2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Lynchburg, VA
Lynchburg, VA metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Lynchburg, VA?
$11,100 – $21,500
Typical $16,200 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $430 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 Lynchburg, VA metro costs $335 to $524 per square installed (typical $430) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -7.2% against the Virginia figure of $463 and -14.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 240 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $21.90/hour (median $22.19, about 70 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 Lynchburg, VA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $335 | $430 | $524 |
| 3-tab shingles | $237 | $301 | $365 |
| Standing seam metal | $792 | $1,109 | $1,427 |
| Metal panel | $413 | $770 | $1,127 |
| Tile | $592 | $1,562 | $2,532 |
| Slate | $913 | $1,805 | $2,697 |
| Flat membrane | $207 | $405 | $603 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Lynchburg, VA" (area code 31340). State rank for Virginia: 34 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Lynchburg
Housing age. The median home in the Lynchburg, VA metro was built in 1981, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 48.8% of homes were built before 1980 and 23.9% in 2000 or later; 72% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 36 county hail reports across the metro's 5 counties from 2021 to 2025 (6 in 2021, 6 in 2022, 13 in 2023, 5 in 2024, 6 in 2025), rank 102 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 35 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.5 inches. Most reports came from Bedford, Virginia (20), Campbell, Virginia (11), Lynchburg city, Virginia (9). 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 Virginia metros
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria $521/sq
- Richmond $455/sq
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk $440/sq
- Roanoke $432/sq
- Harrisonburg $432/sq
- Kingsport-Bristol $421/sq
- Winchester $419/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Ocala, FL $432/sq · rank 237
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $431/sq · rank 238
- Tucson, AZ $430/sq · rank 239
- Columbia, SC $428/sq · rank 241
- Tyler, TX $428/sq · rank 242
- Jacksonville, NC $427/sq · rank 243
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