Roof Replacement Cost in Richmond, Virginia (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft Richmond home costs $6,860 to $15,190, which a Richmond household on $62,671 a year earns back in 5.7 to 12.6 weeks. The median Richmond home dates from 1959. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: In Richmond the typical asphalt re-roof costs $11,000, which is 9.1 weeks of local pay on a $62,671 median household income. Metal in Richmond runs $16,660 to $39,200, and the Richmond asphalt range is $6,860 to $15,190.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Richmond installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Richmond roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Richmond home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Richmond or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Richmond roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Richmond house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Richmond gets.
Price your own roof in Richmond
Richmond prices land within 2% of the national base. A typical Richmond roof is 9.1 weeks of local pay, 90th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Richmond
- 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 |
| Richmond cost index | Fixed for Richmond, not recalculated from wages | 0.98× |
| Richmond low | $7,000 × Richmond index 0.98 | $6,860, 5.7 weeks of Richmond pay |
| Richmond high | $15,500 × Richmond index 0.98 | $15,190, 12.6 weeks of Richmond pay |
| Richmond typical | Midpoint of the Richmond low and high, rounded to $50 | $11,000 |
- Where Richmond 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 Richmond. 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 Richmond
A typical asphalt roof in Richmond costs $11,000, which is 9.1 weeks of local pay and puts Richmond 90th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Richmond | 7.5 | $9,050 | 2.8% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Richmond | 10.0 | $12,000 | 3.7% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Richmond | 19.1 | $23,050 | 7.0% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Richmond | 26.0 | $31,350 | 9.6% |
| Concrete Tile in Richmond | 17.1 | $20,600 | 6.3% |
| TPO / EPDM in Richmond* | 4.9 | $5,900 | 1.8% |
* 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 Richmond
Richmond homes sit 67 years from the median build year of 1959. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Richmond a repair mostly buys time. 71.5% of Richmond homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Richmond | $650 | 0.54 |
| Larger repair in Richmond | $2,950 | 2.4 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Richmond | $5,500 | 4.6 |
| One year of roof life in Richmond | $400 | 0.33 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Richmond: 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 Richmond 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 Richmond. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Richmond roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Richmond household earns $62,671 a year, or $1,205 a week. A Richmond asphalt re-roof, typically $11,000, takes 9.1 weeks of that.
Newport News ($11,000 typical, 61 miles away) takes 8.6 weeks of its own pay, 0.55 weeks fewer than Richmond.
89 of 208 other cities ask for more, 119 for less.
Sum for Richmond: $11,000 ÷ ($62,671 ÷ 52) = 9.1 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Richmond city), 2019–2023Richmond against nearby Virginia cities
6 neighbors share 0.98×, against Richmond's 0.98×. Closest is Newport News, about 61 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond (this page) | 9.1 | — | 30 (0) | 3 |
| Newport News roofers ≈61 mi from Richmond |
8.6 | same | 26 (0) | 13 |
| Norfolk roofers ≈79 mi from Richmond |
8.9 | same | 30 (0) | 10 |
| Chesapeake roofers ≈81 mi from Richmond |
6.1 | same | 20 (0) | 14 |
| Lynchburg roofers ≈94 mi from Richmond |
9.6 | same | 23 (0) | 10 |
| Harrisonburg roofers ≈100 mi from Richmond |
9.6 | same | 22 (0) | 2 |
| Roanoke roofers ≈138 mi from Richmond |
10.9 | same | 28 (0) | 2 |
On the cost index Richmond sits at 0.98×, and a Richmond roof takes 9.1 weeks of its pay, rank 90 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Richmond
Share of median home value
In Richmond a typical re-roof takes 3.4% of the $328,100 median home value. 172 cities carry a heavier ratio and 36 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Richmond city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
71.5% of Richmond homes predate 1980. A roof that Richmond homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1959 is 67 years old. Oldest-first, Richmond stands #18 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Richmond city), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Richmond's $6,860–$15,190 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Richmond pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.41 weeks in Richmond | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.83 weeks in Richmond | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.1 weeks in Richmond | $2,500 |
The Richmond roofing market
Richmond's 226,610 residents (2020 census) anchor a diversified economy with Fortune 500 headquarters including Dominion Energy, Altria, and CarMax. That corporate density supports a large base of commercial and institutional roofing demand alongside an active residential replacement market driven by the city's mix of pre-war housing stock and newer suburban development. Insurance-driven hail and storm-damage claims have grown as tropical storm remnants increasingly reach the region, sustaining steady contractor activity year-round.
Roofing companies in Richmond's county
- 14roofing establishments with paid employees
- 194paid roofing employees
- 28.6%have fewer than 5 employees
- 13.9employees per firm on average
28.6% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 35 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 13.9 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 30 roofing contractors listed in Richmond. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Richmond metro earns a median $48,050 a year, $370 below the $48,420 statewide median. 70 of 141 metros pay more than the Richmond area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Richmond roof bills
Public NOAA records for Richmond's county.
- 2days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 1 inlargest hailstone reported
- 14days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 3 hail reports for Richmond's county since 2014. April is the busiest month with 2 of them, 67% of the total.
Busiest three: April 2, May 1.
No hail was reported in 10 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was September 17, 2018, with $35,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $133,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 5 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF1.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Richmond (independent city)
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Richmond storm history · Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Richmond
- Midlothian Terrace
- Church Hill
- Glenwood
- Monroe Hill
- Belmont
ZIP codes: 23219, 23223, 23230, 23226, 23234.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.