2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga, TN-GA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Chattanooga, TN?
$11,000 – $21,300
Typical $16,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $425 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 Chattanooga, TN-GA metro costs $331 to $519 per square installed (typical $425) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -2.6% against the Tennessee figure of $436 and -15.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 250 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.50/hour (median $21.89, about 140 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.
This metro spans TN and GA. It is listed under Tennessee; see also Georgia.
All materials in Chattanooga, TN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $331 | $425 | $519 |
| 3-tab shingles | $234 | $297 | $361 |
| Standing seam metal | $785 | $1,100 | $1,415 |
| Metal panel | $408 | $762 | $1,115 |
| Tile | $585 | $1,546 | $2,508 |
| Slate | $908 | $1,792 | $2,677 |
| Flat membrane | $204 | $400 | $596 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Chattanooga, TN-GA" (area code 16860). State rank for Tennessee: 49 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Chattanooga
Housing age. The median home in the Chattanooga, TN-GA metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 45.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.6% in 2000 or later; 68% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 49 county hail reports across the metro's 6 counties from 2021 to 2025 (5 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 25 in 2025), rank 79 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 48 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Hamilton, Tennessee (16), Marion, Tennessee (14), Dade, Georgia (10). 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 Tennessee metros
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin $465/sq
- Morristown $449/sq
- Memphis $443/sq
- Kingsport-Bristol $421/sq
- Knoxville $420/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Jackson, MS $427/sq · rank 247
- Grand Island, NE $426/sq · rank 248
- Columbus, GA-AL $426/sq · rank 249
- Santa Fe, NM $424/sq · rank 251
- Fort Smith, AR-OK $422/sq · rank 252
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