Roof Replacement Cost in Kenosha, Wisconsin (2026)
Quotes for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Kenosha usually land between $6,580 to $14,570. On Kenosha's median household income of $68,532 a year that works out to 5.0 to 11.1 weeks of pay. The median Kenosha home dates from 1968. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: A typical Kenosha asphalt roof costs $10,600. That is 8.0 weeks of pay for a household earning $68,532 a year. Metal in Kenosha runs $15,980 to $37,600, against $6,580 to $14,570 for asphalt.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Kenosha installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Kenosha roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Kenosha home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Kenosha or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Kenosha roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Kenosha house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Kenosha gets.
Price your own roof in Kenosha
Kenosha prices sit 6% under the national base. A typical Kenosha roof is 8.0 weeks of local pay, 144th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Kenosha
- 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 |
| Kenosha cost index | Fixed for Kenosha, not recalculated from wages | 0.94× |
| Kenosha low | $7,000 × Kenosha index 0.94 | $6,580, 5.0 weeks of Kenosha pay |
| Kenosha high | $15,500 × Kenosha index 0.94 | $14,570, 11.1 weeks of Kenosha pay |
| Kenosha typical | Midpoint of the Kenosha low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,600 |
- Where Kenosha 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 Kenosha
A typical asphalt roof in Kenosha costs $10,600, which is 8.0 weeks of local pay and puts Kenosha 144th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Kenosha | 6.6 | $8,700 | 4.1% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Kenosha | 8.7 | $11,500 | 5.5% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Kenosha | 16.8 | $22,100 | 10.5% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Kenosha | 22.8 | $30,100 | 14.3% |
| Concrete Tile in Kenosha | 15.0 | $19,750 | 9.4% |
| TPO / EPDM in Kenosha* | 4.3 | $5,650 | 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 Kenosha
The median Kenosha home was built in 1968, so an original roof would be 58 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 64.7% of Kenosha homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Kenosha | $600 | 0.46 |
| Larger repair in Kenosha | $2,800 | 2.1 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Kenosha | $5,300 | 4.0 |
| One year of roof life in Kenosha | $385 | 0.29 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Kenosha: 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 Kenosha 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 Kenosha. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Kenosha against nearby Wisconsin cities
6 neighbors share 0.94×, against Kenosha's 0.94×. Closest is Racine, about 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha (this page) | 8.0 | — | 29 (0) | 15 |
| Racine roofers ≈10 mi from Kenosha |
9.9 | same | 22 (0) | 26 |
| Janesville roofers ≈61 mi from Kenosha |
7.7 | same | 22 (0) | 63 |
| Oshkosh roofers ≈103 mi from Kenosha |
8.9 | same | 22 (0) | 15 |
| Appleton roofers ≈120 mi from Kenosha |
7.1 | same | 25 (0) | 57 |
| Green Bay roofers ≈133 mi from Kenosha |
8.8 | same | 27 (0) | 46 |
| La Crosse roofers ≈193 mi from Kenosha |
10.2 | same | 21 (0) | 68 |
On the cost index Kenosha sits at 0.94×, and a Kenosha roof takes 8.0 weeks of its pay, rank 144 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Kenosha
Share of median home value
In Kenosha a typical re-roof takes 5.0% of the $210,500 median home value. 94 cities carry a heavier ratio and 114 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Kenosha city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
64.7% of Kenosha homes predate 1980. The median Kenosha home was built in 1968, so a roof never replaced there is 58 years old. Oldest-first, Kenosha stands #45 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Kenosha city), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Kenosha's $6,580–$14,570 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Kenosha pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.38 weeks in Kenosha | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.76 weeks in Kenosha | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 1.9 weeks in Kenosha | $2,500 |
The Kenosha roofing market
Kenosha, with 99,986 residents per the 2020 census, is Wisconsin's fourth-largest city, anchored by the world headquarters of Snap-on Tools and Jockey International. Amazon, Uline, and Rustoleum also operate major distribution facilities here. The city's position in the Chicago-Milwaukee corridor drives steady commercial construction and warehouse roofing demand, while a strong residential housing market sustains roofing activity from both new builds and buyer-driven repairs.
Roofing companies in Kenosha's county
- 13roofing establishments with paid employees
- 52paid roofing employees
- 76.9%have fewer than 5 employees
- 4.0employees per firm on average
76.9% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 13 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 4 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 29 roofing contractors listed in Kenosha. See them
Kenosha roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Kenosha household earns $68,532 a year, or $1,318 a week. A Kenosha asphalt re-roof, typically $10,600, takes 8.0 weeks of that.
Racine ($10,600 typical, 10 miles away) takes 9.9 weeks of its own pay, 1.9 weeks more than Kenosha.
143 of 208 other cities ask for more, 65 for less.
Sum for Kenosha: $10,600 ÷ ($68,532 ÷ 52) = 8.0 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Kenosha city), 2019–2023Storms behind Kenosha roof bills
Public NOAA records for Kenosha's county.
- 8days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2.9 inlargest hailstone reported
- 32days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 26 hail reports for Kenosha's county since 2014. May is the busiest month with 10 of them, 38% of the total.
Busiest three: May 10, April 6, June 5.
No hail was reported in 6 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was August 10, 2020, with $259,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $823,500. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 4 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF1.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Kenosha County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 |
| 2026* | 1 |
15 recorded hail events across 5 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2025 had the most events among represented full years: 6.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Kenosha storm history · Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Kenosha
- Kenosha downtown
- South Shore
- Racine Avenue
- Merrillville
- Hartford-Hebron
ZIP codes: 53144, 53101, 53164, 53132, 53117.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.