2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Missoula, MT
Missoula, MT metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Missoula, MT?
$12,600 – $23,200
Typical $17,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $495 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 Missoula, MT metro costs $395 to $594 per square installed (typical $495) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.2% against the Montana figure of $494 and -1.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 109 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.49/hour (median $29.96, 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 Missoula, MT
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $395 | $495 | $594 |
| 3-tab shingles | $277 | $351 | $425 |
| Standing seam metal | $892 | $1,239 | $1,587 |
| Metal panel | $493 | $890 | $1,287 |
| Tile | $692 | $1,782 | $2,872 |
| Slate | $993 | $1,985 | $2,977 |
| Flat membrane | $247 | $470 | $693 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Missoula, MT" (area code 33540). State rank for Montana: 21 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Missoula
Housing age. The median home in the Missoula, MT metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 45% of homes were built before 1980 and 31.9% 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 17 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 11 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 3 in 2024, 2 in 2025), rank 146 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 18 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Missoula, Montana (18). 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
- Billings $491/sq
- Great Falls $468/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Wheeling, WV-OH $496/sq · rank 106
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI $495/sq · rank 107
- Charleston-North Charleston, SC $495/sq · rank 108
- Minot, ND $494/sq · rank 110
- Columbus, IN $494/sq · rank 111
- Boulder, CO $493/sq · rank 112
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