2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Omaha, NE
Omaha, NE-IA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Omaha, NE?
$11,500 – $22,000
Typical $16,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $449 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 Omaha, NE-IA metro costs $353 to $545 per square installed (typical $449) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.3% against the Nebraska figure of $443 and -10.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 205 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.55/hour (median $22.34, about 870 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 NE and IA. It is listed under Nebraska; see also Iowa.
All materials in Omaha, NE
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $353 | $449 | $545 |
| 3-tab shingles | $249 | $316 | $383 |
| Standing seam metal | $821 | $1,148 | $1,474 |
| Metal panel | $437 | $806 | $1,174 |
| Tile | $621 | $1,627 | $2,632 |
| Slate | $937 | $1,858 | $2,780 |
| Flat membrane | $219 | $424 | $629 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Omaha, NE-IA" (area code 36540). State rank for Nebraska: 45 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Omaha
Housing age. The median home in the Omaha, NE-IA metro was built in 1979, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 51.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 27.6% in 2000 or later; 66% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 303 county hail reports across the metro's 8 counties from 2021 to 2025 (21 in 2021, 54 in 2022, 82 in 2023, 58 in 2024, 88 in 2025), rank 13 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 359 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4.5 inches. Most reports came from Douglas, Nebraska (121), Pottawattamie, Iowa (47), Cass, Nebraska (40). 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
- Lincoln $448/sq
- Sioux City $447/sq
- Grand Island $426/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $449/sq · rank 202
- Columbia, MO $449/sq · rank 203
- Morristown, TN $449/sq · rank 204
- Jacksonville, FL $448/sq · rank 206
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $448/sq · rank 207
More: how much a new roof costs, every state, the full Index.
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