Roof Replacement Cost in Norfolk, Virginia (2026)
Quotes for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Norfolk usually land between $6,860 to $15,190. On Norfolk's median household income of $64,017 a year that works out to 5.6 to 12.3 weeks of pay. The median Norfolk home dates from 1964. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: A typical Norfolk asphalt roof costs $11,000. That is 8.9 weeks of pay for a household earning $64,017 a year. Metal in Norfolk runs $16,660 to $39,200, against $6,860 to $15,190 for asphalt.
Got a quote? See where it falls in Norfolk
Compares your price per square foot with the Norfolk installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Norfolk roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Norfolk home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Norfolk or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Norfolk roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Norfolk house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Norfolk gets.
Price your own roof in Norfolk
Norfolk prices land within 2% of the national base. A typical Norfolk roof is 8.9 weeks of local pay, 99th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Norfolk
- 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 |
| Norfolk cost index | Fixed for Norfolk, not recalculated from wages | 0.98× |
| Norfolk low | $7,000 × Norfolk index 0.98 | $6,860, 5.6 weeks of Norfolk pay |
| Norfolk high | $15,500 × Norfolk index 0.98 | $15,190, 12.3 weeks of Norfolk pay |
| Norfolk typical | Midpoint of the Norfolk low and high, rounded to $50 | $11,000 |
- Where Norfolk 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 Norfolk. 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 Norfolk
A typical asphalt roof in Norfolk costs $11,000, which is 8.9 weeks of local pay and puts Norfolk 99th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Norfolk | 7.4 | $9,050 | 3.3% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Norfolk | 9.7 | $12,000 | 4.4% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Norfolk | 18.7 | $23,050 | 8.5% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Norfolk | 25.5 | $31,350 | 11.5% |
| Concrete Tile in Norfolk | 16.7 | $20,600 | 7.6% |
| TPO / EPDM in Norfolk* | 4.8 | $5,900 | 2.2% |
* 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
Repair or replace in Norfolk
The median Norfolk home was built in 1964, so an original roof would be 62 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 67.8% of Norfolk homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Norfolk | $650 | 0.53 |
| Larger repair in Norfolk | $2,950 | 2.4 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Norfolk | $5,500 | 4.5 |
| One year of roof life in Norfolk | $400 | 0.32 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Norfolk: 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 Norfolk 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 Norfolk. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Norfolk against nearby Virginia cities
6 neighbors share 0.98×, against Norfolk's 0.98×. Closest is Chesapeake, about 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk (this page) | 8.9 | — | 30 (0) | 10 |
| Chesapeake roofers ≈2 mi from Norfolk |
6.1 | same | 20 (0) | 14 |
| Newport News roofers ≈19 mi from Norfolk |
8.6 | same | 26 (0) | 13 |
| Richmond roofers ≈79 mi from Norfolk |
9.1 | same | 30 (0) | 3 |
| Lynchburg roofers ≈162 mi from Norfolk |
9.6 | same | 23 (0) | 10 |
| Harrisonburg roofers ≈180 mi from Norfolk |
9.6 | same | 22 (0) | 2 |
| Roanoke roofers ≈204 mi from Norfolk |
10.9 | same | 28 (0) | 2 |
On the cost index Norfolk sits at 0.98×, and a Norfolk roof takes 8.9 weeks of its pay, rank 99 of 209.
Norfolk roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Norfolk household earns $64,017 a year, or $1,231 a week. A Norfolk asphalt re-roof, typically $11,000, takes 8.9 weeks of that.
Chesapeake ($11,000 typical, 2 miles away) takes 6.1 weeks of its own pay, 2.9 weeks fewer than Norfolk.
98 of 208 other cities ask for more, 110 for less.
Sum for Norfolk: $11,000 ÷ ($64,017 ÷ 52) = 8.9 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Norfolk city), 2019–2023What a re-roof costs against home values in Norfolk
Share of median home value
In Norfolk a typical re-roof takes 4.0% of the $271,900 median home value. 141 cities carry a heavier ratio and 67 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Norfolk city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
67.8% of Norfolk homes predate 1980. The median Norfolk home was built in 1964, so a roof never replaced there is 62 years old. Oldest-first, Norfolk stands #36 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Norfolk city), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Norfolk's $6,860–$15,190 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Norfolk pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.41 weeks in Norfolk | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.81 weeks in Norfolk | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.0 weeks in Norfolk | $2,500 |
The Norfolk roofing market
Norfolk counted 238,005 residents in the 2020 census, anchored by the world's largest naval installation, Naval Station Norfolk, which hosts over 62,000 active-duty personnel, 75 ships, and 132 aircraft. Military spending accounts for a large share of the regional product. Sentara Healthcare and Norfolk City Public Schools round out the top non-federal employers. Defense-driven housing and base facilities generate a large and stable roofing market across both military contract work and the dense residential neighborhoods surrounding the base.
Roofing companies in Norfolk's county
- 18roofing establishments with paid employees
- 397paid roofing employees
- 50%have fewer than 5 employees
- 22.1employees 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 22.1 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 30 roofing contractors listed in Norfolk. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Norfolk metro earns a median $46,480 a year, $1,940 below the $48,420 statewide median. 101 of 141 metros pay more than the Norfolk area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Norfolk roof bills
Public NOAA records for Norfolk's county.
- 5days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 1.25 inlargest hailstone reported
- 32days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 11 hail reports for Norfolk's county since 2014. June is the busiest month with 6 of them, 55% of the total.
Busiest three: June 6, May 4, August 1.
No hail was reported in 9 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was July 26, 2022, with $50,002,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $50,151,500. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 1 tornado, the strongest rated EF0.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Norfolk (independent city)
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Norfolk
- Norfolk Naval Base
- Midtown
- Hickory Point
- Portlock
- Belle Isle
ZIP codes: 23501, 23509, 23518, 23519, 23521.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.