Roof Replacement Cost in Racine, Wisconsin (2026)
Quotes for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Racine usually land between $6,580 to $14,570. On Racine's median household income of $55,705 a year that works out to 6.1 to 13.6 weeks of pay. The median Racine home dates from 1953. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Racine asphalt re-roofs land at $10,600 for the typical job (9.9 weeks of local pay at $55,705 a year). Expect $6,580 to $14,570 for asphalt and $15,980 to $37,600 for metal in Racine.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Racine installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Racine roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Racine home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Racine or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Racine roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Racine house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Racine gets.
Price your own roof in Racine
Racine prices sit 6% under the national base. A typical Racine roof is 9.9 weeks of local pay, 52nd heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Racine
- 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 |
| Racine cost index | Fixed for Racine, not recalculated from wages | 0.94× |
| Racine low | $7,000 × Racine index 0.94 | $6,580, 6.1 weeks of Racine pay |
| Racine high | $15,500 × Racine index 0.94 | $14,570, 13.6 weeks of Racine pay |
| Racine typical | Midpoint of the Racine low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,600 |
- Where Racine 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 Racine. 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 Racine
A typical asphalt roof in Racine costs $10,600, which is 9.9 weeks of local pay and puts Racine 52nd of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Racine | 8.1 | $8,700 | 5.5% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Racine | 10.7 | $11,500 | 7.3% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Racine | 20.6 | $22,100 | 14.0% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Racine | 28.1 | $30,100 | 19.0% |
| Concrete Tile in Racine | 18.4 | $19,750 | 12.5% |
| TPO / EPDM in Racine* | 5.3 | $5,650 | 3.6% |
* 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 Racine
The median Racine home was built in 1953, so an original roof would be 73 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 87.9% of Racine homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Racine | $600 | 0.56 |
| Larger repair in Racine | $2,800 | 2.6 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Racine | $5,300 | 4.9 |
| One year of roof life in Racine | $385 | 0.36 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Racine: 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.
Racine roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Racine household earns $55,705 a year, or $1,071 a week. A Racine asphalt re-roof, typically $10,600, takes 9.9 weeks of that.
Kenosha ($10,600 typical, 10 miles away) takes 8.0 weeks of its own pay, 1.9 weeks fewer than Racine.
51 of 208 other cities ask for more, 157 for less.
Sum for Racine: $10,600 ÷ ($55,705 ÷ 52) = 9.9 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Racine city), 2019–2023Racine against nearby Wisconsin cities
6 neighbors share 0.94×, against Racine's 0.94×. Closest is Kenosha, about 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Racine (this page) | 9.9 | — | 22 (0) | 26 |
| Kenosha roofers ≈10 mi from Racine |
8.0 | same | 29 (0) | 15 |
| Janesville roofers ≈63 mi from Racine |
7.7 | same | 22 (0) | 63 |
| Oshkosh roofers ≈95 mi from Racine |
8.9 | same | 22 (0) | 15 |
| Appleton roofers ≈111 mi from Racine |
7.1 | same | 25 (0) | 57 |
| Green Bay roofers ≈124 mi from Racine |
8.8 | same | 27 (0) | 46 |
| La Crosse roofers ≈190 mi from Racine |
10.2 | same | 21 (0) | 68 |
On the cost index Racine sits at 0.94×, and a Racine roof takes 9.9 weeks of its pay, rank 52 of 209.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Racine's $6,580–$14,570 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Racine pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.47 weeks in Racine | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.93 weeks in Racine | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.3 weeks in Racine | $2,500 |
What a re-roof costs against home values in Racine
Share of median home value
In Racine a typical re-roof takes 6.7% of the $158,100 median home value. 35 cities carry a heavier ratio and 173 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Racine city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
87.9% of Racine homes predate 1980. The median Racine home was built in 1953, so a roof never replaced there is 73 years old. Oldest-first, Racine stands #8 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Racine city), 2019–2023What weather does to a Racine 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 Racine. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
The Racine roofing market
Racine, with 77,816 residents per the 2020 census, is an established industrial and manufacturing city. Major employers headquartered here include S. C. Johnson & Son, Case IH, Modine Manufacturing, InSinkErator, and Dremel. The city has a dense older housing stock, with 33,871 housing units counted in the 2020 census. Aging roofs on mid-century industrial and residential buildings sustain a steady contractor workload, and the presence of large corporate campuses adds a commercial re-roofing segment.
Roofing companies in Racine's county
- 8roofing establishments with paid employees
- 72paid roofing employees
- 62.5%have fewer than 5 employees
- 9.0employees per firm on average
62.5% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 1 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 9 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 22 roofing contractors listed in Racine. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Racine metro earns a median $60,680 a year, $1,310 above the $59,370 statewide median. 13 of 141 metros pay more than the Racine area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Racine roof bills
Public NOAA records for Racine's county.
- 13days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2.75 inlargest hailstone reported
- 25days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 46 hail reports for Racine's county since 2014. May is the busiest month with 21 of them, 46% of the total.
Busiest three: May 21, April 9, August 6.
No hail was reported in 6 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was April 14, 2026, with $380,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $919,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 7 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF1.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Racine County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2026* | 4 |
26 recorded hail events across 5 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data. 2025 had the most events among represented full years: 7.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Racine storm history · Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Racine
- Racine City
- Hull Street
- North Avenue
- Westward Ho
- Mariners Park
ZIP codes: 53401, 53402, 53403, 53406, 53407.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.