2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Asheville, NC
Asheville, NC metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Asheville, NC?
$11,800 – $22,300
Typical $17,000 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $461 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 Asheville, NC metro costs $364 to $558 per square installed (typical $461) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.3% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -7.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 174 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.56/hour (median $23.89, 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 Asheville, NC
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $364 | $461 | $558 |
| 3-tab shingles | $256 | $325 | $394 |
| Standing seam metal | $839 | $1,171 | $1,503 |
| Metal panel | $451 | $827 | $1,203 |
| Tile | $639 | $1,667 | $2,694 |
| Slate | $951 | $1,891 | $2,830 |
| Flat membrane | $226 | $436 | $645 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Asheville, NC" (area code 11700). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Asheville
Housing age. The median home in the Asheville, NC metro was built in 1990, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 36.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 34.2% in 2000 or later; 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 36 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 6 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 13 in 2025), rank 102 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 24 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Buncombe, North Carolina (19), Henderson, North Carolina (14), Madison, North Carolina (7). 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 North Carolina metros
- Raleigh-Cary $466/sq
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $461/sq
- Winston-Salem $458/sq
- Greensboro-High Point $456/sq
- Greenville $443/sq
- Wilmington $443/sq
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk $440/sq
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton $431/sq
- Jacksonville $427/sq
- Rocky Mount $400/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Monroe, LA $462/sq · rank 171
- Casper, WY $461/sq · rank 172
- Lexington-Fayette, KY $460/sq · rank 175
- Grand Junction, CO $460/sq · rank 176
- Logan, UT-ID $460/sq · rank 177
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