Our free roof replacement cost calculator provides ballpark price quotes on your next roofing or re-roofing project. If you have questions on your roofing project, get in touch, we're happy to help.
Asphalt Roof: $6,000 to $15,000
Typical Project: $9,000 to $25,000
Metal Roof: $14,000 to $30,000
Slate Roof: $25,000 to $35,000
Review By Bill G. - Site Editor - Page Last Updated On - September 10, 2026
What's Your Project Cost 💰
Answer a few quick questions to estimate your roofing project price.
Latest 2026 Roofing Cost Quotes
Explore our latest homeowner roofing cost quotes from site visitors. We update this section often as new pricing data comes in, so here's the latest roof price estimate and costs.
Steel Panel Roofing Cost Quote — September, 2026
Roofing Material: Steel Panel
Location: Mississippi
Size: 4000 square feet
Price Quote:$40,000
Per Square Foot Cost:$10.00
Date Added: September 10, 2026
Editor Verdict: Fair price quote for metal panels.
Our roofing cost calculator is our best attempt (and we hope one of the best online) at providing accurate project costs for your replacement roofing project. However, the price point that comes up is also only an estimate. Why? Because there are simply too many factors that go into (most) roofing projects to nail an estimate sight unseen. However, we have created 10 separate categories and inputs that work together to provide accurate pricing.
So - enter in your specifics details, including the approximate roof size, replacement materials, general budget requirements etc. We will provide you with an accurate price range. Here is a quick cost breakdown and explanation of each roofing question on the calculator.
Roof Pitch
Generally, the steeper the roof, the more expensive the project bid. Flat roofs require no safety equipment, while very steep roofs require additional equipment and safeguards. Also, steep sloped roofs take longer to install and the labor costs associated with them are often higher.
Our roof replacement cost calculator identifies the general roof pitch and estimates how this will affect the overall project cost using a simple multiplier. While flat roofs do not increase project bids, very steep roofs add roughly 20% to the overall project cost. Roof pitches in between these two “extremes” add 10% and 15% respectively.
Removal Of Old Roof
If your old roofing material needs to be removed before the new material can be applied, roof removal cost will add on average $2 per square foot to the project price. Play around with adding or subtracting this step to see how it affects the price (shingles can sometimes be applied over the old shingles without having to remove them).
Type Of Project
Select from one of the following: new construction, replacement roof or repair job. This helps the contractor to bid out the project and to anitcipate what type of estimate they will provide to a homeowner.
Replacement Material
The specific roofing material is one of the biggest cost factors of any new roof or reroofing project. Of course, this shouldn't come as any great surprise given the fact that it will be the main material on the roof. There are loads of options when it comes to roofing materials.
The most popular options include the following: tar torch down, composite shingles, read cedar shake, asphalt shingle roofs, tile, rubber or epdm, aluminum roofs, and natural slate. Even within these categories, there can be tremendous price fluctuations. For instance, tile can be synthetic and relatively cheap to buy or it can be custom, intricate, and quite pricey. Certainly, this is one area where our roof replacement cost calculator can't tackle ever variation within the roofing industry.
Select from one of the following: asphalt or composite shingles, cedar shakes, metal, natural slate, tar torch down or clay tiles. Each of these materials has a basic price range associated with it and will obviously be one of the most important factors in determining the cost of the bid.
Select the size of the project from 1000 sq ft to 8000 sq ft. Typically, projects will be bid out by the square - 1 square is equal to 100 square feet. Contractors will usually add 10% to the area to be reroofed to account for wasted materials, cuts etc. so a 1800 sq ft project would require 20 squares of materials.
Where You Live
Our second to last questions asks where you live. This is an important consideration as where you live affects the overall price you will pay for your roofing project. Generally speaking, the more rural the location the less the project cost. Conversely, if you live in a large city, the cost of living is almost certainly higher than in the suburbs. While this isn't always true, it does hold for 95% of the roofing project costs - and this is why we've included it in our roof replacement cost calculator.
Here are your choices: Rural Location, Small Town, Large Town, Small City, and Large City. Our pricing estimator adds a slight multiplier to the project cost for small town, then a bit more for large town, more for small city, and, finally, a bit more for a large city.
Company You Hire
Obviously, the company you hire will affect the overal project cost. Very basically, there are three company options that our roof replacement cost calculator offers that reflect your options in the marketplace. These include an independent roof installer, a roofing company, and a general contractor. (These were listed from least expensive to most expensive, fyi.)
Most times, you hire a roofing company that specializes in new roofs or reroofing. Obviously, within this category you have some pretty significant differences to how they price out their projects. The most significant factors include how large the company, their reputation, their marketing budget, and the overall cost of the area in which you live.
Select from one of the following; low end, mid range or high end. This reflects the expertise and type of roofer that you hire. High end contractors will usually charge a premium price, while a local independent roofer will usually be much less expensive.
Time Of Year
Summertime is the busiest time of the year for all roofing companies. Conversely, wintertime is the least busy time for roofing. Spring and fall lay somewhere in between. So, repairs and replacement costs are highest in the summer and lowest in the winter. Seasonal variations and their related price points might seem obvious, but let me quickly explain. Roofing projects take, on average, three weeks to complete. Meaning that inclement weather can be a significant drawback to how smoothly a project goes.
Fewer homeowners want the hassle of reroofing during the cold winter months. Our roof replacement cost calculator thereby adds 15% for any job scheduled in the summer and subtracts 15% from any project scheduled in the winter. Jobs during the Spring and Fall do not affect the price point.
Labor Costs
Typically, the labor portion of a new roof or reroofing job accounts for 55% to 65% of the project. So, as an example, if your roof project runs $20,000, about $10.5K to $13K is the cost of labor. Whether it falls in the 55% or the 65% range will depend on a number of factors. These include the complexity of the job, the pitch of the roof, the time of year, and size of the company, etc. Basically, your labor costs are tied into many of the questions that we are asking in order to price out your reroofing project.
As a rule of thumb, experienced roofers make $125 to $150 per hour, while roofing laborers make $30 to $40 an hour. The actual rate they charge will depend on seasonal demand, your location, the company you work for, etc.
Roof Replacement Cost Calculator Q And A
Below, you'll find consumer questions and our editor's answers to questions regarding our roofing cost calculator.
What would you say is the most cost effective material for a normal medium sloped roof?
Kim - Homeowner - from 2025
Editor Reply
Kim, in my experience, asphalt shingles and/or composite shingles are the most cost effective materials on the market for replacement roofing. High quality composite shingles may come with a 20 years plus warranty and they are relatively inexpensive to install. Of course, it does depend on what your existing roofing material is and how solid the underlayment of the roof is currently. I would advice you to get some local bids and send them to me and we can take a look together and come up a list of the best to worst.
