2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Kingsport, TN
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Kingsport, TN?
$10,900 – $21,200
Typical $16,000 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $421 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro costs $327 to $514 per square installed (typical $421) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.6% against the Tennessee figure of $436 and -15.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 253 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.12/hour (median $19.10, about 90 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 VA. It is listed under Tennessee; see also Virginia.
All materials in Kingsport, TN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $327 | $421 | $514 |
| 3-tab shingles | $231 | $294 | $357 |
| Standing seam metal | $778 | $1,091 | $1,404 |
| Metal panel | $402 | $753 | $1,104 |
| Tile | $578 | $1,531 | $2,485 |
| Slate | $902 | $1,780 | $2,658 |
| Flat membrane | $201 | $396 | $590 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA" (area code 28700). State rank for Tennessee: 49 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Kingsport-Bristol
Housing age. The median home in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro was built in 1979, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 52.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 18.7% in 2000 or later; 74% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 28 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (9 in 2021, 14 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 1 in 2025), rank 110 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 29 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Hawkins, Tennessee (12), Sullivan, Tennessee (9), Washington, Virginia (6). 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
- Chattanooga $425/sq
- Knoxville $420/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Santa Fe, NM $424/sq · rank 251
- Fort Smith, AR-OK $422/sq · rank 252
- Farmington, NM $420/sq · rank 255
- Winchester, VA-WV $419/sq · rank 256
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