2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Scranton, PA
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Scranton, PA?
$12,400 – $23,000
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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro costs $389 to $588 per square installed (typical $489) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.5% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -2.3% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 119 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.96/hour (median $23.86, about 150 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 Scranton, PA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $389 | $489 | $588 |
| 3-tab shingles | $273 | $346 | $419 |
| Standing seam metal | $882 | $1,227 | $1,572 |
| Metal panel | $486 | $879 | $1,272 |
| Tile | $682 | $1,761 | $2,840 |
| Slate | $986 | $1,968 | $2,950 |
| Flat membrane | $243 | $464 | $684 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA" (area code 42540). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
Housing age. The median home in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro was built in 1959, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 74.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 10.3% in 2000 or later; 67% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 9 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 179 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 7 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1 inches. Most reports came from Luzerne, Pennsylvania (6), Lackawanna, Pennsylvania (3). 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
- 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
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $489/sq · rank 117
- Elmira, NY $489/sq · rank 118
- Boise City, ID $488/sq · rank 120
- Portland-South Portland, ME $488/sq · rank 121
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