2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Charleston, SC
Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Charleston, SC?
$12,600 – $23,200
Typical $17,800 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $495 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro costs $395 to $594 per square installed (typical $495) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +8.6% against the South Carolina figure of $456 and -1.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 108 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $27.50/hour (median $23.09, 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 Charleston, SC
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $395 | $495 | $594 |
| 3-tab shingles | $277 | $351 | $425 |
| Standing seam metal | $892 | $1,240 | $1,587 |
| Metal panel | $494 | $890 | $1,287 |
| Tile | $692 | $1,782 | $2,873 |
| Slate | $994 | $1,986 | $2,977 |
| Flat membrane | $247 | $470 | $693 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Charleston-North Charleston, SC" (area code 16700). State rank for South Carolina: 38 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Charleston-North Charleston
Housing age. The median home in the Charleston-North Charleston, SC metro was built in 1996, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 27.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 44.6% in 2000 or later; 69% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 81 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (35 in 2021, 22 in 2022, 8 in 2023, 12 in 2024, 4 in 2025), rank 51 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 39 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Berkeley, South Carolina (42), Charleston, South Carolina (23), Dorchester, South Carolina (20). 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 South Carolina metros
- Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal $544/sq
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer $471/sq
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $461/sq
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach $443/sq
- Columbia $428/sq
- Augusta-Richmond County $427/sq
- Spartanburg $427/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $496/sq · rank 105
- Wheeling, WV-OH $496/sq · rank 106
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI $495/sq · rank 107
- Missoula, MT $495/sq · rank 109
- Minot, ND $494/sq · rank 110
- Columbus, IN $494/sq · rank 111
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