2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Longview, TX
Longview, TX metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Longview, TX?
$10,800 – $21,100
Typical $15,900 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $416 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 Longview, TX metro costs $323 to $510 per square installed (typical $416) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -5.1% against the Texas figure of $439 and -16.7% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 257 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $20.75/hour (median $18.97, about 80 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 Longview, TX
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $323 | $416 | $510 |
| 3-tab shingles | $228 | $291 | $353 |
| Standing seam metal | $771 | $1,083 | $1,394 |
| Metal panel | $397 | $745 | $1,094 |
| Tile | $571 | $1,517 | $2,462 |
| Slate | $897 | $1,768 | $2,639 |
| Flat membrane | $198 | $391 | $584 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Longview, TX" (area code 30980). State rank for Texas: 47 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Longview
Housing age. The median home in the Longview, TX metro was built in 1982, the same as the median metro in the Index. 47.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 26.7% 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 84 county hail reports across the metro's 4 counties from 2021 to 2025 (10 in 2021, 10 in 2022, 34 in 2023, 16 in 2024, 14 in 2025), rank 50 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 92 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Rusk, Texas (36), Gregg, Texas (31), Harrison, Texas (19). 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
- Corpus Christi $407/sq
- Lubbock $405/sq
- El Paso $389/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Knoxville, TN $420/sq · rank 254
- Farmington, NM $420/sq · rank 255
- Winchester, VA-WV $419/sq · rank 256
- Hattiesburg, MS $415/sq · rank 258
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