2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Manchester, NH
Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Manchester, NH?
$13,300 – $24,000
Typical $18,600 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $526 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, above the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro costs $424 to $628 per square installed (typical $526) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.0% against the New Hampshire figure of $532 and +5.3% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 57 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $30.22/hour (median $27.68, about 110 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 Manchester, NH
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $424 | $526 | $628 |
| 3-tab shingles | $296 | $375 | $454 |
| Standing seam metal | $941 | $1,303 | $1,665 |
| Metal panel | $532 | $949 | $1,365 |
| Tile | $741 | $1,889 | $3,038 |
| Slate | $1,032 | $2,073 | $3,114 |
| Flat membrane | $266 | $501 | $737 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Manchester-Nashua, NH" (area code 31700). State rank for New Hampshire: 11 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Manchester-Nashua
Housing age. The median home in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro was built in 1978, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 53.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 16.7% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 31 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 7 in 2024, 8 in 2025), rank 106 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 31 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Hillsborough, New Hampshire (31). 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 New Hampshire metros
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton $568/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $529/sq · rank 54
- Jefferson City, MO $527/sq · rank 55
- Janesville-Beloit, WI $527/sq · rank 56
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $526/sq · rank 58
- Fresno, CA $525/sq · rank 59
- Visalia, CA $524/sq · rank 60
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