2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Lincoln, NE
Lincoln, NE metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Lincoln, NE?
$11,500 – $22,000
Typical $16,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $448 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 Lincoln, NE metro costs $352 to $544 per square installed (typical $448) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.1% against the Nebraska figure of $443 and -10.5% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 208 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.45/hour (median $22.77, about 400 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 Lincoln, NE
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $352 | $448 | $544 |
| 3-tab shingles | $248 | $315 | $382 |
| Standing seam metal | $820 | $1,145 | $1,471 |
| Metal panel | $436 | $803 | $1,171 |
| Tile | $620 | $1,623 | $2,626 |
| Slate | $936 | $1,855 | $2,775 |
| Flat membrane | $218 | $423 | $628 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lincoln, NE" (area code 30700). State rank for Nebraska: 45 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lincoln
Housing age. The median home in the Lincoln, NE metro was built in 1982, the same as the median metro in the Index. 47.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.8% 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 88 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 41 in 2022, 21 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 17 in 2025), rank 49 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 127 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3.5 inches. Most reports came from Lancaster, Nebraska (88), Seward, Nebraska (43). 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
- Sioux City $447/sq
- Grand Island $426/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Jacksonville, FL $448/sq · rank 206
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $448/sq · rank 207
- Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $448/sq · rank 209
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $447/sq · rank 211
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