Roof Replacement Cost in Macon, Georgia (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft Macon home costs $5,880 to $13,020, which a Macon household on $50,747 a year earns back in 6.0 to 13.3 weeks. Macon gets 86 days at 90f or hotter, 28th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Macon asphalt re-roofs land at $9,450 for the typical job (9.7 weeks of local pay at $50,747 a year). Expect $5,880 to $13,020 for asphalt and $14,280 to $33,600 for metal in Macon.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Macon installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Macon roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Macon home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Macon or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Macon roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Macon house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Macon gets.
Price your own roof in Macon
Macon prices sit 16% under the national base. A typical Macon roof is 9.7 weeks of local pay, 63rd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Macon
- 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 |
| Macon cost index | Fixed for Macon, not recalculated from wages | 0.84× |
| Macon low | $7,000 × Macon index 0.84 | $5,880, 6.0 weeks of Macon pay |
| Macon high | $15,500 × Macon index 0.84 | $13,020, 13.3 weeks of Macon pay |
| Macon typical | Midpoint of the Macon low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,450 |
- Where Macon 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 Macon. 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 Macon
A typical asphalt roof in Macon costs $9,450, which is 9.7 weeks of local pay and puts Macon 63rd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Macon | 7.9 | $7,750 | 4.7% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Macon | 10.6 | $10,300 | 6.2% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Macon | 20.2 | $19,750 | 11.9% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Macon | 27.6 | $26,900 | 16.2% |
| Concrete Tile in Macon | 18.1 | $17,650 | 10.6% |
| TPO / EPDM in Macon* | 5.2 | $5,050 | 3.0% |
* 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 Macon 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 Macon. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Macon roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Macon household earns $50,747 a year, or $976 a week. A Macon asphalt re-roof, typically $9,450, takes 9.7 weeks of that.
Warner Robins ($9,900 typical, 16 miles away) takes 7.8 weeks of its own pay, 1.8 weeks fewer than Macon.
62 of 208 other cities ask for more, 146 for less.
Sum for Macon: $9,450 ÷ ($50,747 ÷ 52) = 9.7 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Macon-Bibb County), 2019–2023Repair or replace in Macon
Macon homes sit 50 years from the median build year of 1976. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Macon a repair mostly buys time. 55.7% of Macon homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Macon | $550 | 0.56 |
| Larger repair in Macon | $2,500 | 2.6 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Macon | $4,700 | 4.8 |
| One year of roof life in Macon | $344 | 0.35 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Macon: 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.
Macon against nearby Georgia cities
Neighbors run from 0.85× to 0.88× against Macon's 0.84×. Closest: Warner Robins, about 16 mi, at $6,160 to $13,640.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon (this page) | 9.7 | — | 27 (0) | 4 |
| Warner Robins roofers ≈16 mi from Macon |
7.8 | +5% | 22 (0) | 9 |
| Athens roofers ≈79 mi from Macon |
10.0 | +5% | 30 (0) | 10 |
| Columbus roofers ≈83 mi from Macon |
8.8 | +1% | 29 (0) | 13 |
| Smyrna roofers ≈88 mi from Macon |
5.3 | +5% | 23 (0) | 17 |
| Albany roofers ≈92 mi from Macon |
11.4 | +5% | 27 (0) | 10 |
| Marietta roofers ≈93 mi from Macon |
7.3 | +5% | 30 (0) | 17 |
On the cost index Macon sits at 0.84×, and a Macon roof takes 9.7 weeks of its pay, rank 63 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Macon
Share of median home value
In Macon a typical re-roof takes 5.7% of the $165,800 median home value. 63 cities carry a heavier ratio and 145 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Macon-Bibb County), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
55.7% of Macon homes predate 1980. A roof that Macon homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1976 is 50 years old. Oldest-first, Macon stands #79 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Macon-Bibb County), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Macon's $5,880–$13,020 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Macon pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.51 weeks in Macon | $500 |
| $1,000 | 1.0 weeks in Macon | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.6 weeks in Macon | $2,500 |
The Macon roofing market
Macon's historic architecture — including significant antebellum and Victorian-era housing stock — creates specialty demand for steep-slope and architectural shingle work that commands a premium over standard replacements. Middle Georgia's modest economic base keeps overall pricing competitive, attracting homeowners from smaller surrounding towns for regional contractor services.
Roofing companies in Macon's county
- 13roofing establishments with paid employees
- 118paid roofing employees
- 61.5%have fewer than 5 employees
- 9.1employees per firm on average
61.5% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 2 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 9.1 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 27 roofing contractors listed in Macon. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Macon metro earns a median $46,030 a year, $910 below the $46,940 statewide median. 111 of 141 metros pay more than the Macon area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Macon roof bills
Public NOAA records for Macon's county.
- 5days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2 inlargest hailstone reported
- 39days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 5 hail reports for Macon's county since 2014. March is the busiest month with 1 of them, 20% of the total.
Busiest three: March 1, April 1, June 1.
No hail was reported in 7 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was March 3, 2019, with $2,120,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $4,462,250. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 9 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF1.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Hail reports per year
| 2018 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
4 recorded hail events across 4 years represented in the data. 2018 had the most events among represented full years: 1.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Macon
- Ingleside
- Vineville
- Shirley Hills
- Bellevue
- North Macon
- Rivoli
ZIP codes: 31201, 31204, 31206, 31210, 31211.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.