Roof Replacement Cost in Montgomery, Alabama (2026)
Montgomery homeowners pay $5,810 to $12,865 to put asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft house, roughly 5.4 to 12.0 weeks of the $55,687 a year the median Montgomery household takes in. Montgomery gets 10.8 days with an inch of rain, 39th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $9,350 for asphalt shingles in Montgomery, or 8.7 weeks of the median household's $55,687. Metal roofs in Montgomery cost $14,110 to $33,200; asphalt ranges from $5,810 to $12,865.
Got a quote? See where it falls in Montgomery
Compares your price per square foot with the Montgomery installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Montgomery roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Montgomery home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Montgomery or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Montgomery roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Montgomery house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Montgomery gets.
Price your own roof in Montgomery
Montgomery prices sit 17% under the national base. A typical Montgomery roof is 8.7 weeks of local pay, 111th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Montgomery
- 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 |
| Montgomery cost index | Fixed for Montgomery, not recalculated from wages | 0.83× |
| Montgomery low | $7,000 × Montgomery index 0.83 | $5,810, 5.4 weeks of Montgomery pay |
| Montgomery high | $15,500 × Montgomery index 0.83 | $12,865, 12.0 weeks of Montgomery pay |
| Montgomery typical | Midpoint of the Montgomery low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,350 |
- Where Montgomery 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 Montgomery
A typical asphalt roof in Montgomery costs $9,350, which is 8.7 weeks of local pay and puts Montgomery 111th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Montgomery | 7.2 | $7,700 | 5.2% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Montgomery | 9.5 | $10,150 | 6.8% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Montgomery | 18.2 | $19,500 | 13.1% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Montgomery | 24.8 | $26,550 | 17.9% |
| Concrete Tile in Montgomery | 16.3 | $17,450 | 11.8% |
| TPO / EPDM in Montgomery* | 4.7 | $5,000 | 3.4% |
* 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Repair or replace in Montgomery
The median Montgomery home was built in 1977, so an original roof would be 49 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 55.5% of Montgomery homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Montgomery | $550 | 0.51 |
| Larger repair in Montgomery | $2,500 | 2.3 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Montgomery | $4,700 | 4.4 |
| One year of roof life in Montgomery | $340 | 0.32 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Montgomery: 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.
Montgomery against nearby Alabama cities
6 neighbors share 0.83× to 0.84×, against Montgomery's 0.83×. Closest is Auburn, about 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery (this page) | 8.7 | — | 29 (0) | 16 |
| Auburn roofers ≈51 mi from Montgomery |
8.7 | same | 26 (0) | 24 |
| Hoover roofers ≈78 mi from Montgomery |
4.5 | same | 25 (0) | 47 |
| Tuscaloosa roofers ≈94 mi from Montgomery |
10.0 | same | 27 (0) | 20 |
| Dothan roofers ≈95 mi from Montgomery |
8.8 | same | 26 (0) | 12 |
| Gadsden roofers ≈114 mi from Montgomery |
12.6 | same | 22 (0) | 29 |
| Mobile roofers ≈154 mi from Montgomery |
9.6 | +1% | 29 (0) | 24 |
On the cost index Montgomery sits at 0.83×, and a Montgomery roof takes 8.7 weeks of its pay, rank 111 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Montgomery
Share of median home value
In Montgomery a typical re-roof takes 6.3% of the $148,500 median home value. 41 cities carry a heavier ratio and 167 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Montgomery city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
55.5% of Montgomery homes predate 1980. The median Montgomery home was built in 1977, so a roof never replaced there is 49 years old. Oldest-first, Montgomery stands #83 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Montgomery city), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Montgomery's $5,810–$12,865 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Montgomery pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.47 weeks in Montgomery | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.93 weeks in Montgomery | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.3 weeks in Montgomery | $2,500 |
Montgomery roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Montgomery household earns $55,687 a year, or $1,071 a week. A Montgomery asphalt re-roof, typically $9,350, takes 8.7 weeks of that.
Auburn ($9,350 typical, 51 miles away) takes 8.7 weeks of its own pay, 0.07 weeks fewer than Montgomery.
110 of 208 other cities ask for more, 98 for less.
Sum for Montgomery: $9,350 ÷ ($55,687 ÷ 52) = 8.7 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Montgomery city), 2019–2023The Montgomery roofing market
Montgomery's status as the state capital and home of Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base ensures a stable government and military employment base that sustains consistent roofing demand. Alabama's Strengthen Alabama Homes program is actively marketed by local contractors, and several firms specialize in wind-mitigation certification inspections that can reduce insurance premiums.
Roofing companies in Montgomery's county
- 11roofing establishments with paid employees
- 119paid roofing employees
- 27.3%have fewer than 5 employees
- 10.8employees per firm on average
27.3% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 36 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 10.8 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 29 roofing contractors listed in Montgomery. See them
Storms behind Montgomery roof bills
Public NOAA records for Montgomery's county.
- 10days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2.75 inlargest hailstone reported
- 32days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 16 hail reports for Montgomery's county since 2014. May is the busiest month with 7 of them, 44% of the total.
Busiest three: May 7, April 4, March 2.
No hail was reported in 7 of the 12 months (February to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was May 6, 2026.
The county saw 18 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Montgomery County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2020 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026* | 4 |
16 recorded hail events across 6 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data, about 2 per represented full year. 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 Montgomery
- Cloverdale
- Garden District
- Eastdale
- Hampstead
- McGehee Estates
- Wynlakes
ZIP codes: 36101, 36104, 36106, 36109, 36117.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.