2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Rochester, NY
Rochester, NY metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Rochester, NY?
$12,800 – $23,500
Typical $18,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $504 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 Rochester, NY metro costs $404 to $605 per square installed (typical $504) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -10.4% against the New York figure of $563 and +0.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 91 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $28.33/hour (median $29.27, about 540 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 Rochester, NY
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $404 | $504 | $605 |
| 3-tab shingles | $283 | $358 | $434 |
| Standing seam metal | $907 | $1,259 | $1,611 |
| Metal panel | $505 | $908 | $1,311 |
| Tile | $707 | $1,815 | $2,923 |
| Slate | $1,005 | $2,012 | $3,019 |
| Flat membrane | $253 | $479 | $706 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Rochester, NY" (area code 40380). State rank for New York: 5 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Rochester
Housing age. The median home in the Rochester, NY metro was built in 1966, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 67.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 13.2% 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 28 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 6 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 13 in 2025), rank 110 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 20 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Monroe, New York (9), Ontario, New York (9), Livingston, New York (8). 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
- Albany-Schenectady-Troy $557/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
- Elmira $489/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Grand Forks, ND-MN $505/sq · rank 88
- Sheboygan, WI $505/sq · rank 89
- Kansas City, MO-KS $504/sq · rank 92
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $502/sq · rank 93
- Salem, OR $502/sq · rank 94
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