2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Hilton Head Island, SC
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Hilton Head Island, SC?
$13,700 – $24,500
Typical $19,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $544 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, above the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro costs $441 to $648 per square installed (typical $544) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +19.5% against the South Carolina figure of $456 and +8.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 32 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $31.77/hour (median $22.48, about 40 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 Hilton Head Island, SC
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $441 | $544 | $648 |
| 3-tab shingles | $307 | $389 | $471 |
| Standing seam metal | $968 | $1,339 | $1,709 |
| Metal panel | $555 | $982 | $1,409 |
| Tile | $768 | $1,950 | $3,132 |
| Slate | $1,055 | $2,123 | $3,191 |
| Flat membrane | $277 | $519 | $762 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC" (area code 25940). State rank for South Carolina: 38 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal
Housing age. The median home in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro was built in 1999, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 16.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 49% 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 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 6 in 2025), rank 157 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 7 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Beaufort, South Carolina (12), Jasper, South Carolina (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 South Carolina metros
- Charleston-North Charleston $495/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
- New Haven, CT $547/sq · rank 29
- Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $547/sq · rank 30
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $545/sq · rank 31
- Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA $542/sq · rank 33
- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $542/sq · rank 34
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $541/sq · rank 35
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