2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Chambersburg, PA
Chambersburg, PA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Chambersburg, PA?
$12,700 – $23,300
Typical $18,000 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $500 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 Chambersburg, PA metro costs $400 to $600 per square installed (typical $500) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +1.9% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and 0.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 97 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.94/hour (median $31.00, about 70 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 Chambersburg, PA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $400 | $500 | $600 |
| 3-tab shingles | $280 | $355 | $430 |
| Standing seam metal | $900 | $1,250 | $1,600 |
| Metal panel | $500 | $900 | $1,300 |
| Tile | $700 | $1,800 | $2,899 |
| Slate | $1,000 | $2,000 | $2,999 |
| Flat membrane | $250 | $475 | $700 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Chambersburg, PA" (area code 16540). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Chambersburg
Housing age. The median home in the Chambersburg, PA metro was built in 1978, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 22.4% 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 5 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 201 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 4 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Franklin, Pennsylvania (5). 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
- 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
- Altoona $437/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Salem, OR $502/sq · rank 94
- Pittsfield, MA $502/sq · rank 95
- Akron, OH $501/sq · rank 96
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $499/sq · rank 98
- Merced, CA $499/sq · rank 99
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $498/sq · rank 100
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