Roof Replacement Cost in Jackson, Mississippi (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in Jackson, MS runs $5,460 to $12,090. The median Jackson, MS household earns $43,238 a year, so that is 6.6 to 14.5 weeks of its pay. Jackson, MS gets 59.7 yearly precipitation, 12th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $8,800 for asphalt shingles in Jackson, MS, or 10.6 weeks of the median household's $43,238. Metal roofs in Jackson, MS cost $13,260 to $31,200; asphalt ranges from $5,460 to $12,090.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Jackson, MS installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Jackson, MS roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Jackson, MS home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Jackson, MS or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Jackson, MS roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Jackson, MS house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Jackson, MS gets.
Price your own roof in Jackson
Jackson, MS prices sit 22% under the national base. A typical Jackson, MS roof is 10.6 weeks of local pay, 32nd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Jackson
- 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 |
| Jackson, MS cost index | Fixed for Jackson, MS, not recalculated from wages | 0.78× |
| Jackson, MS low | $7,000 × Jackson, MS index 0.78 | $5,460, 6.6 weeks of Jackson, MS pay |
| Jackson, MS high | $15,500 × Jackson, MS index 0.78 | $12,090, 14.5 weeks of Jackson, MS pay |
| Jackson, MS typical | Midpoint of the Jackson, MS low and high, rounded to $50 | $8,800 |
- Where Jackson, MS 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 Jackson, MS. 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 Jackson, MS
A typical asphalt roof in Jackson, MS costs $8,800, which is 10.6 weeks of local pay and puts Jackson, MS 32nd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Jackson, MS | 8.7 | $7,200 | 6.7% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Jackson, MS | 11.5 | $9,550 | 8.8% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Jackson, MS | 22.1 | $18,350 | 17.0% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Jackson, MS | 30.0 | $24,950 | 23.1% |
| Concrete Tile in Jackson, MS | 19.7 | $16,400 | 15.2% |
| TPO / EPDM in Jackson, MS* | 5.7 | $4,700 | 4.3% |
* 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 Jackson, MS 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 Jackson, MS. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Repair or replace in Jackson, MS
The median Jackson, MS home was built in 1969, so an original roof would be 57 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 73.2% of Jackson, MS homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Jackson, MS | $500 | 0.60 |
| Larger repair in Jackson, MS | $2,350 | 2.8 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Jackson, MS | $4,400 | 5.3 |
| One year of roof life in Jackson, MS | $320 | 0.38 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Jackson, MS: 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.
Jackson, MS roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Jackson, MS household earns $43,238 a year, or $832 a week. A Jackson, MS asphalt re-roof, typically $8,800, takes 10.6 weeks of that.
Hattiesburg ($8,900 typical, 85 miles away) takes 10.5 weeks of its own pay, 0.10 weeks fewer than Jackson, MS.
31 of 208 other cities ask for more, 177 for less.
Sum for Jackson, MS: $8,800 ÷ ($43,238 ÷ 52) = 10.6 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Jackson city), 2019–2023Storms behind Jackson, MS roof bills
Public NOAA records for Jackson, MS's county.
- 31days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2.75 inlargest hailstone reported
- 140days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 59 hail reports for Jackson, MS's county since 2014. March is the busiest month with 12 of them, 20% of the total.
Busiest three: March 12, April 12, June 10.
No hail was reported in 2 of the 12 months (July to September, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was March 26, 2023, with $11,259,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $27,962,400. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 52 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Hinds County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 7 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026* | 3 |
34 recorded hail events across 8 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2023 had the most events among represented full years: 9.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Jackson, MS's $5,460–$12,090 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Jackson, MS pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.60 weeks in Jackson, MS | $500 |
| $1,000 | 1.2 weeks in Jackson, MS | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 3.0 weeks in Jackson, MS | $2,500 |
Jackson, MS against nearby Mississippi cities
Neighbors run from 0.79× to 0.83× against Jackson's 0.78×. Closest: Hattiesburg, about 85 mi, at $5,530 to $12,245.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS (this page) | 10.6 | — | 27 (6) | 34 |
| Hattiesburg roofers ≈85 mi from Jackson, MS |
10.5 | +1% | 26 (8) | 18 |
| Meridian roofers ≈87 mi from Jackson, MS |
13.4 | +1% | 25 (4) | 22 |
| Gulfport roofers ≈148 mi from Jackson, MS |
10.1 | +1% | 17 (5) | 23 |
| Biloxi roofers ≈152 mi from Jackson, MS |
8.7 | +6% | 28 (4) | 23 |
| Tupelo roofers ≈160 mi from Jackson, MS |
7.0 | +1% | 21 (7) | 40 |
| Southaven roofers ≈186 mi from Jackson, MS |
6.1 | +1% | 28 (8) | 37 |
On the cost index Jackson, MS sits at 0.78×, and a Jackson, MS roof takes 10.6 weeks of its pay, rank 32 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Jackson, MS
Share of median home value
In Jackson, MS a typical re-roof takes 8.1% of the $108,200 median home value. Only 23 other cities carry a heavier ratio.
Source: Census ACS (Jackson city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
73.2% of Jackson, MS homes predate 1980. The median Jackson, MS home was built in 1969, so a roof never replaced there is 57 years old. Oldest-first, Jackson, MS stands #46 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Jackson city), 2019–2023The Jackson, MS roofing market
Jackson has the lowest roofing costs of any city on this list, reflecting Mississippi's very low wages and material transport advantages via the Mississippi River corridor. The city's high poverty rate and aging housing stock mean many properties have deferred roof maintenance for 5-10 years beyond ideal replacement windows, driving a large repair-to-replace conversion market.
Roofing companies in Jackson, MS's county
- 12roofing establishments with paid employees
- 233paid roofing employees
- 58.3%have fewer than 5 employees
- 19.4employees per firm on average
58.3% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 5 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 19.4 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 27 roofing contractors listed in Jackson, MS, 6 verified against a public registry. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Jackson, MS metro earns a median $44,850 a year, $90 below the $44,940 statewide median. 123 of 141 metros pay more than the Jackson, MS area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025License and permit in Mississippi
Jackson, MS roofers: State roofing license required.
Check a Jackson, MS roofer in the Mississippi registry
6 contractors listed in Jackson, MS carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: Jackson, MS's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodAreas PickARoofer contractors serve in Jackson, MS
- Belhaven
- Fondren
- Ridgeland
- Brandon
- Flowood
- Northeast Jackson
ZIP codes: 39201, 39202, 39206, 39209, 39213.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.