Roof Replacement Cost in Gulfport, Mississippi (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in Gulfport runs $5,530 to $12,245. The median Gulfport household earns $46,044 a year, so that is 6.2 to 13.8 weeks of its pay. Gulfport gets 15.5 days with an inch of rain, 1st highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $8,900 for asphalt shingles in Gulfport, or 10.1 weeks of the median household's $46,044. Metal roofs in Gulfport cost $13,430 to $31,600; asphalt ranges from $5,530 to $12,245.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Gulfport installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Gulfport roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Gulfport home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Gulfport or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Gulfport roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Gulfport house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Gulfport gets.
Price your own roof in Gulfport
Gulfport prices sit 21% under the national base. A typical Gulfport roof is 10.1 weeks of local pay, 45th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Gulfport
- 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 |
| Gulfport cost index | Fixed for Gulfport, not recalculated from wages | 0.79× |
| Gulfport low | $7,000 × Gulfport index 0.79 | $5,530, 6.2 weeks of Gulfport pay |
| Gulfport high | $15,500 × Gulfport index 0.79 | $12,245, 13.8 weeks of Gulfport pay |
| Gulfport typical | Midpoint of the Gulfport low and high, rounded to $50 | $8,900 |
- Where Gulfport 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 Gulfport
A typical asphalt roof in Gulfport costs $8,900, which is 10.1 weeks of local pay and puts Gulfport 45th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Gulfport | 8.2 | $7,300 | 4.4% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Gulfport | 11.0 | $9,700 | 5.8% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Gulfport | 20.9 | $18,550 | 11.1% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Gulfport | 28.6 | $25,300 | 15.1% |
| Concrete Tile in Gulfport | 18.7 | $16,600 | 9.9% |
| TPO / EPDM in Gulfport* | 5.4 | $4,750 | 2.8% |
* 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 Gulfport 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 Gulfport. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Gulfport roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Gulfport household earns $46,044 a year, or $885 a week. A Gulfport asphalt re-roof, typically $8,900, takes 10.1 weeks of that.
Biloxi ($9,350 typical, 13 miles away) takes 8.7 weeks of its own pay, 1.4 weeks fewer than Gulfport.
44 of 208 other cities ask for more, 164 for less.
Sum for Gulfport: $8,900 ÷ ($46,044 ÷ 52) = 10.1 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Gulfport city), 2019–2023Gulfport against nearby Mississippi cities
Neighbors run from 0.78× to 0.83× against Gulfport's 0.79×. Closest: Biloxi, about 13 mi, at $5,810 to $12,865.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport (this page) | 10.1 | — | 17 (5) | 23 |
| Biloxi roofers ≈13 mi from Gulfport |
8.7 | +5% | 28 (4) | 23 |
| Hattiesburg roofers ≈67 mi from Gulfport |
10.5 | same | 26 (8) | 18 |
| Meridian roofers ≈140 mi from Gulfport |
13.4 | same | 25 (4) | 22 |
| Jackson roofers ≈148 mi from Gulfport |
10.6 | -1% | 27 (6) | 34 |
| Tupelo roofers ≈269 mi from Gulfport |
7.0 | same | 21 (7) | 40 |
| Southaven roofers ≈324 mi from Gulfport |
6.1 | same | 28 (8) | 37 |
On the cost index Gulfport sits at 0.79×, and a Gulfport roof takes 10.1 weeks of its pay, rank 45 of 209.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Gulfport's $5,530–$12,245 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Gulfport pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.56 weeks in Gulfport | $500 |
| $1,000 | 1.1 weeks in Gulfport | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.8 weeks in Gulfport | $2,500 |
What a re-roof costs against home values in Gulfport
Share of median home value
In Gulfport a typical re-roof takes 5.3% of the $167,100 median home value. 79 cities carry a heavier ratio and 129 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Gulfport city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
44.1% of Gulfport homes predate 1980. The median Gulfport home was built in 1986, so a roof never replaced there is 40 years old. Oldest-first, Gulfport stands #144 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Gulfport city), 2019–2023Storms behind Gulfport roof bills
Public NOAA records for Gulfport's county. Biloxi shares Gulfport's county. On Biloxi: monthly chart, costliest storm day, tornado count. On Gulfport: year-by-year counts and located reports.
- 14days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2 inlargest hailstone reported
- 40days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Reported hail locations, Harrison County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 |
23 recorded hail events across 5 years represented in the data. 2022 had the most events among represented full years: 10.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Gulfport storm history · Hail risk lookup
The Gulfport roofing market
Gulfport is Mississippi's second-largest city with a 2020 census population of 72,926. The top employers are Memorial Hospital at 4,953 employees, Naval Construction Battalion Center at 4,876 employees, and Gulfport School District at 2,724 employees. Post-Katrina rebuilding created a large wave of relatively young roofing stock now approaching the 15-20 year replacement window. Military, healthcare, and port commerce provide a stable employment base that supports steady residential and commercial re-roofing demand from homeowners and facility managers alike.
Roofing companies in Gulfport's county
- 8roofing establishments with paid employees
- 101paid roofing employees
- 50%have fewer than 5 employees
- 12.6employees per firm on average
50% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 14 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 12.6 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 17 roofing contractors listed in Gulfport, 5 verified against a public registry. See them
Repair or replace in Gulfport
The median Gulfport home was built in 1986, so an original roof would be 40 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 44.1% of Gulfport homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Gulfport | $500 | 0.56 |
| Larger repair in Gulfport | $2,350 | 2.7 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Gulfport | $4,450 | 5.0 |
| One year of roof life in Gulfport | $324 | 0.37 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Gulfport: 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.
License and permit in Mississippi
Gulfport roofers: State roofing license required.
Check a Gulfport roofer in the Mississippi registry
5 contractors listed in Gulfport carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: Gulfport's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodAreas PickARoofer contractors serve in Gulfport
- South Beach
- Lamar Place
- Pine Grove
- Owens Park
- Twin Lakes
ZIP codes: 39501, 39502, 39541, 39506, 39553.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.