2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Billings, MT
Billings, MT metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Billings, MT?
$12,500 – $23,100
Typical $17,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $491 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 Billings, MT metro costs $392 to $590 per square installed (typical $491) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.5% against the Montana figure of $494 and -1.8% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 113 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.18/hour (median $24.99, about 80 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 Billings, MT
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $392 | $491 | $590 |
| 3-tab shingles | $275 | $348 | $422 |
| Standing seam metal | $886 | $1,232 | $1,578 |
| Metal panel | $489 | $884 | $1,278 |
| Tile | $686 | $1,770 | $2,853 |
| Slate | $989 | $1,975 | $2,962 |
| Flat membrane | $245 | $466 | $688 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Billings, MT" (area code 13740). State rank for Montana: 21 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Billings
Housing age. The median home in the Billings, MT metro was built in 1982, the same as the median metro in the Index. 47.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 27.7% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 97 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (18 in 2021, 31 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 41 in 2025), rank 44 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 90 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Yellowstone, Montana (75), Stillwater, Montana (13), Carbon, Montana (11). 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 Montana metros
- Bozeman $522/sq
- Missoula $495/sq
- Great Falls $468/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Minot, ND $494/sq · rank 110
- Columbus, IN $494/sq · rank 111
- Boulder, CO $493/sq · rank 112
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME $491/sq · rank 114
- Mankato, MN $490/sq · rank 115
- Reading, PA $489/sq · rank 116
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