Roof Replacement Cost in McAllen, Texas (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in McAllen runs $6,510 to $14,415. The median McAllen household earns $60,165 a year, so that is 5.6 to 12.5 weeks of its pay. McAllen gets 183 days at 90f or hotter, 1st highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: McAllen asphalt re-roofs land at $10,450 for the typical job (9.0 weeks of local pay at $60,165 a year). Expect $6,510 to $14,415 for asphalt and $15,810 to $37,200 for metal in McAllen.
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Compares your price per square foot with the McAllen installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a McAllen roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a McAllen home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in McAllen or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my McAllen roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a McAllen house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather McAllen gets.
Price your own roof in McAllen
McAllen prices sit 7% under the national base. A typical McAllen roof is 9.0 weeks of local pay, 96th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in McAllen
- 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 |
| McAllen cost index | Fixed for McAllen, not recalculated from wages | 0.93× |
| McAllen low | $7,000 × McAllen index 0.93 | $6,510, 5.6 weeks of McAllen pay |
| McAllen high | $15,500 × McAllen index 0.93 | $14,415, 12.5 weeks of McAllen pay |
| McAllen typical | Midpoint of the McAllen low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,450 |
- Where McAllen 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 McAllen
A typical asphalt roof in McAllen costs $10,450, which is 9.0 weeks of local pay and puts McAllen 96th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in McAllen | 7.4 | $8,600 | 4.9% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in McAllen | 9.9 | $11,400 | 6.6% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in McAllen | 18.9 | $21,850 | 12.6% |
| Standing Seam Metal in McAllen | 25.7 | $29,750 | 17.1% |
| Concrete Tile in McAllen | 16.9 | $19,550 | 11.2% |
| TPO / EPDM in McAllen* | 4.8 | $5,600 | 3.2% |
* 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 McAllen 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 McAllen. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against McAllen's $6,510–$14,415 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of McAllen pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.43 weeks in McAllen | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.86 weeks in McAllen | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.2 weeks in McAllen | $2,500 |
McAllen against nearby Texas cities
6 neighbors share 0.93×, against McAllen's 0.93×. Closest is Edinburg, about 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen (this page) | 9.0 | — | 22 (1) | 56 |
| Edinburg roofers ≈8 mi from McAllen |
9.4 | same | 15 (0) | 56 |
| Harlingen roofers ≈33 mi from McAllen |
9.7 | same | 25 (1) | 30 |
| Brownsville roofers ≈50 mi from McAllen |
11.2 | same | 19 (1) | 30 |
| Laredo roofers ≈120 mi from McAllen |
8.6 | same | 24 (0) | 40 |
| Victoria roofers ≈195 mi from McAllen |
8.0 | same | 29 (0) | 12 |
| Houston roofers ≈302 mi from McAllen |
8.6 | same | 25 (19) | 133 |
On the cost index McAllen sits at 0.93×, and a McAllen roof takes 9.0 weeks of its pay, rank 96 of 209.
McAllen roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median McAllen household earns $60,165 a year, or $1,157 a week. A McAllen asphalt re-roof, typically $10,450, takes 9.0 weeks of that.
Edinburg ($10,450 typical, 8 miles away) takes 9.4 weeks of its own pay, 0.37 weeks more than McAllen.
95 of 208 other cities ask for more, 113 for less.
Sum for McAllen: $10,450 ÷ ($60,165 ÷ 52) = 9.0 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (McAllen city), 2019–2023What a re-roof costs against home values in McAllen
Share of median home value
In McAllen a typical re-roof takes 6.0% of the $173,800 median home value. 49 cities carry a heavier ratio and 159 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (McAllen city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
25.8% of McAllen homes predate 1980. A roof that McAllen homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1993 is 33 years old. Oldest-first, McAllen stands #182 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (McAllen city), 2019–2023Storms behind McAllen roof bills
Public NOAA records for McAllen's county. Edinburg shares McAllen's county. On Edinburg: monthly chart, costliest storm day, tornado count. On McAllen: year-by-year counts and located reports.
- 16days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 3 inlargest hailstone reported
- 36days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Reported hail locations, Hidalgo County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 15 |
56 recorded hail events across 7 years represented in the data. 2023 had the most events among represented full years: 18.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
The McAllen roofing market
McAllen had an estimated population of 150,640 in 2025, anchoring a metropolitan area of 921,549, a sizable base of homes and buildings needing roofing work. The local economy has strengthened over time, with unemployment declining significantly through the 2000s. Housing has historically stayed affordable relative to national averages, keeping homeownership rates and re-roofing demand active across the metro.
Roofing companies in McAllen's county
- 21roofing establishments with paid employees
- 184paid roofing employees
- 61.9%have fewer than 5 employees
- 8.8employees per firm on average
61.9% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 2 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 8.8 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 22 roofing contractors listed in McAllen, 1 verified against a public registry. See them
License and permit in Texas
McAllen roofers: No state roofing license — voluntary RCAT program.
Check a McAllen roofer in the Texas registry
1 contractor listed in McAllen carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: McAllen's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodRepair or replace in McAllen
McAllen homes sit 33 years from the median build year of 1993. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in McAllen a repair mostly buys time. 25.8% of McAllen homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in McAllen | $600 | 0.52 |
| Larger repair in McAllen | $2,800 | 2.4 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in McAllen | $5,200 | 4.5 |
| One year of roof life in McAllen | $380 | 0.33 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in McAllen: 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.
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in McAllen
- McAllen Medical Center District
- North McAllen
- South McAllen
- McDonald Heights
- Downtown McAllen
ZIP codes: 78501, 78504, 78503, 78509, 78502.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.