2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Cincinnati, OH?
$12,400 – $23,000
Typical $17,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $489 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro costs $390 to $588 per square installed (typical $489) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +0.6% against the Ohio figure of $486 and -2.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 117 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.99/hour (median $23.66, about 770 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.
This metro spans OH and KY and IN. It is listed under Ohio; see also KentuckyIndiana.
All materials in Cincinnati, OH
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $390 | $489 | $588 |
| 3-tab shingles | $273 | $346 | $420 |
| Standing seam metal | $883 | $1,228 | $1,573 |
| Metal panel | $486 | $879 | $1,273 |
| Tile | $683 | $1,762 | $2,842 |
| Slate | $986 | $1,969 | $2,952 |
| Flat membrane | $243 | $464 | $685 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN" (area code 17140). State rank for Ohio: 26 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Cincinnati
Housing age. The median home in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 55.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 20.6% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 80 county hail reports across the metro's 15 counties from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 17 in 2023, 17 in 2024, 24 in 2025), rank 53 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 52 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Butler, Ohio (12), Hamilton, Ohio (11), Warren, Ohio (11). 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 Ohio metros
- Cleveland $507/sq
- Akron $501/sq
- Canton-Massillon $498/sq
- Wheeling $496/sq
- Toledo $487/sq
- Columbus $484/sq
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek $482/sq
- Lima $479/sq
- Youngstown-Warren $474/sq
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
- Mansfield $455/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME $491/sq · rank 114
- Mankato, MN $490/sq · rank 115
- Reading, PA $489/sq · rank 116
- Elmira, NY $489/sq · rank 118
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $489/sq · rank 119
- Boise City, ID $488/sq · rank 120
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