Roof Replacement Cost in Dubuque, Iowa (2026)
Quotes for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Dubuque usually land between $6,090 to $13,485. On Dubuque's median household income of $64,985 a year that works out to 4.9 to 10.8 weeks of pay. The median Dubuque home dates from 1962. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Dubuque asphalt re-roofs land at $9,800 for the typical job (7.8 weeks of local pay at $64,985 a year). Expect $6,090 to $13,485 for asphalt and $14,790 to $34,800 for metal in Dubuque.
Got a quote? See where it falls in Dubuque
Compares your price per square foot with the Dubuque installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Dubuque roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Dubuque home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Dubuque or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Dubuque roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Dubuque house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Dubuque gets.
Price your own roof in Dubuque
Dubuque prices sit 13% under the national base. A typical Dubuque roof is 7.8 weeks of local pay, 152nd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Dubuque
- 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 |
| Dubuque cost index | Fixed for Dubuque, not recalculated from wages | 0.87× |
| Dubuque low | $7,000 × Dubuque index 0.87 | $6,090, 4.9 weeks of Dubuque pay |
| Dubuque high | $15,500 × Dubuque index 0.87 | $13,485, 10.8 weeks of Dubuque pay |
| Dubuque typical | Midpoint of the Dubuque low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,800 |
- Where Dubuque 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 Dubuque
A typical asphalt roof in Dubuque costs $9,800, which is 7.8 weeks of local pay and puts Dubuque 152nd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Dubuque | 6.4 | $8,050 | 4.2% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Dubuque | 8.5 | $10,650 | 5.5% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Dubuque | 16.4 | $20,450 | 10.6% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Dubuque | 22.3 | $27,850 | 14.4% |
| Concrete Tile in Dubuque | 14.6 | $18,250 | 9.5% |
| TPO / EPDM in Dubuque* | 4.2 | $5,200 | 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 Dubuque
The median Dubuque home was built in 1962, so an original roof would be 64 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 73.7% of Dubuque homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Dubuque | $550 | 0.44 |
| Larger repair in Dubuque | $2,600 | 2.1 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Dubuque | $4,900 | 3.9 |
| One year of roof life in Dubuque | $356 | 0.29 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Dubuque: 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 Dubuque 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 Dubuque. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Dubuque's $6,090–$13,485 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Dubuque pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.40 weeks in Dubuque | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.80 weeks in Dubuque | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.0 weeks in Dubuque | $2,500 |
Dubuque against nearby Iowa cities
6 neighbors share 0.87×, against Dubuque's 0.87×. Closest is Cedar Rapids, about 62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque (this page) | 7.8 | — | 20 (0) | 48 |
| Cedar Rapids roofers ≈62 mi from Dubuque |
7.5 | same | 29 (0) | 131 |
| Davenport roofers ≈68 mi from Dubuque |
7.9 | same | 29 (0) | 108 |
| Iowa City roofers ≈73 mi from Dubuque |
8.9 | same | 23 (0) | 91 |
| Waterloo roofers ≈85 mi from Dubuque |
9.0 | same | 27 (0) | 59 |
| Ames roofers ≈154 mi from Dubuque |
8.5 | same | 23 (0) | 126 |
| Council Bluffs roofers ≈278 mi from Dubuque |
8.0 | same | 18 (0) | 70 |
On the cost index Dubuque sits at 0.87×, and a Dubuque roof takes 7.8 weeks of its pay, rank 152 of 209.
Storms behind Dubuque roof bills
Public NOAA records for Dubuque's county.
- 19days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2 inlargest hailstone reported
- 49days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 63 hail reports for Dubuque's county since 2014. June is the busiest month with 14 of them, 22% of the total.
Busiest three: June 14, May 13, April 11.
No hail was reported in 4 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was May 28, 2016, with $90,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $96,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 11 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF1.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Dubuque County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026* | 11 |
48 recorded hail events across 8 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2017 had the most events among represented full years: 13.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
What a re-roof costs against home values in Dubuque
Share of median home value
In Dubuque a typical re-roof takes 5.1% of the $193,100 median home value. 90 cities carry a heavier ratio and 118 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Dubuque city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
73.7% of Dubuque homes predate 1980. The median Dubuque home was built in 1962, so a roof never replaced there is 64 years old. Oldest-first, Dubuque stands #31 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Dubuque city), 2019–2023The Dubuque roofing market
Dubuque, with 59,667 residents per the 2020 census, has diversified well beyond its industrial roots into healthcare, publishing, and tourism while retaining significant manufacturing. The largest single employer is John Deere with 2,600 workers, followed by the Dubuque Community School District (1,957), MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (1,410), Medical Associates (1,061), and Finley Hospital (975). A stable, employment-anchored population with a mix of older Mississippi River-town housing and newer suburban development keeps both re-roofing and new-construction roofing demand steady for contractors in this northeast Iowa market.
Roofing companies in Dubuque's county
- 11roofing establishments with paid employees
- 67paid roofing employees
- 72.7%have fewer than 5 employees
- 6.1employees per firm on average
72.7% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 9 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 6.1 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 20 roofing contractors listed in Dubuque. See them
License and permit in Iowa
Dubuque roofers: State contractor registration.
Permit: Dubuque's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodDubuque roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Dubuque household earns $64,985 a year, or $1,250 a week. A Dubuque asphalt re-roof, typically $9,800, takes 7.8 weeks of that.
Cedar Rapids ($9,800 typical, 62 miles away) takes 7.5 weeks of its own pay, 0.33 weeks fewer than Dubuque.
151 of 208 other cities ask for more, 57 for less.
Sum for Dubuque: $9,800 ÷ ($64,985 ÷ 52) = 7.8 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Dubuque city), 2019–2023Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Dubuque
- River Heights
- North End
- University Place
- Central Park
- Eastside
ZIP codes: 52001, 52003, 52004, 52005, 52006.
Roof cost in Dubuque: questions
In Dubuque, what does a roof replacement cost?
In Dubuque, how many weeks of pay is a new roof?
In Dubuque, should I repair or replace my roof?
For a Dubuque home, is a re-roof a big bill?
When does hail hit Dubuque?
Does a Dubuque roofer need a license?
For a Dubuque roof, who pulls the permit?
How many roofing firms work near Dubuque?
More for Dubuque
Cite this page
Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.