Roof replacement cost in 10 US cities

What homeowners told the U.S. Census Bureau their new roof cost, city by city. Tap your city on the map.Pick your city from the list below.

All 10 cities, by state

Paid (median)Listed on permits

Texas

Dallas, TX$16,0003 in 4 paid $25,000 or less$16,300 median1,959 permits since 2025 Fort Worth, TX$16,0003 in 4 paid $25,000 or less$15,100 median603 permits since 2021 Houston, TX$12,000half paid $8,000 – $15,000No permit amountsno file of permit amounts San Antonio, TX$10,000half paid $5,000 – $15,000
2019–2021 surveyNo permit amountspermits list no amounts

California

Los Angeles, CA$15,000half paid $7,000 – $20,000No permit amountscity's data terms San Diego, CANo survey numberThe Census survey doesn't show San Diego separatelyNo permit amountsmost roofs need no permit

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ$11,0003 in 4 paid $15,000 or lessNo permit amountsArizona records law

Illinois

Chicago, IL$14,000half paid $10,000 – $23,900No permit amountscity's data terms

New York

New York, NY$11,000half paid $8,000 – $18,000$15,200 median404 permits since 2000

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA$8,8003 in 4 paid $12,000 or lessNo permit amountscity's data terms

Survey: American Housing Survey 2023, single-family homes, jobs 2021 to mid-2023 (San Antonio: 2021 survey, jobs 2019 to mid-2021) · metro areas with suburbs · permits cover the city itself and list an amount, not what was paid · each row is one city, values never combined

What moves the price

Why one roof costs more than the next, even in the same city. The survey doesn't ask about these, and permits list only some — ask the contractor about the rest.

1Roof areaA bigger roof needs more material and more work. Dallas, Fort Worth and New York permits list the size.
2CoveringAsphalt shingle usually costs the least. Metal, slate and tile cost more.
3Tear-off and deckTaking off the old layers and replacing rotten boards adds to the bill.
4Pitch and accessA steep roof or a tight lot slows the crew down.
5City rulesEach city has its own rules on fire rating, ice protection and inspections, and they add cost.

Questions people ask

How much does a roof replacement cost?

Across the US, owners of houses (not apartments) told the Census Bureau a new roof cost a median of $11,000 (jobs from 2021 to mid-2023). Each city below has its own number. Prices today may be higher than in the survey years.

Dallas shows $16,000 and Chicago $14,000 — so is Dallas pricier?

Not that the survey can show. Each city has only 40 to 104 roofs in the survey, so every median can be off by a few thousand dollars either way. The two ranges overlap, so the survey can't say which city is pricier. That's why we show each city on its own and never rank them.

Is the permit amount the same as what I'll pay?

No. It's the amount written on the permit when it was filed — it can be lower or higher than the final bill. We show it only where the city publishes it (New York, Dallas, Fort Worth), always apart from what owners paid.

Do I need a permit to replace a roof?

It depends on the city. In San Diego a plain re-roof needs no permit, and most roof jobs in Phoenix don't either. Each city page says what applies there.

Why is San Antonio from 2019–2021?

The 2023 survey has no separate San Antonio numbers, so its page uses the 2021 survey (jobs from 2019 to mid-2021). Across the US, the Census Bureau's own published roof median (counted a little differently from ours) rose from $8,000 to $10,000 between those two surveys.

Where does this data come from?

What owners paid comes from the American Housing Survey 2023, run by the Census Bureau for the U.S. housing department (HUD); we compute the median and the middle half for each metro area ourselves. Permit amounts come from city open-data portals, only where the terms allow it. Homeowner reports are added on city pages, reviewed by our team, and shown apart.

Written and checked by the HomeFixPaid team · Data checked October 2026