Roof costs
Roof replacement cost by home size
Roof price follows roof area and pitch more than the size of the living space. A single-story ranch can have as much roof as a two-story colonial with the same living space, and a steep Cape needs more shingles and more careful labor than its footprint suggests.
Updated September 14, 2026
Price ranges by home type
| Home | Essential | Core | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-story ranch (about 1,700 sf of roof, 5/12 pitch) | $13,400–$16,200 | $15,000–$18,100 | $19,700–$23,600 |
| Cape with two dormers (about 1,900 sf of roof, 10/12 pitch) | $16,400–$19,800 | $18,100–$21,700 | $22,800–$27,400 |
| Two-story colonial (about 2,300 sf of roof, 7/12 pitch) | $18,500–$22,200 | $20,300–$24,400 | $25,700–$30,900 |
| Large colonial, hip roof (about 3,200 sf of roof, 8/12 pitch, one skylight) | $26,000–$31,200 | $27,600–$33,100 | $38,200–$45,800 |
Computed by our pricing engine on 2026-09-14 from pricing table v1. Ranges assume one existing layer of shingles and a standard install week.
Why roof area isn’t living area
A two-story house stacks its living space under one roof, so it has less roof per square foot of living space than a ranch. Pitch adds area too: a 10/12 roof has about 16% more surface than a 6/12 roof over the same footprint.
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