2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Waco, TX
Waco, TX metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Waco, TX?
$11,900 – $22,400
Typical $17,100 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $464 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 Waco, TX metro costs $367 to $562 per square installed (typical $464) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +5.8% against the Texas figure of $439 and -7.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 167 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.89/hour (median $23.56, about 200 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 Waco, TX
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $367 | $464 | $562 |
| 3-tab shingles | $258 | $328 | $397 |
| Standing seam metal | $845 | $1,179 | $1,512 |
| Metal panel | $456 | $834 | $1,212 |
| Tile | $645 | $1,680 | $2,714 |
| Slate | $956 | $1,901 | $2,847 |
| Flat membrane | $228 | $439 | $651 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Waco, TX" (area code 47380). State rank for Texas: 47 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Waco
Housing age. The median home in the Waco, TX metro was built in 1982, the same as the median metro in the Index. 46.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 28.3% in 2000 or later; 64% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 108 county hail reports across the metro's 3 counties from 2021 to 2025 (20 in 2021, 9 in 2022, 36 in 2023, 21 in 2024, 22 in 2025), rank 40 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 107 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 4.5 inches. Most reports came from McLennan, Texas (76), Bosque, Texas (35), Falls, Texas (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 Texas metros
- 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
- Corpus Christi $407/sq
- Lubbock $405/sq
- El Paso $389/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Raleigh-Cary, NC $466/sq · rank 164
- Bay City, MI $465/sq · rank 165
- Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $465/sq · rank 166
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $464/sq · rank 168
- North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $464/sq · rank 169
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $463/sq · rank 170
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