2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Joplin, MO
Joplin, MO-KS metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Joplin, MO?
$11,400 – $21,800
Typical $16,500 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $442 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 Joplin, MO-KS metro costs $346 to $537 per square installed (typical $442) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -9.8% against the Missouri figure of $490 and -11.6% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 218 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $22.95/hour (median $18.83, 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.
This metro spans MO and KS. It is listed under Missouri; see also Kansas.
All materials in Joplin, MO
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $346 | $442 | $537 |
| 3-tab shingles | $244 | $310 | $376 |
| Standing seam metal | $811 | $1,134 | $1,457 |
| Metal panel | $428 | $793 | $1,157 |
| Tile | $611 | $1,603 | $2,596 |
| Slate | $928 | $1,839 | $2,750 |
| Flat membrane | $214 | $417 | $620 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Joplin, MO-KS" (area code 27900). State rank for Missouri: 23 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Joplin
Housing age. The median home in the Joplin, MO-KS metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 47.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.5% 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 69 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (7 in 2021, 10 in 2022, 10 in 2023, 24 in 2024, 18 in 2025), rank 61 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 70 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Jasper, Missouri (30), Newton, Missouri (28), Cherokee, Kansas (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 Missouri metros
- St. Louis $538/sq
- Jefferson City $527/sq
- Kansas City $504/sq
- St. Joseph $480/sq
- Springfield $452/sq
- Columbia $449/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Memphis, TN-MS-AR $443/sq · rank 215
- Greenville, NC $443/sq · rank 216
- Wilmington, NC $443/sq · rank 217
- Bowling Green, KY $442/sq · rank 219
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $442/sq · rank 220
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $440/sq · rank 221
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