Roof Replacement Cost in La Crosse, Wisconsin (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft La Crosse home costs $6,580 to $14,570, which a La Crosse household on $53,803 a year earns back in 6.4 to 14.1 weeks. By that measure La Crosse sits 40th of 209 cities we price. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: In La Crosse the typical asphalt re-roof costs $10,600, which is 10.2 weeks of local pay on a $53,803 median household income. Metal in La Crosse runs $15,980 to $37,600, and the La Crosse asphalt range is $6,580 to $14,570.
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Compares your price per square foot with the La Crosse installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a La Crosse roof cost per month?
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How much life is left in my La Crosse roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a La Crosse house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather La Crosse gets.
Price your own roof in La Crosse
La Crosse prices sit 6% under the national base. A typical La Crosse roof is 10.2 weeks of local pay, 40th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in La Crosse
- 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 |
| La Crosse cost index | Fixed for La Crosse, not recalculated from wages | 0.94× |
| La Crosse low | $7,000 × La Crosse index 0.94 | $6,580, 6.4 weeks of La Crosse pay |
| La Crosse high | $15,500 × La Crosse index 0.94 | $14,570, 14.1 weeks of La Crosse pay |
| La Crosse typical | Midpoint of the La Crosse low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,600 |
- Where La Crosse 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 La Crosse
A typical asphalt roof in La Crosse costs $10,600, which is 10.2 weeks of local pay and puts La Crosse 40th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in La Crosse | 8.4 | $8,700 | 4.4% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in La Crosse | 11.1 | $11,500 | 5.8% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in La Crosse | 21.4 | $22,100 | 11.2% |
| Standing Seam Metal in La Crosse | 29.1 | $30,100 | 15.3% |
| Concrete Tile in La Crosse | 19.1 | $19,750 | 10.0% |
| TPO / EPDM in La Crosse* | 5.5 | $5,650 | 2.9% |
* 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
La Crosse roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median La Crosse household earns $53,803 a year, or $1,035 a week. A La Crosse asphalt re-roof, typically $10,600, takes 10.2 weeks of that.
Eau Claire ($10,600 typical, 71 miles away) takes 8.4 weeks of its own pay, 1.8 weeks fewer than La Crosse.
39 of 208 other cities ask for more, 169 for less.
Sum for La Crosse: $10,600 ÷ ($53,803 ÷ 52) = 10.2 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (La Crosse city), 2019–2023Repair or replace in La Crosse
La Crosse homes sit 60 years from the median build year of 1966. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in La Crosse a repair mostly buys time. 66.9% of La Crosse homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in La Crosse | $600 | 0.58 |
| Larger repair in La Crosse | $2,800 | 2.7 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in La Crosse | $5,300 | 5.1 |
| One year of roof life in La Crosse | $385 | 0.37 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in La Crosse: 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 La Crosse 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 La Crosse. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against La Crosse's $6,580–$14,570 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of La Crosse pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.48 weeks in La Crosse | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.97 weeks in La Crosse | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.4 weeks in La Crosse | $2,500 |
La Crosse against nearby Wisconsin cities
6 neighbors share 0.94×, against La Crosse's 0.94×. Closest is Eau Claire, about 71 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Crosse (this page) | 10.2 | — | 21 (0) | 68 |
| Eau Claire roofers ≈71 mi from La Crosse |
8.4 | same | 24 (0) | 32 |
| Janesville roofers ≈135 mi from La Crosse |
7.7 | same | 22 (0) | 63 |
| Oshkosh roofers ≈135 mi from La Crosse |
8.9 | same | 22 (0) | 15 |
| Appleton roofers ≈144 mi from La Crosse |
7.1 | same | 25 (0) | 57 |
| Green Bay roofers ≈168 mi from La Crosse |
8.8 | same | 27 (0) | 46 |
| Racine roofers ≈188 mi from La Crosse |
9.9 | same | 22 (0) | 26 |
On the cost index La Crosse sits at 0.94×, and a La Crosse roof takes 10.2 weeks of its pay, rank 40 of 209.
Storms behind La Crosse roof bills
Public NOAA records for La Crosse's county.
- 18days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 4 inlargest hailstone reported
- 36days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 77 hail reports for La Crosse's county since 2014. July is the busiest month with 30 of them, 39% of the total.
Busiest three: July 30, May 12, June 12.
No hail was reported in 3 of the 12 months (January to November, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was June 2, 2020, with $47,637,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $50,195,700. 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, La Crosse County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 8 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2026* | 5 |
68 recorded hail events across 8 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2023 had the most events among represented full years: 16.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 La Crosse storm history · Hail risk lookup
What a re-roof costs against home values in La Crosse
Share of median home value
In La Crosse a typical re-roof takes 5.4% of the $196,600 median home value. 75 cities carry a heavier ratio and 133 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (La Crosse city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
66.9% of La Crosse homes predate 1980. A roof that La Crosse homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1966 is 60 years old. Oldest-first, La Crosse stands #39 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (La Crosse city), 2019–2023The La Crosse roofing market
La Crosse's 2020 census population of 52,680 supports a stable contractor market anchored by large institutional roofing demand. Major employers include Gundersen Health System, Mayo Clinic Health System, Trane, and Kwik Trip, generating substantial commercial roof stock across hospitals, manufacturing plants, and retail facilities. The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and Western Technical College add campus roofing inventory. As a regional medical and manufacturing hub, La Crosse sustains steady demand for both residential and commercial roofing services.
Roofing companies in La Crosse's county
- 12roofing establishments with paid employees
- 172paid roofing employees
- 66.7%have fewer than 5 employees
- 14.3employees per firm on average
66.7% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 3 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 14.3 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 21 roofing contractors listed in La Crosse. See them
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in La Crosse
- La Crosse Center District
- Riverfront District
- University Heights
- Southside
- Westside
ZIP codes: 54601, 54623, 54603, 54639, 54607.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.