2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Knoxville, TN
Knoxville, TN metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Knoxville, TN?
$10,900 – $21,200
Typical $16,000 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $420 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 Knoxville, TN metro costs $326 to $514 per square installed (typical $420) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -3.7% against the Tennessee figure of $436 and -16.0% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 254 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.07/hour (median $21.65, about 440 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 Knoxville, TN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $326 | $420 | $514 |
| 3-tab shingles | $231 | $293 | $356 |
| Standing seam metal | $777 | $1,090 | $1,403 |
| Metal panel | $402 | $752 | $1,103 |
| Tile | $577 | $1,529 | $2,481 |
| Slate | $902 | $1,778 | $2,655 |
| Flat membrane | $201 | $395 | $589 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Knoxville, TN" (area code 28940). State rank for Tennessee: 49 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Knoxville
Housing age. The median home in the Knoxville, TN metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 42.7% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.6% in 2000 or later; 70% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 79 county hail reports across the metro's 9 counties from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 19 in 2023, 10 in 2024, 41 in 2025), rank 55 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 71 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Knox, Tennessee (28), Blount, Tennessee (16), Anderson, Tennessee (13). 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
- Kingsport-Bristol $421/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
- Longview, TX $416/sq · rank 257
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