Roof Replacement Cost in Athens, Georgia (2026)
Budget $6,160 to $13,640 for an asphalt roof on a 2,000 sq ft Athens house. Against the $51,655 median income in Athens, that is 6.2 to 13.7 weeks of work. Athens gets 78 days at 90f or hotter, 37th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: The usual asphalt re-roof in Athens is $9,900, which takes 10.0 weeks of a $51,655 median household income. Metal in Athens: $14,960 to $35,200. Asphalt in Athens: $6,160 to $13,640.
Got a quote? See where it falls in Athens
Compares your price per square foot with the Athens installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Athens roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Athens home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Athens or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Athens roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Athens house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Athens gets.
Price your own roof in Athens
Athens prices sit 12% under the national base. A typical Athens roof is 10.0 weeks of local pay, 47th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Athens
- 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 |
| Athens cost index | Fixed for Athens, not recalculated from wages | 0.88× |
| Athens low | $7,000 × Athens index 0.88 | $6,160, 6.2 weeks of Athens pay |
| Athens high | $15,500 × Athens index 0.88 | $13,640, 13.7 weeks of Athens pay |
| Athens typical | Midpoint of the Athens low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,900 |
- Where Athens 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 Athens
A typical asphalt roof in Athens costs $9,900, which is 10.0 weeks of local pay and puts Athens 47th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Athens | 8.2 | $8,150 | 3.0% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Athens | 10.9 | $10,800 | 4.0% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Athens | 20.8 | $20,700 | 7.6% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Athens | 28.3 | $28,150 | 10.4% |
| Concrete Tile in Athens | 18.6 | $18,500 | 6.8% |
| TPO / EPDM in Athens* | 5.3 | $5,300 | 1.9% |
* 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 Athens 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 Athens. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Athens roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Athens household earns $51,655 a year, or $993 a week. A Athens asphalt re-roof, typically $9,900, takes 10.0 weeks of that.
Smyrna ($9,900 typical, 65 miles away) takes 5.3 weeks of its own pay, 4.6 weeks fewer than Athens.
46 of 208 other cities ask for more, 162 for less.
Sum for Athens: $9,900 ÷ ($51,655 ÷ 52) = 10.0 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)), 2019–2023Athens against nearby Georgia cities
Neighbors run from 0.84× to 0.88× against Athens's 0.88×. Closest: Smyrna, about 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athens (this page) | 10.0 | — | 30 (0) | 10 |
| Smyrna roofers ≈65 mi from Athens |
5.3 | same | 23 (0) | 17 |
| Marietta roofers ≈67 mi from Athens |
7.3 | same | 30 (0) | 17 |
| Macon roofers ≈79 mi from Athens |
9.7 | -5% | 27 (0) | 4 |
| Augusta roofers ≈85 mi from Athens |
9.5 | -2% | 30 (0) | 25 |
| Warner Robins roofers ≈94 mi from Athens |
7.8 | same | 22 (0) | 9 |
| Columbus roofers ≈139 mi from Athens |
8.8 | -3% | 29 (0) | 13 |
On the cost index Athens sits at 0.88×, and a Athens roof takes 10.0 weeks of its pay, rank 47 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Athens
Share of median home value
In Athens a typical re-roof takes 3.6% of the $271,800 median home value. 161 cities carry a heavier ratio and 47 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
39.7% of Athens homes predate 1980. A roof that Athens homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1987 is 39 years old. Oldest-first, Athens stands #149 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance)), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Athens's $6,160–$13,640 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Athens pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.50 weeks in Athens | $500 |
| $1,000 | 1.0 weeks in Athens | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.5 weeks in Athens | $2,500 |
The Athens roofing market
Athens-Clarke County had 127,315 residents per the 2020 census, ranking sixth among Georgia cities. The University of Georgia anchors the local economy and workforce, while major pharmaceutical and biotech employers include Boehringer-Ingelheim and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. RWDC Industries announced a 260 million dollar investment in 2020. With a high share of adults holding bachelor's degrees, the market skews toward higher-income homeowners who invest in quality roofing materials and professional contractors -- a favorable profile for premium re-roofing work.
Roofing companies in Athens's county
- 7roofing establishments with paid employees
- 85.7%have fewer than 5 employees
85.7% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 22 points above the 190-city median of 64%.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 30 roofing contractors listed in Athens. See them
Repair or replace in Athens
Athens homes sit 39 years from the median build year of 1987. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Athens a repair mostly buys time. 39.7% of Athens homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Athens | $550 | 0.55 |
| Larger repair in Athens | $2,650 | 2.7 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Athens | $4,950 | 5.0 |
| One year of roof life in Athens | $360 | 0.36 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Athens: 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.
Storms behind Athens roof bills
Public NOAA records for Athens's county.
- 5days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2 inlargest hailstone reported
- 29days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 11 hail reports for Athens's county since 2014. July is the busiest month with 5 of them, 45% of the total.
Busiest three: July 5, March 3, June 2.
No hail was reported in 8 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was July 21, 2018, with $2,525,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $2,833,250. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Clarke County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
10 recorded hail events across 4 years represented in the data. 2018 had the most events among represented full years: 4.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Athens
- Midtown Athens
- North Campus
- Downtown Athens
- Savannah Hills
- Athens-Clarke County
ZIP codes: 30601, 30602, 30605, 30606, 30607.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.