2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Columbia, SC
Columbia, SC metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Columbia, SC?
$11,100 – $21,400
Typical $16,200 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $428 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 Columbia, SC metro costs $334 to $523 per square installed (typical $428) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -6.0% against the South Carolina figure of $456 and -14.3% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 241 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.79/hour (median $21.47, about 160 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 Columbia, SC
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $334 | $428 | $523 |
| 3-tab shingles | $236 | $300 | $364 |
| Standing seam metal | $790 | $1,107 | $1,424 |
| Metal panel | $412 | $768 | $1,124 |
| Tile | $590 | $1,558 | $2,525 |
| Slate | $912 | $1,802 | $2,691 |
| Flat membrane | $206 | $403 | $601 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Columbia, SC" (area code 17900). State rank for South Carolina: 38 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Columbia
Housing age. The median home in the Columbia, SC metro was built in 1991, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 35.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 35.6% 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 105 county hail reports across the metro's 6 counties from 2021 to 2025 (16 in 2021, 39 in 2022, 17 in 2023, 33 in 2024, 0 in 2025), rank 42 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 40 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Lexington, South Carolina (49), Richland, South Carolina (20), Saluda, South Carolina (11). 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
- Charleston-North Charleston $495/sq
- Greenville-Anderson-Greer $471/sq
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $461/sq
- Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach $443/sq
- Augusta-Richmond County $427/sq
- Spartanburg $427/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $431/sq · rank 238
- Tucson, AZ $430/sq · rank 239
- Lynchburg, VA $430/sq · rank 240
- Tyler, TX $428/sq · rank 242
- Jacksonville, NC $427/sq · rank 243
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