2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Greensboro, NC
Greensboro-High Point, NC metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Greensboro, NC?
$11,700 – $22,200
Typical $16,900 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $456 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC metro costs $360 to $553 per square installed (typical $456) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.3% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -8.7% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 183 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.19/hour (median $23.61, about 230 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 Greensboro, NC
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $360 | $456 | $553 |
| 3-tab shingles | $253 | $321 | $390 |
| Standing seam metal | $833 | $1,163 | $1,492 |
| Metal panel | $446 | $819 | $1,192 |
| Tile | $633 | $1,652 | $2,671 |
| Slate | $946 | $1,879 | $2,812 |
| Flat membrane | $223 | $431 | $639 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Greensboro-High Point, NC" (area code 24660). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Greensboro-High Point
Housing age. The median home in the Greensboro-High Point, NC metro was built in 1985, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 42.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 27% 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 55 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (10 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 19 in 2025), rank 72 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 45 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Guilford, North Carolina (26), Rockingham, North Carolina (15), Randolph, North Carolina (14). 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
- Asheville $461/sq
- Winston-Salem $458/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
- Pueblo, CO $458/sq · rank 180
- Salisbury, MD $458/sq · rank 181
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $456/sq · rank 182
- Mansfield, OH $455/sq · rank 184
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $455/sq · rank 185
- Richmond, VA $455/sq · rank 186
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