2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Corpus Christi, TX
Corpus Christi, TX metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Corpus Christi, TX?
$10,600 – $20,900
Typical $15,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $407 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 Corpus Christi, TX metro costs $315 to $500 per square installed (typical $407) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -7.2% against the Texas figure of $439 and -18.5% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 259 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $19.99/hour (median $18.08, about 50 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 Corpus Christi, TX
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $315 | $407 | $500 |
| 3-tab shingles | $223 | $284 | $345 |
| Standing seam metal | $758 | $1,065 | $1,372 |
| Metal panel | $386 | $729 | $1,072 |
| Tile | $558 | $1,487 | $2,416 |
| Slate | $886 | $1,744 | $2,601 |
| Flat membrane | $193 | $382 | $572 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Corpus Christi, TX" (area code 18580). State rank for Texas: 47 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Corpus Christi
Housing age. The median home in the Corpus Christi, TX metro was built in 1984, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 44.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.7% in 2000 or later; 62% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 13 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (1 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 0 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 12 in 2025), rank 160 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 10 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from San Patricio, Texas (11), Nueces, Texas (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 Texas metros
- Waco $464/sq
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos $455/sq
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington $452/sq
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands $433/sq
- Tyler $428/sq
- San Antonio-New Braunfels $427/sq
- Longview $416/sq
- Lubbock $405/sq
- El Paso $389/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Winchester, VA-WV $419/sq · rank 256
- Hattiesburg, MS $415/sq · rank 258
- Las Cruces, NM $405/sq · rank 261
- Rocky Mount, NC $400/sq · rank 262
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