2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Morristown, TN
Morristown, TN metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Morristown, TN?
$11,500 – $22,000
Typical $16,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $449 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 Morristown, TN metro costs $353 to $545 per square installed (typical $449) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +2.9% against the Tennessee figure of $436 and -10.2% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 204 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $23.56/hour (median $23.05, 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.
All materials in Morristown, TN
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $353 | $449 | $545 |
| 3-tab shingles | $249 | $316 | $383 |
| Standing seam metal | $821 | $1,148 | $1,474 |
| Metal panel | $437 | $806 | $1,174 |
| Tile | $621 | $1,627 | $2,633 |
| Slate | $937 | $1,859 | $2,780 |
| Flat membrane | $219 | $424 | $629 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Morristown, TN" (area code 34100). State rank for Tennessee: 49 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Morristown
Housing age. The median home in the Morristown, TN metro was built in 1986, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 42.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 25.2% in 2000 or later; 73% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 10 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (2 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 2 in 2024, 3 in 2025), rank 175 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 9 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.5 inches. Most reports came from Jefferson, Tennessee (8), Hamblen, Tennessee (2). 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
- Memphis $443/sq
- Chattanooga $425/sq
- Kingsport-Bristol $421/sq
- Knoxville $420/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Decatur, AL $449/sq · rank 201
- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $449/sq · rank 202
- Columbia, MO $449/sq · rank 203
- Omaha, NE-IA $449/sq · rank 205
- Jacksonville, FL $448/sq · rank 206
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL $448/sq · rank 207
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