2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Grand Island, NE
Grand Island, NE metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Grand Island, NE?
$11,000 – $21,400
Typical $16,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $426 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 Grand Island, NE metro costs $332 to $520 per square installed (typical $426) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.8% against the Nebraska figure of $443 and -14.8% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 248 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.59/hour (median $19.09, about 90 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 Grand Island, NE
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $332 | $426 | $520 |
| 3-tab shingles | $235 | $298 | $362 |
| Standing seam metal | $786 | $1,102 | $1,418 |
| Metal panel | $409 | $764 | $1,118 |
| Tile | $586 | $1,550 | $2,513 |
| Slate | $909 | $1,795 | $2,682 |
| Flat membrane | $205 | $401 | $598 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Grand Island, NE" (area code 24260). State rank for Nebraska: 45 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Grand Island
Housing age. The median home in the Grand Island, NE metro was built in 1974, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 60.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 18.1% in 2000 or later; 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 54 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (8 in 2021, 26 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 10 in 2025), rank 74 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 34 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Hall, Nebraska (30), Howard, Nebraska (15), Merrick, Nebraska (9). 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 Nebraska metros
- Omaha $449/sq
- Lincoln $448/sq
- Sioux City $447/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $427/sq · rank 245
- Spartanburg, SC $427/sq · rank 246
- Jackson, MS $427/sq · rank 247
- Columbus, GA-AL $426/sq · rank 249
- Chattanooga, TN-GA $425/sq · rank 250
- Santa Fe, NM $424/sq · rank 251
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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