Roof Replacement Cost in Smyrna, Georgia (2026)
Quotes for a 2,000 sq ft asphalt roof in Smyrna usually land between $6,160 to $13,640. On Smyrna's median household income of $96,780 a year that works out to 3.3 to 7.3 weeks of pay. Smyrna gets 10.5 days with an inch of rain, 43rd highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: The usual asphalt re-roof in Smyrna is $9,900, which takes 5.3 weeks of a $96,780 median household income. Metal in Smyrna: $14,960 to $35,200. Asphalt in Smyrna: $6,160 to $13,640.
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What would a Smyrna roof cost per month?
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How much life is left in my Smyrna roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Smyrna house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Smyrna gets.
Price your own roof in Smyrna
Smyrna prices sit 12% under the national base. A typical Smyrna roof is 5.3 weeks of local pay, 204th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Smyrna
- 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 |
| Smyrna cost index | Fixed for Smyrna, not recalculated from wages | 0.88× |
| Smyrna low | $7,000 × Smyrna index 0.88 | $6,160, 3.3 weeks of Smyrna pay |
| Smyrna high | $15,500 × Smyrna index 0.88 | $13,640, 7.3 weeks of Smyrna pay |
| Smyrna typical | Midpoint of the Smyrna low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,900 |
- Where Smyrna 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 Smyrna. 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 Smyrna
A typical asphalt roof in Smyrna costs $9,900, which is 5.3 weeks of local pay and puts Smyrna 204th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Smyrna | 4.4 | $8,150 | 2.0% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Smyrna | 5.8 | $10,800 | 2.6% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Smyrna | 11.1 | $20,700 | 5.1% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Smyrna | 15.1 | $28,150 | 6.9% |
| Concrete Tile in Smyrna | 9.9 | $18,500 | 4.5% |
| TPO / EPDM in Smyrna* | 2.8 | $5,300 | 1.3% |
* 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 Smyrna 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 Smyrna. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Smyrna against nearby Georgia cities
Neighbors run from 0.84× to 0.88× against Smyrna's 0.88×. Closest: Marietta, about 5 mi, at $6,160 to $13,640.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyrna (this page) | 5.3 | — | 23 (0) | 17 |
| Marietta roofers ≈5 mi from Smyrna |
7.3 | same | 30 (0) | 17 |
| Athens roofers ≈65 mi from Smyrna |
10.0 | same | 30 (0) | 10 |
| Macon roofers ≈88 mi from Smyrna |
9.7 | -5% | 27 (0) | 4 |
| Columbus roofers ≈102 mi from Smyrna |
8.8 | -3% | 29 (0) | 13 |
| Warner Robins roofers ≈102 mi from Smyrna |
7.8 | same | 22 (0) | 9 |
| Augusta roofers ≈146 mi from Smyrna |
9.5 | -2% | 30 (0) | 25 |
On the cost index Smyrna sits at 0.88×, and a Smyrna roof takes 5.3 weeks of its pay, rank 204 of 209.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Smyrna's $6,160–$13,640 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Smyrna pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.27 weeks in Smyrna | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.54 weeks in Smyrna | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 1.3 weeks in Smyrna | $2,500 |
What a re-roof costs against home values in Smyrna
Share of median home value
In Smyrna a typical re-roof takes 2.4% of the $409,000 median home value. Only 12 cities carry a lighter ratio.
Source: Census ACS (Smyrna city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
28.1% of Smyrna homes predate 1980. The median Smyrna home was built in 1989, so a roof never replaced there is 37 years old. Oldest-first, Smyrna stands #163 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Smyrna city), 2019–2023The Smyrna roofing market
Smyrna recorded a 2020 census population of 55,663, growing strongly between 2000 and 2012, and reached an estimated 57,513 by 2025. That sustained growth has fueled dense infill and multi-family development. Major employers include Glock (638 employees) and UCB (499 employees). Rapid residential construction and an aging mid-century housing stock both drive roofing demand, and proximity to Atlanta's contractor labor pool keeps competition active but capacity tight during storm seasons.
Roofing companies in Smyrna's county
- 66roofing establishments with paid employees
- 379paid roofing employees
- 68.2%have fewer than 5 employees
- 5.7employees per firm on average
68.2% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 5 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 5.7 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 23 roofing contractors listed in Smyrna. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Smyrna metro earns a median $49,100 a year, $2,160 above the $46,940 statewide median. 51 of 141 metros pay more than the Smyrna area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025Storms behind Smyrna roof bills
Public NOAA records for Smyrna's county. Marietta shares Smyrna's county. On Marietta: monthly chart, costliest storm day, tornado count. On Smyrna: year-by-year counts and located reports.
- 13days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 1.75 inlargest hailstone reported
- 46days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports per year
| 2018 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 |
17 recorded hail events across 6 years represented in the data. 2023 had the most events among represented full years: 7.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Repair or replace in Smyrna
The median Smyrna home was built in 1989, so an original roof would be 37 years old, past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for. Here a repair mostly buys time. 28.1% of Smyrna homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Smyrna | $550 | 0.30 |
| Larger repair in Smyrna | $2,650 | 1.4 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Smyrna | $4,950 | 2.7 |
| One year of roof life in Smyrna | $360 | 0.19 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Smyrna: 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.
Smyrna roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Smyrna household earns $96,780 a year, or $1,861 a week. A Smyrna asphalt re-roof, typically $9,900, takes 5.3 weeks of that.
Marietta ($9,900 typical, 5 miles away) takes 7.3 weeks of its own pay, 2.0 weeks more than Smyrna.
203 of 208 other cities ask for more, 5 for less.
Sum for Smyrna: $9,900 ÷ ($96,780 ÷ 52) = 5.3 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Smyrna city), 2019–2023Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Smyrna
- Downtown Smyrna
- Smyrna Hills
- The Village at Town Center
- Lakeside
- Peachtree Corners (nearby)
ZIP codes: 30082, 30158, 30162, 30078, 30149.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.