2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Dayton, OH
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Dayton, OH?
$12,300 – $22,900
Typical $17,500 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $482 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro costs $383 to $580 per square installed (typical $482) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.9% against the Ohio figure of $486 and -3.7% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 133 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.38/hour (median $24.72, about 320 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 Dayton, OH
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $383 | $482 | $580 |
| 3-tab shingles | $269 | $341 | $413 |
| Standing seam metal | $872 | $1,213 | $1,555 |
| Metal panel | $478 | $866 | $1,255 |
| Tile | $672 | $1,738 | $2,804 |
| Slate | $978 | $1,949 | $2,921 |
| Flat membrane | $239 | $457 | $675 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH" (area code 19430). State rank for Ohio: 26 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek
Housing age. The median home in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro was built in 1968, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 69% of homes were built before 1980 and 13.4% in 2000 or later; 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 51 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (18 in 2021, 7 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 8 in 2024, 12 in 2025), rank 76 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 36 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Montgomery, Ohio (22), Greene, Ohio (19), Miami, 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
- Cincinnati $489/sq
- Toledo $487/sq
- Columbus $484/sq
- Lima $479/sq
- Youngstown-Warren $474/sq
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
- Mansfield $455/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $483/sq · rank 130
- Bloomington, IN $482/sq · rank 131
- Greeley, CO $482/sq · rank 132
- Albany, OR $481/sq · rank 134
- Lancaster, PA $481/sq · rank 135
- St. Joseph, MO-KS $480/sq · rank 136
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