Roof Replacement Cost in Alexandria, Louisiana (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft Alexandria home costs $6,160 to $13,640, which a Alexandria household on $47,357 a year earns back in 6.8 to 15.0 weeks. Alexandria gets 59.9 yearly precipitation, 11th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Alexandria asphalt re-roofs land at $9,900 for the typical job (10.9 weeks of local pay at $47,357 a year). Expect $6,160 to $13,640 for asphalt and $14,960 to $35,200 for metal in Alexandria.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Alexandria installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Alexandria roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Alexandria home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Alexandria or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Alexandria roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Alexandria house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Alexandria gets.
Price your own roof in Alexandria
Alexandria prices sit 12% under the national base. A typical Alexandria roof is 10.9 weeks of local pay, 28th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Alexandria
- 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 |
| Alexandria cost index | Fixed for Alexandria, not recalculated from wages | 0.88× |
| Alexandria low | $7,000 × Alexandria index 0.88 | $6,160, 6.8 weeks of Alexandria pay |
| Alexandria high | $15,500 × Alexandria index 0.88 | $13,640, 15.0 weeks of Alexandria pay |
| Alexandria typical | Midpoint of the Alexandria low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,900 |
- Where Alexandria 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 Alexandria
A typical asphalt roof in Alexandria costs $9,900, which is 10.9 weeks of local pay and puts Alexandria 28th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Alexandria | 8.9 | $8,150 | 4.5% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Alexandria | 11.9 | $10,800 | 5.9% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Alexandria | 22.7 | $20,700 | 11.3% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Alexandria | 30.9 | $28,150 | 15.4% |
| Concrete Tile in Alexandria | 20.3 | $18,500 | 10.1% |
| TPO / EPDM in Alexandria* | 5.8 | $5,300 | 2.9% |
* 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 Alexandria 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 Alexandria. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Alexandria roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Alexandria household earns $47,357 a year, or $911 a week. A Alexandria asphalt re-roof, typically $9,900, takes 10.9 weeks of that.
Lafayette ($9,900 typical, 79 miles away) takes 8.4 weeks of its own pay, 2.5 weeks fewer than Alexandria.
27 of 208 other cities ask for more, 181 for less.
Sum for Alexandria: $9,900 ÷ ($47,357 ÷ 52) = 10.9 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Alexandria city), 2019–2023Repair or replace in Alexandria
Alexandria homes sit 56 years from the median build year of 1970. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Alexandria a repair mostly buys time. 64.7% of Alexandria homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Alexandria | $550 | 0.60 |
| Larger repair in Alexandria | $2,650 | 2.9 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Alexandria | $4,950 | 5.4 |
| One year of roof life in Alexandria | $360 | 0.40 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Alexandria: 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.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Alexandria's $6,160–$13,640 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Alexandria pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.55 weeks in Alexandria | $500 |
| $1,000 | 1.1 weeks in Alexandria | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.7 weeks in Alexandria | $2,500 |
Alexandria against nearby Louisiana cities
Neighbors run from 0.82× to 0.88× against Alexandria's 0.88×. Closest: Lafayette, about 79 mi, at $6,160 to $13,640.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria (this page) | 10.9 | — | 16 (0) | 21 |
| Lafayette roofers ≈79 mi from Alexandria |
8.4 | same | 30 (0) | 17 |
| Monroe roofers ≈85 mi from Alexandria |
14.1 | same | 24 (0) | 43 |
| Lake Charles roofers ≈88 mi from Alexandria |
9.1 | same | 25 (0) | 39 |
| Bossier City roofers ≈113 mi from Alexandria |
9.3 | same | 13 (0) | 80 |
| Shreveport roofers ≈114 mi from Alexandria |
9.9 | -7% | 30 (0) | 103 |
On the cost index Alexandria sits at 0.88×, and a Alexandria roof takes 10.9 weeks of its pay, rank 28 of 209.
Storms behind Alexandria roof bills
Public NOAA records for Alexandria's county.
- 18days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 3.5 inlargest hailstone reported
- 50days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 29 hail reports for Alexandria's county since 2014. April is the busiest month with 8 of them, 28% of the total.
Busiest three: April 8, May 7, February 5.
No hail was reported in 5 of the 12 months (July to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was December 16, 2019, with $22,200,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $27,507,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 33 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF3.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Rapides Parish
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 |
21 recorded hail events across 6 years represented in the data. 2017 had the most events among represented full years: 7.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
What a re-roof costs against home values in Alexandria
Share of median home value
In Alexandria a typical re-roof takes 5.4% of the $182,800 median home value. 73 cities carry a heavier ratio and 135 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Alexandria city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
64.7% of Alexandria homes predate 1980. A roof that Alexandria homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1970 is 56 years old. Oldest-first, Alexandria stands #48 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Alexandria city), 2019–2023Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Alexandria
- East End
- West End
- University District
- River Ridge
- Southwood
ZIP codes: 71301, 71302, 71303, 71304, 71305.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.