2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Virginia Beach, VA
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Virginia Beach, VA?
$11,300 – $21,800
Typical $16,500 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $440 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro costs $345 to $536 per square installed (typical $440) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -4.9% against the Virginia figure of $463 and -11.9% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 221 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $22.82/hour (median $22.34, about 350 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.
This metro spans VA and NC. It is listed under Virginia; see also North Carolina.
All materials in Virginia Beach, VA
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $345 | $440 | $536 |
| 3-tab shingles | $243 | $309 | $375 |
| Standing seam metal | $808 | $1,131 | $1,453 |
| Metal panel | $427 | $790 | $1,153 |
| Tile | $608 | $1,598 | $2,588 |
| Slate | $927 | $1,835 | $2,743 |
| Flat membrane | $213 | $415 | $617 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC" (area code 47260). State rank for Virginia: 34 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk
Housing age. The median home in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 44.2% of homes were built before 1980 and 24.1% in 2000 or later; 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 61 county hail reports across the metro's 18 counties from 2021 to 2025 (17 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 17 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 15 in 2025), rank 66 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 65 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2 inches. Most reports came from Virginia Beach city, Virginia (10), Norfolk city, Virginia (9), Chesapeake city, Virginia (8). 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
- Roanoke $432/sq
- Harrisonburg $432/sq
- Lynchburg $430/sq
- Kingsport-Bristol $421/sq
- Winchester $419/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Joplin, MO-KS $442/sq · rank 218
- Bowling Green, KY $442/sq · rank 219
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $442/sq · rank 220
- Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $440/sq · rank 222
- Rapid City, SD $438/sq · rank 223
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $438/sq · rank 224
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