Roof Replacement Cost in Dothan, Alabama (2026)
Dothan homeowners pay $5,810 to $12,865 to put asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft house, roughly 5.5 to 12.2 weeks of the $55,052 a year the median Dothan household takes in. Dothan gets 10.9 days with an inch of rain, 37th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: In Dothan the typical asphalt re-roof costs $9,350, which is 8.8 weeks of local pay on a $55,052 median household income. Metal in Dothan runs $14,110 to $33,200, and the Dothan asphalt range is $5,810 to $12,865.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Dothan installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Dothan roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Dothan home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Dothan or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Dothan roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Dothan house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Dothan gets.
Price your own roof in Dothan
Dothan prices sit 17% under the national base. A typical Dothan roof is 8.8 weeks of local pay, 103rd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Dothan
- 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 |
| Dothan cost index | Fixed for Dothan, not recalculated from wages | 0.83× |
| Dothan low | $7,000 × Dothan index 0.83 | $5,810, 5.5 weeks of Dothan pay |
| Dothan high | $15,500 × Dothan index 0.83 | $12,865, 12.2 weeks of Dothan pay |
| Dothan typical | Midpoint of the Dothan low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,350 |
- Where Dothan 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 Dothan
A typical asphalt roof in Dothan costs $9,350, which is 8.8 weeks of local pay and puts Dothan 103rd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Dothan | 7.3 | $7,700 | 4.1% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Dothan | 9.6 | $10,150 | 5.4% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Dothan | 18.4 | $19,500 | 10.5% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Dothan | 25.1 | $26,550 | 14.2% |
| Concrete Tile in Dothan | 16.5 | $17,450 | 9.4% |
| TPO / EPDM in Dothan* | 4.7 | $5,000 | 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
What weather does to a Dothan 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 Dothan. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Dothan against nearby Alabama cities
6 neighbors share 0.83× to 0.84×, against Dothan's 0.83×. Closest is Montgomery, about 95 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dothan (this page) | 8.8 | — | 26 (0) | 12 |
| Montgomery roofers ≈95 mi from Dothan |
8.7 | same | 29 (0) | 16 |
| Auburn roofers ≈96 mi from Dothan |
8.7 | same | 26 (0) | 24 |
| Mobile roofers ≈161 mi from Dothan |
9.6 | +1% | 29 (0) | 24 |
| Hoover roofers ≈172 mi from Dothan |
4.5 | same | 25 (0) | 47 |
| Tuscaloosa roofers ≈188 mi from Dothan |
10.0 | same | 27 (0) | 20 |
| Gadsden roofers ≈195 mi from Dothan |
12.6 | same | 22 (0) | 29 |
On the cost index Dothan sits at 0.83×, and a Dothan roof takes 8.8 weeks of its pay, rank 103 of 209.
Dothan roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Dothan household earns $55,052 a year, or $1,059 a week. A Dothan asphalt re-roof, typically $9,350, takes 8.8 weeks of that.
Montgomery ($9,350 typical, 95 miles away) takes 8.7 weeks of its own pay, 0.10 weeks fewer than Dothan.
102 of 208 other cities ask for more, 106 for less.
Sum for Dothan: $9,350 ÷ ($55,052 ÷ 52) = 8.8 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Dothan city), 2019–2023What a re-roof costs against home values in Dothan
Share of median home value
In Dothan a typical re-roof takes 5.0% of the $186,600 median home value. 97 cities carry a heavier ratio and 111 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Dothan city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
48.2% of Dothan homes predate 1980. The median Dothan home was built in 1981, so a roof never replaced there is 45 years old. Oldest-first, Dothan stands #117 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Dothan city), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Dothan's $5,810–$12,865 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Dothan pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.47 weeks in Dothan | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.94 weeks in Dothan | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.4 weeks in Dothan | $2,500 |
Repair or replace in Dothan
The median Dothan home was built in 1981, so an original roof would be 45 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 48.2% of Dothan homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Dothan | $550 | 0.52 |
| Larger repair in Dothan | $2,500 | 2.4 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Dothan | $4,700 | 4.4 |
| One year of roof life in Dothan | $340 | 0.32 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Dothan: 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.
The Dothan roofing market
Dothan, with 71,072 residents per the 2020 census, is southeast Alabama's largest city and a regional medical hub. Southeast Alabama Medical Center employs 2,500 people and Flowers Hospital adds 1,100 more, anchoring a stable healthcare-driven economy with consistent demand for commercial and residential roofing. The city's role as the Peanut Capital of the World also supports agricultural processing facilities whose metal roofs require periodic coating and seam inspection. Steady population serving a multi-county trade area keeps the contractor market active.
Roofing companies in Dothan's county
- 8roofing establishments with paid employees
- 87.5%have fewer than 5 employees
87.5% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 24 points above the 190-city median of 64%.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 26 roofing contractors listed in Dothan. See them
Storms behind Dothan roof bills
Public NOAA records for Dothan's county.
- 8days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2.75 inlargest hailstone reported
- 111days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 14 hail reports for Dothan's county since 2014. March is the busiest month with 5 of them, 36% of the total.
Busiest three: March 5, April 3, January 2.
No hail was reported in 6 of the 12 months (February to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was January 9, 2024, with $6,120,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $11,474,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 30 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Houston County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2021 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 |
12 recorded hail events across 5 years represented in the data, about 2.4 per represented full year. 2025 had the most events among represented full years: 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Dothan
- Downtown Dothan
- Oakwood
- Woodlawn
- Brookshire
- Pine Crest
ZIP codes: 36301, 36302, 36305, 36307, 36394.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.