Roof Replacement Cost in Abilene, Texas (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in Abilene runs $5,740 to $12,710. The median Abilene household earns $62,720 a year, so that is 4.8 to 10.5 weeks of its pay. Abilene gets 105 days at 90f or hotter, 12th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $9,200 for asphalt shingles in Abilene, or 7.6 weeks of the median household's $62,720. Metal roofs in Abilene cost $13,940 to $32,800; asphalt ranges from $5,740 to $12,710.
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What would a Abilene roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Abilene home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Abilene or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Abilene roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Abilene house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Abilene gets.
Price your own roof in Abilene
Abilene prices sit 18% under the national base. A typical Abilene roof is 7.6 weeks of local pay, 165th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Abilene
- Extra tear-off included
How we calculated this
One sum produces the asphalt shingle range at the top of this page. You can redo it with a calculator.
| Step | What goes in | Value |
|---|---|---|
| National base, low end | 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles, $3.50 per sq ft × 2,000 sq ft | $7,000 |
| National base, high end | Architectural Asphalt Shingles, $7.75 per sq ft × 2,000 sq ft | $15,500 |
| Abilene cost index | Fixed for Abilene, not recalculated from wages | 0.82× |
| Abilene low | $7,000 × Abilene index 0.82 | $5,740, 4.8 weeks of Abilene pay |
| Abilene high | $15,500 × Abilene index 0.82 | $12,710, 10.5 weeks of Abilene pay |
| Abilene typical | Midpoint of the Abilene low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,200 |
- Where Abilene sits. The median index across the 209 cities we price is 0.89×. 186 of them are under 1.00× and 23 are over it.
Prices compiled June 2026. This is an estimate, not a quote. Why the range has a low and a high end and how the other materials are priced: full method, inputs and limits.
Cost by roofing material in Abilene
A typical asphalt roof in Abilene costs $9,200, which is 7.6 weeks of local pay and puts Abilene 165th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Abilene | 6.3 | $7,600 | 4.2% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Abilene | 8.3 | $10,050 | 5.6% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Abilene | 16.0 | $19,250 | 10.8% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Abilene | 21.8 | $26,250 | 14.7% |
| Concrete Tile in Abilene | 14.3 | $17,200 | 9.6% |
| TPO / EPDM in Abilene* | 4.1 | $4,900 | 2.7% |
* Flat-roof prices are per 1,000 sq ft, not for a whole 2,000 sq ft house. Rated life: 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles 15–20 years; Architectural Asphalt Shingles 25–30 years; Metal (Steel/Aluminum) 40–70 years; Standing Seam Metal 50–70 years; Concrete Tile 40–50 years; TPO / EPDM (flat roofs) 15–25 years. How we calculated these prices · Sources
What weather does to a Abilene roof
- Freeze-thaw days. Water gets under shingles at night and expands as ice.
- Days at 90F or hotter. Heat bakes the oils out of asphalt and loosens sealant strips.
- Days with an inch of rain. Heavy rain tests flashing, valleys and gutters.
- Yearly precipitation. More water means more years of wet decking.
Rank 1 is the most days or inches among the cities we cover. Values are 2014–2023 averages of a 50 km grid cell around Abilene. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Storms behind Abilene roof bills
Public NOAA records for Abilene's county.
- 52days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 4.5 inlargest hailstone reported
- 56days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 158 hail reports for Abilene's county since 2014. May is the busiest month with 63 of them, 40% of the total.
Busiest three: May 63, April 48, June 29.
No hail was reported in 3 of the 12 months (January to September, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was June 12, 2014, with $404,000,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $414,810,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 6 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Taylor County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 11 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026* | 6 |
104 recorded hail events across 8 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2023 had the most events among represented full years: 34.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Abilene's $5,740–$12,710 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Abilene pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.41 weeks in Abilene | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.83 weeks in Abilene | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.1 weeks in Abilene | $2,500 |
Repair or replace in Abilene
The median Abilene home was built in 1974, so an original roof would be 52 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 57% of Abilene homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Abilene | $550 | 0.46 |
| Larger repair in Abilene | $2,450 | 2.0 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Abilene | $4,600 | 3.8 |
| One year of roof life in Abilene | $335 | 0.28 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Abilene: a typical architectural roof divided by its rated 25–30 years. A repair is worth paying for when it buys at least as many years as its cost divided by that figure. The 50% rule is a common rule of thumb, not a law.
Abilene against nearby Texas cities
Neighbors run from 0.81× to 0.93× against Abilene's 0.82×. Closest: San Angelo, about 79 mi, at $6,510 to $14,415.
Distances are to scale. Dot size is weeks of local pay for a typical asphalt roof, so a bigger dot means a heavier bill for that city's households.
| City | Weeks of pay | Price vs here | Contractors (verified) | Hail events, since 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene (this page) | 7.6 | — | 28 (5) | 104 |
| San Angelo roofers ≈79 mi from Abilene |
8.5 | +13% | 26 (2) | 183 |
| Midland roofers ≈140 mi from Abilene |
5.4 | +4% | 27 (1) | 140 |
| Fort Worth roofers ≈141 mi from Abilene |
7.1 | +13% | 24 (1) | 475 |
| Lubbock roofers ≈146 mi from Abilene |
7.8 | -1% | 18 (5) | 106 |
| Killeen roofers ≈149 mi from Abilene |
9.3 | +13% | 24 (3) | 116 |
| Odessa roofers ≈159 mi from Abilene |
6.6 | same | 24 (1) | 146 |
On the cost index Abilene sits at 0.82×, and a Abilene roof takes 7.6 weeks of its pay, rank 165 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Abilene
Share of median home value
In Abilene a typical re-roof takes 5.1% of the $178,900 median home value. 88 cities carry a heavier ratio and 120 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Abilene city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
57% of Abilene homes predate 1980. The median Abilene home was built in 1974, so a roof never replaced there is 52 years old. Oldest-first, Abilene stands #67 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Abilene city), 2019–2023The Abilene roofing market
Abilene, with 125,182 residents in 2020, was established in 1881 as a cattle-shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway and named after Abilene, Kansas. Located roughly 150 miles west of Fort Worth, the city is home to three Christian universities: Abilene Christian University, Hardin-Simmons University, and McMurry University. Dyess Air Force Base is the largest single employer at 8,864 positions. Cultural landmarks include the restored Paramount Theatre and The Grace Museum.
Roofing companies in Abilene's county
- 17roofing establishments with paid employees
- 83paid roofing employees
- 76.5%have fewer than 5 employees
- 4.9employees per firm on average
76.5% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 13 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 4.9 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 28 roofing contractors listed in Abilene, 5 verified against a public registry. See them
License and permit in Texas
Abilene roofers: No state roofing license — voluntary RCAT program.
Check a Abilene roofer in the Texas registry
5 contractors listed in Abilene carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: Abilene's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodAbilene roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Abilene household earns $62,720 a year, or $1,206 a week. A Abilene asphalt re-roof, typically $9,200, takes 7.6 weeks of that.
San Angelo ($10,450 typical, 79 miles away) takes 8.5 weeks of its own pay, 0.84 weeks more than Abilene.
164 of 208 other cities ask for more, 44 for less.
Sum for Abilene: $9,200 ÷ ($62,720 ÷ 52) = 7.6 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Abilene city), 2019–2023Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Abilene
- North Abilene
- Elmwood East
- Lytle Lake
- South Clack
- Midtown
- College Heights
ZIP codes: 79601, 79602, 79603, 79605, 79606.
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