Roof Replacement Cost in Meridian, Mississippi (2026)
Budget $5,530 to $12,245 for an asphalt roof on a 2,000 sq ft Meridian house. Against the $34,657 median income in Meridian, that is 8.3 to 18.4 weeks of work. By that measure Meridian sits 6th of 209 cities we price. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: The usual asphalt re-roof in Meridian is $8,900, which takes 13.4 weeks of a $34,657 median household income. Metal in Meridian: $13,430 to $31,600. Asphalt in Meridian: $5,530 to $12,245.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Meridian installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Meridian roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Meridian home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Meridian or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Meridian roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Meridian house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Meridian gets.
Price your own roof in Meridian
Meridian prices sit 21% under the national base. A typical Meridian roof is 13.4 weeks of local pay, 6th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Meridian
- 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 |
| Meridian cost index | Fixed for Meridian, not recalculated from wages | 0.79× |
| Meridian low | $7,000 × Meridian index 0.79 | $5,530, 8.3 weeks of Meridian pay |
| Meridian high | $15,500 × Meridian index 0.79 | $12,245, 18.4 weeks of Meridian pay |
| Meridian typical | Midpoint of the Meridian low and high, rounded to $50 | $8,900 |
- Where Meridian 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 Meridian
A typical asphalt roof in Meridian costs $8,900, which is 13.4 weeks of local pay and puts Meridian 6th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Meridian | 11.0 | $7,300 | 7.2% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Meridian | 14.6 | $9,700 | 9.6% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Meridian | 27.8 | $18,550 | 18.4% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Meridian | 38.0 | $25,300 | 25.1% |
| Concrete Tile in Meridian | 24.9 | $16,600 | 16.5% |
| TPO / EPDM in Meridian* | 7.1 | $4,750 | 4.7% |
* 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
Meridian roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Meridian household earns $34,657 a year, or $666 a week. A Meridian asphalt re-roof, typically $8,900, takes 13.4 weeks of that.
Hattiesburg ($8,900 typical, 80 miles away) takes 10.5 weeks of its own pay, 2.9 weeks fewer than Meridian.
5 of 208 other cities ask for more, 203 for less.
Sum for Meridian: $8,900 ÷ ($34,657 ÷ 52) = 13.4 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Meridian city), 2019–2023What weather does to a Meridian 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 Meridian. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Repair or replace in Meridian
Meridian homes sit 56 years from the median build year of 1970. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Meridian a repair mostly buys time. 70.6% of Meridian homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Meridian | $500 | 0.75 |
| Larger repair in Meridian | $2,350 | 3.5 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Meridian | $4,450 | 6.7 |
| One year of roof life in Meridian | $324 | 0.49 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Meridian: 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.
Meridian against nearby Mississippi cities
Neighbors run from 0.78× to 0.83× against Meridian's 0.79×. Closest: Hattiesburg, about 80 mi, at $5,530 to $12,245.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian (this page) | 13.4 | — | 25 (4) | 22 |
| Hattiesburg roofers ≈80 mi from Meridian |
10.5 | same | 26 (8) | 18 |
| Jackson roofers ≈86 mi from Meridian |
10.6 | -1% | 27 (6) | 34 |
| Tupelo roofers ≈130 mi from Meridian |
7.0 | same | 21 (7) | 40 |
| Biloxi roofers ≈137 mi from Meridian |
8.7 | +5% | 28 (4) | 23 |
| Gulfport roofers ≈140 mi from Meridian |
10.1 | same | 17 (5) | 23 |
| Southaven roofers ≈196 mi from Meridian |
6.1 | same | 28 (8) | 37 |
On the cost index Meridian sits at 0.79×, and a Meridian roof takes 13.4 weeks of its pay, rank 6 of 209.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Meridian's $5,530–$12,245 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Meridian pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.75 weeks in Meridian | $500 |
| $1,000 | 1.5 weeks in Meridian | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 3.8 weeks in Meridian | $2,500 |
What a re-roof costs against home values in Meridian
Share of median home value
In Meridian a typical re-roof takes 8.8% of the $100,800 median home value. Only 15 other cities carry a heavier ratio.
Source: Census ACS (Meridian city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
70.6% of Meridian homes predate 1980. A roof that Meridian homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1970 is 56 years old. Oldest-first, Meridian stands #48 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Meridian city), 2019–2023The Meridian roofing market
Meridian's 2020 census population was 35,052. The local economy is driven by healthcare and military, with Naval Air Station Meridian employing roughly 3,000 personnel and Ochsner Rush Health employing 2,465. Anderson Regional Health System adds 1,343 jobs and the Mississippi Air National Guard contributes 1,200. These large institutional campuses represent significant flat and low-slope commercial roof inventory. A regional population of 232,900 within 45 miles sustains residential roofing demand, while the healthcare sector's ongoing facility investment supports steady commercial re-roofing work.
Roofing companies in Meridian's county
- 6roofing establishments with paid employees
- 88paid roofing employees
- 50%have fewer than 5 employees
- 14.7employees per firm on average
50% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 14 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 14.7 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 25 roofing contractors listed in Meridian, 4 verified against a public registry. See them
License and permit in Mississippi
Meridian roofers: State roofing license required.
Check a Meridian roofer in the Mississippi registry
4 contractors listed in Meridian carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: Meridian's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodStorms behind Meridian roof bills
Public NOAA records for Meridian's county.
- 12days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2.75 inlargest hailstone reported
- 80days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 25 hail reports for Meridian's county since 2014. March is the busiest month with 7 of them, 28% of the total.
Busiest three: March 7, April 6, May 5.
No hail was reported in 6 of the 12 months (January to November, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was February 2, 2016, with $1,450,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $9,869,160. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 27 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Lauderdale County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 |
22 recorded hail events across 8 years represented in the data. 2023 had the most events among represented full years: 5.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Meridian
- Downtown Meridian
- University District
- West Meridian
- East Meridian
- Meridian Hills
ZIP codes: 39301, 39302, 39354, 39304, 39358.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.