Roof Replacement Cost in Lubbock, Texas (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft Lubbock home costs $5,670 to $12,555, which a Lubbock household on $60,487 a year earns back in 4.9 to 10.8 weeks. NOAA counts 66 days of 1-inch hail in Lubbock's county. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Lubbock asphalt re-roofs land at $9,100 for the typical job (7.8 weeks of local pay at $60,487 a year). Expect $5,670 to $12,555 for asphalt and $13,770 to $32,400 for metal in Lubbock.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Lubbock installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Lubbock roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Lubbock home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Lubbock or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Lubbock roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Lubbock house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Lubbock gets.
Price your own roof in Lubbock
Lubbock prices sit 19% under the national base. A typical Lubbock roof is 7.8 weeks of local pay, 156th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Lubbock
- 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 |
| Lubbock cost index | Fixed for Lubbock, not recalculated from wages | 0.81× |
| Lubbock low | $7,000 × Lubbock index 0.81 | $5,670, 4.9 weeks of Lubbock pay |
| Lubbock high | $15,500 × Lubbock index 0.81 | $12,555, 10.8 weeks of Lubbock pay |
| Lubbock typical | Midpoint of the Lubbock low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,100 |
- Where Lubbock 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 Lubbock. 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 Lubbock
A typical asphalt roof in Lubbock costs $9,100, which is 7.8 weeks of local pay and puts Lubbock 156th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Lubbock | 6.4 | $7,500 | 3.8% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Lubbock | 8.5 | $9,900 | 5.0% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Lubbock | 16.4 | $19,050 | 9.6% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Lubbock | 22.3 | $25,900 | 13.1% |
| Concrete Tile in Lubbock | 14.6 | $17,000 | 8.6% |
| TPO / EPDM in Lubbock* | 4.2 | $4,850 | 2.5% |
* 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 Lubbock roof bills
Public NOAA records for Lubbock's county.
- 66days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 4.5 inlargest hailstone reported
- 97days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 124 hail reports for Lubbock's county since 2014. May is the busiest month with 64 of them, 52% of the total.
Busiest three: May 64, June 32, April 15.
No hail was reported in 4 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was May 8, 2015, with $200,000,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $393,111,300. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 4 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Lubbock County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 5 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026* | 5 |
106 recorded hail events across 9 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data, about 11.2 per represented full year. 2019 had the most events among represented full years: 28.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Lubbock storm history · Hail risk lookup
What weather does to a Lubbock 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 Lubbock. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Lubbock's $5,670–$12,555 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Lubbock pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.43 weeks in Lubbock | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.86 weeks in Lubbock | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.1 weeks in Lubbock | $2,500 |
Lubbock against nearby Texas cities
Neighbors run from 0.80× to 0.93× against Lubbock's 0.81×. Closest: Midland, about 110 mi, at $5,950 to $13,175.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubbock (this page) | 7.8 | — | 18 (5) | 106 |
| Midland roofers ≈110 mi from Lubbock |
5.4 | +5% | 27 (1) | 140 |
| Amarillo roofers ≈113 mi from Lubbock |
7.5 | -1% | 21 (10) | 158 |
| Odessa roofers ≈123 mi from Lubbock |
6.6 | +1% | 24 (1) | 146 |
| Abilene roofers ≈145 mi from Lubbock |
7.6 | +1% | 28 (5) | 104 |
| San Angelo roofers ≈167 mi from Lubbock |
8.5 | +15% | 26 (2) | 183 |
| Fort Worth roofers ≈265 mi from Lubbock |
7.1 | +15% | 24 (1) | 475 |
On the cost index Lubbock sits at 0.81×, and a Lubbock roof takes 7.8 weeks of its pay, rank 156 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Lubbock
Share of median home value
In Lubbock a typical re-roof takes 4.6% of the $197,900 median home value. 116 cities carry a heavier ratio and 92 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Lubbock city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
46.2% of Lubbock homes predate 1980. A roof that Lubbock homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1983 is 43 years old. Oldest-first, Lubbock stands #127 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Lubbock city), 2019–2023Repair or replace in Lubbock
Lubbock homes sit 43 years from the median build year of 1983. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Lubbock a repair mostly buys time. 46.2% of Lubbock homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Lubbock | $550 | 0.47 |
| Larger repair in Lubbock | $2,450 | 2.1 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Lubbock | $4,550 | 3.9 |
| One year of roof life in Lubbock | $331 | 0.28 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Lubbock: 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.
The Lubbock roofing market
Texas Tech University and healthcare employment keep Lubbock's economy stable, sustaining robust homeownership demand, but the hail frequency means many roofs are replaced every 8-12 years rather than the typical 20-25. Local contractors are experienced with insurance supplement negotiations, and many firms employ dedicated insurance liaisons to handle Xactimate estimates and adjuster disputes.
Roofing companies in Lubbock's county
- 38roofing establishments with paid employees
- 297paid roofing employees
- 68.4%have fewer than 5 employees
- 7.8employees per firm on average
68.4% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 5 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 7.8 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 18 roofing contractors listed in Lubbock, 5 verified against a public registry. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Lubbock metro earns a median $36,650 a year, $9,380 below the $46,030 statewide median. 140 of 141 metros pay more than the Lubbock area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025License and permit in Texas
Lubbock roofers: No state roofing license — voluntary RCAT program.
Check a Lubbock roofer in the Texas registry
5 contractors listed in Lubbock carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: Lubbock's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodLubbock roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Lubbock household earns $60,487 a year, or $1,163 a week. A Lubbock asphalt re-roof, typically $9,100, takes 7.8 weeks of that.
Midland ($9,550 typical, 110 miles away) takes 5.4 weeks of its own pay, 2.4 weeks fewer than Lubbock.
155 of 208 other cities ask for more, 53 for less.
Sum for Lubbock: $9,100 ÷ ($60,487 ÷ 52) = 7.8 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Lubbock city), 2019–2023Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Lubbock
- Tech Terrace
- Maxey Park
- Arnett Benson
- Westover Hills
- Colonial Hills
- Raintree
ZIP codes: 79401, 79404, 79407, 79410, 79413.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.