2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Lancaster, PA?
$12,200 – $22,800
Typical $17,500 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $481 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 Lancaster, PA metro costs $382 to $579 per square installed (typical $481) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.1% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -3.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 135 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.28/hour (median $25.31, about 370 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 Lancaster, PA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $382 | $481 | $579 |
| 3-tab shingles | $268 | $340 | $412 |
| Standing seam metal | $870 | $1,211 | $1,552 |
| Metal panel | $476 | $864 | $1,252 |
| Tile | $670 | $1,734 | $2,799 |
| Slate | $976 | $1,946 | $2,916 |
| Flat membrane | $238 | $456 | $673 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lancaster, PA" (area code 29540). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lancaster
Housing age. The median home in the Lancaster, PA metro was built in 1978, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.5% of homes were built before 1980 and 20.7% in 2000 or later; 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 13 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 6 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 2 in 2025), rank 160 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 11 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Lancaster, Pennsylvania (13). 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
- Harrisburg-Carlisle $473/sq
- Erie $468/sq
- Altoona $437/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Greeley, CO $482/sq · rank 132
- Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $482/sq · rank 133
- Albany, OR $481/sq · rank 134
- St. Joseph, MO-KS $480/sq · rank 136
- Fort Wayne, IN $480/sq · rank 137
- Lima, OH $479/sq · rank 138
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