2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Reading, PA
Reading, PA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Reading, PA?
$12,400 – $23,100
Typical $17,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $489 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 Reading, PA metro costs $390 to $588 per square installed (typical $489) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.3% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -2.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 116 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.03/hour (median $24.07, about 110 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 Reading, PA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $390 | $489 | $588 |
| 3-tab shingles | $273 | $347 | $420 |
| Standing seam metal | $884 | $1,229 | $1,574 |
| Metal panel | $487 | $880 | $1,274 |
| Tile | $684 | $1,764 | $2,844 |
| Slate | $987 | $1,970 | $2,954 |
| Flat membrane | $243 | $464 | $685 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Reading, PA" (area code 39740). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Reading
Housing age. The median home in the Reading, PA metro was built in 1969, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 63.6% of homes were built before 1980 and 14.7% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 24 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 9 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 3 in 2025), rank 117 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 16 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Berks, Pennsylvania (24). 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
- 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
- Billings, MT $491/sq · rank 113
- Lewiston-Auburn, ME $491/sq · rank 114
- Mankato, MN $490/sq · rank 115
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $489/sq · rank 117
- Elmira, NY $489/sq · rank 118
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