO" (area code 17860). State rank for Missouri: 23 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Columbia
Housing age. The median home in the Columbia, MO metro was built in 1990, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 36.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 33.7% in 2000 or later; 60% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 16 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 11 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 151 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 20 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Boone, Missouri (11), Howard, Missouri (5), Cooper, Missouri (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.
Other Missouri metros
- St. Louis $538/sq
- Jefferson City $527/sq
- Kansas City $504/sq
- St. Joseph $480/sq
- Springfield $452/sq
- Joplin $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $450/sq · rank 200
- Decatur, AL $449/sq · rank 201
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $449/sq · rank 202
- Morristown, TN $449/sq · rank 204
- Omaha, NE-IA $449/sq · rank 205
- Jacksonville, FL $448/sq · rank 206
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