2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Albany, NY
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Albany, NY?
$14,000 – $24,900
Typical $19,400 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $557 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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro costs $453 to $662 per square installed (typical $557) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.9% against the New York figure of $563 and +11.5% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 22 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $32.89/hour (median $30.73, about 440 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 Albany, NY
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $453 | $557 | $662 |
| 3-tab shingles | $315 | $399 | $483 |
| Standing seam metal | $988 | $1,365 | $1,741 |
| Metal panel | $571 | $1,006 | $1,441 |
| Tile | $788 | $1,994 | $3,200 |
| Slate | $1,071 | $2,159 | $3,247 |
| Flat membrane | $285 | $532 | $780 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY" (area code 10580). State rank for New York: 5 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Housing age. The median home in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro was built in 1969, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 62.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 17.8% in 2000 or later; 64% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 47 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (8 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 20 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 7 in 2025), rank 83 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 33 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Saratoga, New York (30), Albany, New York (6), Rensselaer, New York (5). 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 York metros
- New York-Newark-Jersey City $606/sq
- Utica-Rome $538/sq
- Buffalo-Cheektowaga $537/sq
- Syracuse $536/sq
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh $530/sq
- Glens Falls $510/sq
- Binghamton $504/sq
- Rochester $504/sq
- Elmira $489/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA $563/sq · rank 19
- Rockford, IL $560/sq · rank 20
- Anchorage, AK $558/sq · rank 21
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $557/sq · rank 23
- Vallejo, CA $551/sq · rank 24
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $549/sq · rank 25
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