2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Hickory, NC
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Hickory, NC?
$11,100 – $21,500
Typical $16,300 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $431 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 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro costs $337 to $526 per square installed (typical $431) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -5.1% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -13.7% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 238 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $22.05/hour (median $22.51, about 80 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 Hickory, NC
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $337 | $431 | $526 |
| 3-tab shingles | $238 | $302 | $367 |
| Standing seam metal | $794 | $1,113 | $1,431 |
| Metal panel | $416 | $773 | $1,131 |
| Tile | $594 | $1,568 | $2,541 |
| Slate | $916 | $1,810 | $2,704 |
| Flat membrane | $208 | $406 | $605 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC" (area code 25860). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
Housing age. The median home in the Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 45.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 21.6% in 2000 or later; 74% 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 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 7 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 9 in 2025), rank 106 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 19 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Burke, North Carolina (13), Caldwell, North Carolina (8), Catawba, North Carolina (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 North Carolina metros
- Raleigh-Cary $466/sq
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $461/sq
- Asheville $461/sq
- Winston-Salem $458/sq
- Greensboro-High Point $456/sq
- Greenville $443/sq
- Wilmington $443/sq
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk $440/sq
- Jacksonville $427/sq
- Rocky Mount $400/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Sebring, FL $432/sq · rank 235
- Harrisonburg, VA $432/sq · rank 236
- Ocala, FL $432/sq · rank 237
- Tucson, AZ $430/sq · rank 239
- Lynchburg, VA $430/sq · rank 240
- Columbia, SC $428/sq · rank 241
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