2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Huntington, WV
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Huntington, WV?
$11,700 – $22,200
Typical $16,900 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $456 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro costs $360 to $553 per square installed (typical $456) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -0.9% against the West Virginia figure of $461 and -8.7% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 182 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $24.20/hour (median $23.54, about 110 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 WV and KY and OH. It is listed under West Virginia; see also KentuckyOhio.
All materials in Huntington, WV
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $360 | $456 | $553 |
| 3-tab shingles | $253 | $321 | $390 |
| Standing seam metal | $833 | $1,163 | $1,493 |
| Metal panel | $446 | $819 | $1,193 |
| Tile | $633 | $1,652 | $2,672 |
| Slate | $946 | $1,879 | $2,812 |
| Flat membrane | $223 | $431 | $640 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH" (area code 26580). State rank for West Virginia: 35 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Huntington-Ashland
Housing age. The median home in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro was built in 1976, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 56.1% of homes were built before 1980 and 17.6% in 2000 or later; 74% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 55 county hail reports across the metro's 8 counties from 2021 to 2025 (3 in 2021, 10 in 2022, 9 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 27 in 2025), rank 72 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 45 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 3 inches. Most reports came from Putnam, West Virginia (20), Cabell, West Virginia (16), Lawrence, Ohio (11). 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 West Virginia metros
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria $521/sq
- Wheeling $496/sq
- Winchester $419/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Winston-Salem, NC $458/sq · rank 179
- Pueblo, CO $458/sq · rank 180
- Salisbury, MD $458/sq · rank 181
- Greensboro-High Point, NC $456/sq · rank 183
- Mansfield, OH $455/sq · rank 184
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $455/sq · rank 185
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