Roof Replacement Cost in College Station, Texas (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft College Station home costs $6,510 to $14,415, which a College Station household on $51,776 a year earns back in 6.5 to 14.5 weeks. College Station gets 104 days at 90f or hotter, 13th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: In College Station the typical asphalt re-roof costs $10,450, which is 10.5 weeks of local pay on a $51,776 median household income. Metal in College Station runs $15,810 to $37,200, and the College Station asphalt range is $6,510 to $14,415.
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Compares your price per square foot with the College Station installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a College Station roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a College Station home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in College Station or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my College Station roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a College Station house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather College Station gets.
Price your own roof in College Station
College Station prices sit 7% under the national base. A typical College Station roof is 10.5 weeks of local pay, 36th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in College Station
- 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 |
| College Station cost index | Fixed for College Station, not recalculated from wages | 0.93× |
| College Station low | $7,000 × College Station index 0.93 | $6,510, 6.5 weeks of College Station pay |
| College Station high | $15,500 × College Station index 0.93 | $14,415, 14.5 weeks of College Station pay |
| College Station typical | Midpoint of the College Station low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,450 |
- Where College Station 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 College Station
A typical asphalt roof in College Station costs $10,450, which is 10.5 weeks of local pay and puts College Station 36th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in College Station | 8.6 | $8,600 | 2.6% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in College Station | 11.4 | $11,400 | 3.5% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in College Station | 21.9 | $21,850 | 6.7% |
| Standing Seam Metal in College Station | 29.9 | $29,750 | 9.1% |
| Concrete Tile in College Station | 19.6 | $19,550 | 6.0% |
| TPO / EPDM in College Station* | 5.6 | $5,600 | 1.7% |
* 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 College Station 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 College Station. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
College Station roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median College Station household earns $51,776 a year, or $996 a week. A College Station asphalt re-roof, typically $10,450, takes 10.5 weeks of that.
Bryan ($10,450 typical, 4 miles away) takes 9.6 weeks of its own pay, 0.94 weeks fewer than College Station.
35 of 208 other cities ask for more, 173 for less.
Sum for College Station: $10,450 ÷ ($51,776 ÷ 52) = 10.5 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (College Station city), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against College Station's $6,510–$14,415 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of College Station pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.50 weeks in College Station | $500 |
| $1,000 | 1.0 weeks in College Station | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.5 weeks in College Station | $2,500 |
Storms behind College Station roof bills
Public NOAA records for College Station's county. Bryan shares College Station's county. On Bryan: monthly chart, costliest storm day, tornado count. On College Station: year-by-year counts and located reports.
- 20days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 3 inlargest hailstone reported
- 39days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Reported hail locations, Brazos County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 33 |
| 2026* | 1 |
81 recorded hail events across 9 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data, about 8.9 per represented full year. 2025 had the most events among represented full years: 33.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
College Station against nearby Texas cities
6 neighbors share 0.93×, against College Station's 0.93×. Closest is Bryan, about 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| College Station (this page) | 10.5 | — | 16 (0) | 81 |
| Bryan roofers ≈4 mi from College Station |
9.6 | same | 28 (4) | 81 |
| Temple roofers ≈68 mi from College Station |
8.4 | same | 21 (0) | 116 |
| Waco roofers ≈80 mi from College Station |
10.6 | same | 26 (1) | 123 |
| Houston roofers ≈82 mi from College Station |
8.6 | same | 25 (19) | 133 |
| Killeen roofers ≈89 mi from College Station |
9.3 | same | 24 (3) | 116 |
| Victoria roofers ≈132 mi from College Station |
8.0 | same | 29 (0) | 12 |
On the cost index College Station sits at 0.93×, and a College Station roof takes 10.5 weeks of its pay, rank 36 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in College Station
Share of median home value
In College Station a typical re-roof takes 3.2% of the $326,500 median home value. 175 cities carry a heavier ratio and 33 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (College Station city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
19% of College Station homes predate 1980. A roof that College Station homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1998 is 28 years old. Oldest-first, College Station stands #198 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (College Station city), 2019–2023The College Station roofing market
College Station's 120,511 residents (2020 census) orbit Texas A&M University, the dominant employer with 16,248 workers in the university system. Supporting employers include Bryan ISD (1,952), St. Joseph Regional Health Center (1,590), Sanderson Farms (1,539), and College Station ISD (1,400). University-driven population growth has sustained continuous residential construction, expanding the pool of relatively young roofs that will enter the replacement cycle together. The surrounding Brazos Valley market and proximity to Bryan extends contractor reach and sustains competitive demand for both new construction and storm-damage repair work.
Roofing companies in College Station's county
- 19roofing establishments with paid employees
- 138paid roofing employees
- 73.7%have fewer than 5 employees
- 7.3employees per firm on average
73.7% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 10 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 7.3 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 16 roofing contractors listed in College Station. See them
License and permit in Texas
College Station roofers: No state roofing license — voluntary RCAT program.
Check a College Station roofer in the Texas registry
Permit: College Station's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodRepair or replace in College Station
With a median build year of 1998, a College Station home carries an original roof that is 28 years old. That sits inside the 25–30 years window of architectural shingles, so College Station owners have both options open. 19% of College Station homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in College Station | $600 | 0.60 |
| Larger repair in College Station | $2,800 | 2.8 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in College Station | $5,200 | 5.2 |
| One year of roof life in College Station | $380 | 0.38 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in College Station: 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.
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in College Station
- College Station North
- Prairie View
- Rice Military
- Eastside
- University Park
ZIP codes: 77840, 77842, 77845, 77849, 77815.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.