2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in York, PA
York-Hanover, PA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in York, PA?
$12,400 – $23,000
Typical $17,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $488 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 York-Hanover, PA metro costs $389 to $587 per square installed (typical $488) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.6% against the Pennsylvania figure of $491 and -2.4% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 123 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $26.90/hour (median $25.74, about 200 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 York, PA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $389 | $488 | $587 |
| 3-tab shingles | $272 | $346 | $419 |
| Standing seam metal | $881 | $1,226 | $1,570 |
| Metal panel | $485 | $877 | $1,270 |
| Tile | $681 | $1,759 | $2,836 |
| Slate | $985 | $1,966 | $2,947 |
| Flat membrane | $242 | $463 | $683 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "York-Hanover, PA" (area code 49620). State rank for Pennsylvania: 22 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in York-Hanover
Housing age. The median home in the York-Hanover, PA metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 54.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 20.6% in 2000 or later; 76% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 14 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 4 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 2 in 2025), rank 157 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 8 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from York, Pennsylvania (14). 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
- Lancaster $481/sq
- Harrisburg-Carlisle $473/sq
- Erie $468/sq
- Altoona $437/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Boise City, ID $488/sq · rank 120
- Portland-South Portland, ME $488/sq · rank 121
- Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $488/sq · rank 124
- Toledo, OH $487/sq · rank 125
- Saginaw, MI $486/sq · rank 126
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