Roof Replacement Cost in Newark, Ohio (2026)
Quotes for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Newark usually land between $6,370 to $14,105. On Newark's median household income of $58,920 a year that works out to 5.6 to 12.4 weeks of pay. The median Newark home dates from 1963. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: In Newark the typical asphalt re-roof costs $10,250, which is 9.0 weeks of local pay on a $58,920 median household income. Metal in Newark runs $15,470 to $36,400, and the Newark asphalt range is $6,370 to $14,105.
Got a quote? See where it falls in Newark
Compares your price per square foot with the Newark installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Newark roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Newark home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Newark or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Newark roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Newark house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Newark gets.
Price your own roof in Newark
Newark prices sit 9% under the national base. A typical Newark roof is 9.0 weeks of local pay, 93rd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Newark
- 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 |
| Newark cost index | Fixed for Newark, not recalculated from wages | 0.91× |
| Newark low | $7,000 × Newark index 0.91 | $6,370, 5.6 weeks of Newark pay |
| Newark high | $15,500 × Newark index 0.91 | $14,105, 12.4 weeks of Newark pay |
| Newark typical | Midpoint of the Newark low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,250 |
- Where Newark 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 Newark. 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 Newark
A typical asphalt roof in Newark costs $10,250, which is 9.0 weeks of local pay and puts Newark 93rd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Newark | 7.4 | $8,400 | 4.8% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Newark | 9.8 | $11,150 | 6.4% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Newark | 18.9 | $21,400 | 12.3% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Newark | 25.7 | $29,100 | 16.7% |
| Concrete Tile in Newark | 16.9 | $19,100 | 11.0% |
| TPO / EPDM in Newark* | 4.8 | $5,450 | 3.1% |
* 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
Repair or replace in Newark
The median Newark home was built in 1963, so an original roof would be 63 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 72.5% of Newark homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Newark | $600 | 0.53 |
| Larger repair in Newark | $2,750 | 2.4 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Newark | $5,100 | 4.5 |
| One year of roof life in Newark | $373 | 0.33 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Newark: 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.
What weather does to a Newark 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 Newark. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Newark roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Newark household earns $58,920 a year, or $1,133 a week. A Newark asphalt re-roof, typically $10,250, takes 9.0 weeks of that.
Mansfield ($10,250 typical, 49 miles away) takes 12.5 weeks of its own pay, 3.5 weeks more than Newark.
92 of 208 other cities ask for more, 116 for less.
Sum for Newark: $10,250 ÷ ($58,920 ÷ 52) = 9.0 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Newark city), 2019–2023Newark against nearby Ohio cities
6 neighbors share 0.91×, against Newark's 0.91×. Closest is Mansfield, about 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark (this page) | 9.0 | — | 28 (0) | 40 |
| Mansfield roofers ≈49 mi from Newark |
12.5 | same | 27 (0) | 26 |
| Canton roofers ≈74 mi from Newark |
13.4 | same | 27 (0) | 27 |
| Springfield roofers ≈75 mi from Newark |
11.6 | same | 28 (0) | 14 |
| Akron roofers ≈85 mi from Newark |
11.0 | same | 29 (0) | 40 |
| Dayton roofers ≈97 mi from Newark |
12.3 | same | 29 (0) | 45 |
| Lorain roofers ≈97 mi from Newark |
11.6 | same | 28 (0) | 23 |
On the cost index Newark sits at 0.91×, and a Newark roof takes 9.0 weeks of its pay, rank 93 of 209.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Newark's $6,370–$14,105 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Newark pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.44 weeks in Newark | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.88 weeks in Newark | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.2 weeks in Newark | $2,500 |
What a re-roof costs against home values in Newark
Share of median home value
In Newark a typical re-roof takes 5.9% of the $174,100 median home value. 55 cities carry a heavier ratio and 153 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Newark city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
72.5% of Newark homes predate 1980. The median Newark home was built in 1963, so a roof never replaced there is 63 years old. Oldest-first, Newark stands #35 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Newark city), 2019–2023The Newark roofing market
Newark's 2020 census population of 49,934 makes it the county seat of Licking County, roughly 40 miles east of Columbus. Industrial employers anchor the economy: Owens Corning Fiberglas and Holophane (founded 1898) represent large-footprint manufacturing with substantial commercial roof inventory. Boeing and General Electric have also maintained local operations. Park National Bank Corporation is headquartered downtown, adding office-sector roofing demand. As a manufacturing hub feeding the Columbus metro, Newark supports consistent residential and commercial roofing activity driven by its older industrial building stock.
Roofing companies in Newark's county
- 11roofing establishments with paid employees
- 54.5%have fewer than 5 employees
54.5% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 9 points below the 190-city median of 64%.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 28 roofing contractors listed in Newark. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Newark metro earns a median $49,420 a year, $30 above the $49,390 statewide median. 45 of 141 metros pay more than the Newark area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Newark roof bills
Public NOAA records for Newark's county.
- 12days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2 inlargest hailstone reported
- 70days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 45 hail reports for Newark's county since 2014. March is the busiest month with 13 of them, 29% of the total.
Busiest three: March 13, May 9, April 8.
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 March 14, 2024, with $500,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $1,634,200. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 7 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Licking County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 13 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026* | 1 |
40 recorded hail events across 7 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2017 had the most events among represented full years: 13.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Newark
- Downtown Newark
- Northwest District
- Eastside
- Southside
- Westside
ZIP codes: 43056, 43058, 43059, 43117, 43123.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.