2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Lima, OH
Lima, OH metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Lima, OH?
$12,200 – $22,800
Typical $17,500 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $479 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 Lima, OH metro costs $381 to $577 per square installed (typical $479) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -1.5% against the Ohio figure of $486 and -4.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 138 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.15/hour (median $21.63, about 40 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 Lima, OH
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $381 | $479 | $577 |
| 3-tab shingles | $267 | $339 | $411 |
| Standing seam metal | $868 | $1,208 | $1,548 |
| Metal panel | $474 | $861 | $1,248 |
| Tile | $668 | $1,729 | $2,791 |
| Slate | $974 | $1,942 | $2,910 |
| Flat membrane | $237 | $454 | $671 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lima, OH" (area code 30620). State rank for Ohio: 26 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lima
Housing age. The median home in the Lima, OH metro was built in 1966, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 73.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 10.9% 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 6 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 196 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 4 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.25 inches. Most reports came from Allen, Ohio (6). 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
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek $482/sq
- Youngstown-Warren $474/sq
- Huntington-Ashland $456/sq
- Mansfield $455/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Lancaster, PA $481/sq · rank 135
- St. Joseph, MO-KS $480/sq · rank 136
- Fort Wayne, IN $480/sq · rank 137
- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $478/sq · rank 139
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO $477/sq · rank 140
- Colorado Springs, CO $476/sq · rank 141
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