Roof Replacement Cost in Augusta, Georgia (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in Augusta runs $6,020 to $13,330. The median Augusta household earns $53,134 a year, so that is 5.9 to 13.0 weeks of its pay. Augusta gets 73 days at 90f or hotter, 42nd highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $9,700 for asphalt shingles in Augusta, or 9.5 weeks of the median household's $53,134. Metal roofs in Augusta cost $14,620 to $34,400; asphalt ranges from $6,020 to $13,330.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Augusta installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Augusta roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Augusta home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Augusta or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Augusta roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Augusta house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Augusta gets.
Price your own roof in Augusta
Augusta prices sit 14% under the national base. A typical Augusta roof is 9.5 weeks of local pay, 73rd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Augusta
- 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 |
| Augusta cost index | Fixed for Augusta, not recalculated from wages | 0.86× |
| Augusta low | $7,000 × Augusta index 0.86 | $6,020, 5.9 weeks of Augusta pay |
| Augusta high | $15,500 × Augusta index 0.86 | $13,330, 13.0 weeks of Augusta pay |
| Augusta typical | Midpoint of the Augusta low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,700 |
- Where Augusta 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 Augusta. 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 Augusta
A typical asphalt roof in Augusta costs $9,700, which is 9.5 weeks of local pay and puts Augusta 73rd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Augusta | 7.8 | $7,950 | 4.9% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Augusta | 10.3 | $10,550 | 6.5% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Augusta | 19.8 | $20,200 | 12.4% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Augusta | 26.9 | $27,500 | 16.9% |
| Concrete Tile in Augusta | 17.7 | $18,050 | 11.1% |
| TPO / EPDM in Augusta* | 5.0 | $5,150 | 3.2% |
* 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 Augusta 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 Augusta. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Augusta roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Augusta household earns $53,134 a year, or $1,022 a week. A Augusta asphalt re-roof, typically $9,700, takes 9.5 weeks of that.
Athens ($9,900 typical, 86 miles away) takes 10.0 weeks of its own pay, 0.47 weeks more than Augusta.
72 of 208 other cities ask for more, 136 for less.
Sum for Augusta: $9,700 ÷ ($53,134 ÷ 52) = 9.5 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)), 2019–2023Augusta against nearby Georgia cities
Neighbors run from 0.84× to 0.88× against Augusta's 0.86×. Closest: Athens, about 86 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta (this page) | 9.5 | — | 30 (0) | 25 |
| Athens roofers ≈86 mi from Augusta |
10.0 | +2% | 30 (0) | 10 |
| Macon roofers ≈103 mi from Augusta |
9.7 | -2% | 27 (0) | 4 |
| Savannah roofers ≈107 mi from Augusta |
12.3 | +2% | 29 (0) | 30 |
| Warner Robins roofers ≈109 mi from Augusta |
7.8 | +2% | 22 (0) | 9 |
| Smyrna roofers ≈147 mi from Augusta |
5.3 | +2% | 23 (0) | 17 |
| Marietta roofers ≈150 mi from Augusta |
7.3 | +2% | 30 (0) | 17 |
On the cost index Augusta sits at 0.86×, and a Augusta roof takes 9.5 weeks of its pay, rank 73 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Augusta
Share of median home value
In Augusta a typical re-roof takes 6.0% of the $162,900 median home value. 53 cities carry a heavier ratio and 155 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
50.3% of Augusta homes predate 1980. The median Augusta home was built in 1980, so a roof never replaced there is 46 years old. Oldest-first, Augusta stands #107 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)), 2019–2023Repair or replace in Augusta
The median Augusta home was built in 1980, so an original roof would be 46 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 50.3% of Augusta homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Augusta | $550 | 0.54 |
| Larger repair in Augusta | $2,600 | 2.5 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Augusta | $4,850 | 4.7 |
| One year of roof life in Augusta | $353 | 0.35 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Augusta: 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 Augusta's $6,020–$13,330 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Augusta pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.49 weeks in Augusta | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.98 weeks in Augusta | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.4 weeks in Augusta | $2,500 |
The Augusta roofing market
The Masters Tournament draws wealthy seasonal residents to Augusta, supporting a premium roofing segment for luxury re-roofing projects in the historic Hill and Summerville neighborhoods. Military presence at Fort Eisenhower creates steady demand from government housing contractors familiar with VA loan inspection requirements.
Roofing companies in Augusta's county
- 7roofing establishments with paid employees
- 42paid roofing employees
- 42.9%have fewer than 5 employees
- 6.0employees per firm on average
42.9% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 21 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 6 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 30 roofing contractors listed in Augusta. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Augusta metro earns a median $41,430 a year, $5,510 below the $46,940 statewide median. 133 of 141 metros pay more than the Augusta area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Augusta roof bills
Public NOAA records for Augusta's county.
- 8days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2 inlargest hailstone reported
- 45days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 28 hail reports for Augusta's county since 2014. May is the busiest month with 7 of them, 25% of the total.
Busiest three: May 7, June 7, March 5.
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 22, 2015, with $48,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $135,970. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Richmond County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2026* | 1 |
25 recorded hail events across 8 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2018 had the most events among represented full years: 7.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Augusta storm history · Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Augusta
- Summerville
- Olde Town
- Forest Hills
- Martinez
- North Augusta
- Harrisburg
ZIP codes: 30901, 30904, 30906, 30907, 30909.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.