2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Altoona, PA
Altoona, PA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Altoona, PA?
$11,200 – $21,700
Typical $16,400 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $437 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 Altoona, PA metro costs $342 to $532 per square installed (typical $437) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -11.0% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -12.6% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 226 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $22.51/hour (median $21.35, about 50 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 Altoona, PA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $342 | $437 | $532 |
| 3-tab shingles | $241 | $306 | $372 |
| Standing seam metal | $803 | $1,124 | $1,444 |
| Metal panel | $422 | $783 | $1,144 |
| Tile | $603 | $1,586 | $2,569 |
| Slate | $922 | $1,825 | $2,728 |
| Flat membrane | $211 | $412 | $612 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Altoona, PA" (area code 11020). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Altoona
Housing age. The median home in the Altoona, PA metro was built in 1957, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 75.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 9.7% in 2000 or later; 72% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 4 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 208 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 3 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Blair, Pennsylvania (4). 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 Pennsylvania metros
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington $516/sq
- Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton $511/sq
- Chambersburg $500/sq
- Reading $489/sq
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre $489/sq
- Pittsburgh $488/sq
- York-Hanover $488/sq
- Lancaster $481/sq
- Harrisburg-Carlisle $473/sq
- Erie $468/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Rapid City, SD $438/sq · rank 223
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $438/sq · rank 224
- Savannah, GA $437/sq · rank 225
- Sioux Falls, SD-MN $436/sq · rank 227
- Gainesville, FL $436/sq · rank 228
- Macon-Bibb County, GA $435/sq · rank 229
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