Roof Replacement Cost in Appleton, Wisconsin (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in Appleton runs $6,580 to $14,570. The median Appleton household earns $77,450 a year, so that is 4.4 to 9.8 weeks of its pay. The median Appleton home dates from 1971. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $10,600 for asphalt shingles in Appleton, or 7.1 weeks of the median household's $77,450. Metal roofs in Appleton cost $15,980 to $37,600; asphalt ranges from $6,580 to $14,570.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Appleton installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Appleton roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Appleton home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Appleton or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Appleton roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Appleton house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Appleton gets.
Price your own roof in Appleton
Appleton prices sit 6% under the national base. A typical Appleton roof is 7.1 weeks of local pay, 178th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Appleton
- 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 |
| Appleton cost index | Fixed for Appleton, not recalculated from wages | 0.94× |
| Appleton low | $7,000 × Appleton index 0.94 | $6,580, 4.4 weeks of Appleton pay |
| Appleton high | $15,500 × Appleton index 0.94 | $14,570, 9.8 weeks of Appleton pay |
| Appleton typical | Midpoint of the Appleton low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,600 |
- Where Appleton 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.
- Roofer pay near Appleton. Shown above beside the price, from the BLS source. The index is not calculated from it.
Prices compiled June 2026, BLS pay OEWS May 2025. 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 Appleton
A typical asphalt roof in Appleton costs $10,600, which is 7.1 weeks of local pay and puts Appleton 178th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Appleton | 5.8 | $8,700 | 4.1% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Appleton | 7.7 | $11,500 | 5.4% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Appleton | 14.8 | $22,100 | 10.4% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Appleton | 20.2 | $30,100 | 14.2% |
| Concrete Tile in Appleton | 13.3 | $19,750 | 9.3% |
| TPO / EPDM in Appleton* | 3.8 | $5,650 | 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
Repair or replace in Appleton
The median Appleton home was built in 1971, so an original roof would be 55 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 66.2% of Appleton homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Appleton | $600 | 0.40 |
| Larger repair in Appleton | $2,800 | 1.9 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Appleton | $5,300 | 3.6 |
| One year of roof life in Appleton | $385 | 0.26 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Appleton: 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.
What weather does to a Appleton 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 Appleton. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Appleton against nearby Wisconsin cities
6 neighbors share 0.94×, against Appleton's 0.94×. Closest is Oshkosh, about 20 mi out.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton (this page) | 7.1 | — | 25 (0) | 57 |
| Oshkosh roofers ≈20 mi from Appleton |
8.9 | same | 22 (0) | 15 |
| Green Bay roofers ≈26 mi from Appleton |
8.8 | same | 27 (0) | 46 |
| Racine roofers ≈110 mi from Appleton |
9.9 | same | 22 (0) | 26 |
| Janesville roofers ≈113 mi from Appleton |
7.7 | same | 22 (0) | 63 |
| Kenosha roofers ≈119 mi from Appleton |
8.0 | same | 29 (0) | 15 |
| La Crosse roofers ≈143 mi from Appleton |
10.2 | same | 21 (0) | 68 |
On the cost index Appleton sits at 0.94×, and a Appleton roof takes 7.1 weeks of its pay, rank 178 of 209.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Appleton's $6,580–$14,570 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Appleton pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.34 weeks in Appleton | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.67 weeks in Appleton | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 1.7 weeks in Appleton | $2,500 |
What a re-roof costs against home values in Appleton
Share of median home value
In Appleton a typical re-roof takes 5.0% of the $211,500 median home value. 96 cities carry a heavier ratio and 112 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Appleton city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
66.2% of Appleton homes predate 1980. The median Appleton home was built in 1971, so a roof never replaced there is 55 years old. Oldest-first, Appleton stands #53 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Appleton city), 2019–2023The Appleton roofing market
Appleton had 75,644 residents at the 2020 census and is the sixth-most populous city in Wisconsin. The local economy has transitioned from its historic paper-manufacturing base toward healthcare and financial services. St. Elizabeth Hospital/Ascension Health is the largest employer with 5,172 workers, followed by Thrivent Financial (2,000), Appleton Area School District (1,918), and Miller Electric (1,400). This stable, healthcare-anchored employment base supports homeownership and consistent re-roofing demand driven by the region's punishing winters.
Roofing companies in Appleton's county
- 22roofing establishments with paid employees
- 63.6%have fewer than 5 employees
63.6% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, level with the 190-city median of 64%.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 25 roofing contractors listed in Appleton. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Appleton metro earns a median $61,880 a year, $2,510 above the $59,370 statewide median. 11 of 141 metros pay more than the Appleton area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Appleton roof bills
Public NOAA records for Appleton's county.
- 13days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 4.5 inlargest hailstone reported
- 33days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 68 hail reports for Appleton's county since 2014. September is the busiest month with 24 of them, 35% of the total.
Busiest three: September 24, April 12, June 12.
No hail was reported in 5 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was June 14, 2017, with $252,500 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $539,500. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 13 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF1.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Outagamie County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2026* | 2 |
57 recorded hail events across 6 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2021 had the most events among represented full years: 23.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Appleton storm history · Hail risk lookup
Appleton roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Appleton household earns $77,450 a year, or $1,489 a week. A Appleton asphalt re-roof, typically $10,600, takes 7.1 weeks of that.
Oshkosh ($10,600 typical, 20 miles away) takes 8.9 weeks of its own pay, 1.8 weeks more than Appleton.
177 of 208 other cities ask for more, 31 for less.
Sum for Appleton: $10,600 ÷ ($77,450 ÷ 52) = 7.1 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Appleton city), 2019–2023Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Appleton
- Grand Chute
- Westtingham
- Lincoln Park
- Brownington
- East Hill
ZIP codes: 54911, 54913, 54915, 54917, 54921.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.