2026 Q3 data
Roof replacement cost in Racine, WI
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro area
How much does a new roof cost in Racine, WI?
$13,400 – $24,100
Typical $18,700 · architectural shingles · 2,000 sq ft home
That is $530 per square (100 sq ft of roof) installed, above the US typical of $500.
How we got this number
An architectural shingle roof in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro costs $428 to $633 per square installed (typical $530) on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: +6.2% against the Wisconsin figure of $500 and +6.1% against the US typical of $500. Metro rank 47 of 263 (1 = most expensive).
Material is priced nationally; labor is scaled by the local roofer wage. Roofers here earn a mean $30.56/hour (median $29.17, 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 Racine, WI
| Material, per square | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $428 | $530 | $633 |
| 3-tab shingles | $299 | $378 | $458 |
| Standing seam metal | $947 | $1,311 | $1,675 |
| Metal panel | $537 | $956 | $1,375 |
| Tile | $747 | $1,903 | $3,059 |
| Slate | $1,037 | $2,084 | $3,131 |
| Flat membrane | $269 | $505 | $742 |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI" (area code 39540). State rank for Wisconsin: 19 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Racine-Mount Pleasant
Housing age. The median home in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI metro was built in 1968, older than the median metro in the Index (1982). 65.9% of homes were built before 1980 and 14.4% in 2000 or later; 71% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 17 county hail reports across the metro's 1 county from 2021 to 2025 (0 in 2021, 0 in 2022, 6 in 2023, 4 in 2024, 7 in 2025), rank 146 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 15 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 2.75 inches. Most reports came from Racine, Wisconsin (21). 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 Wisconsin metros
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington $599/sq
- Duluth $574/sq
- Janesville-Beloit $527/sq
- Green Bay $510/sq
- Appleton $510/sq
- Madison $509/sq
- Sheboygan $505/sq
- Milwaukee-Waukesha $502/sq
- Oshkosh-Neenah $496/sq
- Eau Claire $471/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Stockton-Lodi, CA $534/sq · rank 44
- Salinas, CA $533/sq · rank 45
- Bellingham, WA $531/sq · rank 46
- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $530/sq · rank 48
- Kahului-Wailuku, HI $530/sq · rank 49
- Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA $530/sq · rank 50
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