2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Jefferson City, MO
Jefferson City, MO metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Jefferson City, MO?
$13,300 – $24,100
Typical $18,600 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $527 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 Jefferson City, MO metro costs $425 to $629 per square installed (typical $527) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +7.6% against the Missouri figure of $490 and +5.4% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 55 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $30.28/hour (median $28.76, 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 Jefferson City, MO
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $425 | $527 | $629 |
| 3-tab shingles | $297 | $376 | $455 |
| Standing seam metal | $942 | $1,304 | $1,667 |
| Metal panel | $533 | $950 | $1,367 |
| Tile | $742 | $1,892 | $3,042 |
| Slate | $1,033 | $2,075 | $3,117 |
| Flat membrane | $267 | $502 | $738 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Jefferson City, MO" (area code 27620). State rank for Missouri: 23 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Jefferson City
Housing age. The median home in the Jefferson City, MO metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 46.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.4% 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 24 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 1 in 2022, 9 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 117 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 30 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Callaway, Missouri (10), Cole, Missouri (9), Osage, Missouri (7). 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
- Kansas City $504/sq
- St. Joseph $480/sq
- Springfield $452/sq
- Columbia $449/sq
- Joplin $442/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $530/sq · rank 52
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $529/sq · rank 53
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $529/sq · rank 54
- Janesville-Beloit, WI $527/sq · rank 56
- Manchester-Nashua, NH $526/sq · rank 57
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $526/sq · rank 58
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