Roof Replacement Cost in Fort Collins, Colorado (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in Fort Collins runs $7,840 to $17,360. The median Fort Collins household earns $83,598 a year, so that is 4.9 to 10.8 weeks of its pay. Fort Collins gets 132 freeze-thaw days, 3rd highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $12,600 for asphalt shingles in Fort Collins, or 7.8 weeks of the median household's $83,598. Metal roofs in Fort Collins cost $19,040 to $44,800; asphalt ranges from $7,840 to $17,360.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Fort Collins installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Fort Collins roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Fort Collins home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Fort Collins or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Fort Collins roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Fort Collins house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Fort Collins gets.
Price your own roof in Fort Collins
Fort Collins prices sit 12% over the national base. A typical Fort Collins roof is 7.8 weeks of local pay, 153rd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Fort Collins
- 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 |
| Fort Collins cost index | Fixed for Fort Collins, not recalculated from wages | 1.12× |
| Fort Collins low | $7,000 × Fort Collins index 1.12 | $7,840, 4.9 weeks of Fort Collins pay |
| Fort Collins high | $15,500 × Fort Collins index 1.12 | $17,360, 10.8 weeks of Fort Collins pay |
| Fort Collins typical | Midpoint of the Fort Collins low and high, rounded to $50 | $12,600 |
- Where Fort Collins 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 Fort Collins. 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 Fort Collins
A typical asphalt roof in Fort Collins costs $12,600, which is 7.8 weeks of local pay and puts Fort Collins 153rd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Fort Collins | 6.4 | $10,350 | 1.9% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Fort Collins | 8.5 | $13,700 | 2.5% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Fort Collins | 16.4 | $26,300 | 4.8% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Fort Collins | 22.3 | $35,850 | 6.5% |
| Concrete Tile in Fort Collins | 14.6 | $23,500 | 4.3% |
| TPO / EPDM in Fort Collins* | 4.2 | $6,700 | 1.2% |
* 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
Storms behind Fort Collins roof bills
Public NOAA records for Fort Collins's county. Loveland shares Fort Collins's county. On Loveland: year-by-year counts, located reports. On Loveland too: county roofing market, climate table. On Fort Collins: monthly chart and costliest storm day.
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 201 hail reports for Fort Collins's county since 2014. June is the busiest month with 88 of them, 44% of the total.
Busiest three: June 88, July 65, August 27.
No hail was reported in 7 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was July 28, 2022, with $2,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $2,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 2 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF3.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Fort Collins's $7,840–$17,360 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Fort Collins pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.31 weeks in Fort Collins | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.62 weeks in Fort Collins | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 1.6 weeks in Fort Collins | $2,500 |
Fort Collins against nearby Colorado cities
Neighbors run from 1.08× to 1.08× against Fort Collins's 1.12×. Closest: Loveland, about 13 mi, at $7,560 to $16,740.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Collins (this page) | 7.8 | — | 25 (0) | 143 |
| Loveland roofers ≈13 mi from Fort Collins |
7.6 | -4% | 26 (0) | 143 |
| Greeley roofers ≈23 mi from Fort Collins |
9.2 | -4% | 28 (0) | 386 |
| Longmont roofers ≈29 mi from Fort Collins |
7.0 | -4% | 30 (0) | 130 |
| Boulder roofers ≈41 mi from Fort Collins |
7.4 | -4% | 23 (0) | 130 |
| Westminster roofers ≈52 mi from Fort Collins |
6.6 | -4% | 21 (0) | 146 |
| Arvada roofers ≈54 mi from Fort Collins |
5.6 | -4% | 30 (0) | 159 |
On the cost index Fort Collins sits at 1.12×, and a Fort Collins roof takes 7.8 weeks of its pay, rank 153 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Fort Collins
Share of median home value
In Fort Collins a typical re-roof takes 2.3% of the $548,400 median home value. Only 7 cities carry a lighter ratio.
Source: Census ACS (Fort Collins city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
31.1% of Fort Collins homes predate 1980. The median Fort Collins home was built in 1992, so a roof never replaced there is 34 years old. Oldest-first, Fort Collins stands #176 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Fort Collins city), 2019–2023License and permit in Colorado
Fort Collins roofers: No statewide roofing license.
Permit: Fort Collins's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodFort Collins roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Fort Collins household earns $83,598 a year, or $1,608 a week. A Fort Collins asphalt re-roof, typically $12,600, takes 7.8 weeks of that.
Loveland ($12,150 typical, 13 miles away) takes 7.6 weeks of its own pay, 0.19 weeks fewer than Fort Collins.
152 of 208 other cities ask for more, 56 for less.
Sum for Fort Collins: $12,600 ÷ ($83,598 ÷ 52) = 7.8 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Fort Collins city), 2019–2023Repair or replace in Fort Collins
The median Fort Collins home was built in 1992, so an original roof would be 34 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 31.1% of Fort Collins homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Fort Collins | $750 | 0.47 |
| Larger repair in Fort Collins | $3,350 | 2.1 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Fort Collins | $6,300 | 3.9 |
| One year of roof life in Fort Collins | $458 | 0.29 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Fort Collins: 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 Fort Collins
- Old Town
- Midtown
- Fossil Creek
- Rigden Farm
- Harmony
- Provincetowne
ZIP codes: 80521, 80524, 80525, 80526, 80528.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.