Roof Replacement Cost in Temple, Texas (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft Temple home costs $6,510 to $14,415, which a Temple household on $64,945 a year earns back in 5.2 to 11.5 weeks. Temple gets 109 days at 90f or hotter, 10th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: A typical Temple asphalt roof costs $10,450. That is 8.4 weeks of pay for a household earning $64,945 a year. Metal in Temple runs $15,810 to $37,200, against $6,510 to $14,415 for asphalt.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Temple installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Temple roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Temple home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Temple or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Temple roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Temple house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Temple gets.
Price your own roof in Temple
Temple prices sit 7% under the national base. A typical Temple roof is 8.4 weeks of local pay, 135th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Temple
- 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 |
| Temple cost index | Fixed for Temple, not recalculated from wages | 0.93× |
| Temple low | $7,000 × Temple index 0.93 | $6,510, 5.2 weeks of Temple pay |
| Temple high | $15,500 × Temple index 0.93 | $14,415, 11.5 weeks of Temple pay |
| Temple typical | Midpoint of the Temple low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,450 |
- Where Temple 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.
Prices compiled June 2026. 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 Temple
A typical asphalt roof in Temple costs $10,450, which is 8.4 weeks of local pay and puts Temple 135th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Temple | 6.9 | $8,600 | 3.9% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Temple | 9.1 | $11,400 | 5.2% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Temple | 17.5 | $21,850 | 9.9% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Temple | 23.8 | $29,750 | 13.5% |
| Concrete Tile in Temple | 15.7 | $19,550 | 8.9% |
| TPO / EPDM in Temple* | 4.5 | $5,600 | 2.5% |
* 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 Temple 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 Temple. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Storms behind Temple roof bills
Public NOAA records for Temple's county. Killeen shares Temple's county. On Killeen: monthly chart, costliest storm day, tornado count. On Temple: year-by-year counts and located reports.
- 43days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 5.68 inlargest hailstone reported
- 28days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 12 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 18 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026* | 1 |
116 recorded hail events across 9 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data, about 12.8 per represented full year. 2022 had the most events among represented full years: 36.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Temple's $6,510–$14,415 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Temple pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.40 weeks in Temple | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.80 weeks in Temple | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.0 weeks in Temple | $2,500 |
Temple against nearby Texas cities
6 neighbors share 0.93×, against Temple's 0.93×. Closest is Killeen, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple (this page) | 8.4 | — | 21 (0) | 116 |
| Killeen roofers ≈23 mi from Temple |
9.3 | same | 24 (3) | 116 |
| Waco roofers ≈33 mi from Temple |
10.6 | same | 26 (1) | 123 |
| Bryan roofers ≈65 mi from Temple |
9.6 | same | 28 (4) | 81 |
| College Station roofers ≈68 mi from Temple |
10.5 | same | 16 (0) | 81 |
| Fort Worth roofers ≈116 mi from Temple |
7.1 | same | 24 (1) | 475 |
| Houston roofers ≈148 mi from Temple |
8.6 | same | 25 (19) | 133 |
On the cost index Temple sits at 0.93×, and a Temple roof takes 8.4 weeks of its pay, rank 135 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Temple
Share of median home value
In Temple a typical re-roof takes 4.7% of the $220,300 median home value. 110 cities carry a heavier ratio and 98 a lighter one.
Source: Census ACS (Temple city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
36.5% of Temple homes predate 1980. A roof that Temple homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1990 is 36 years old. Oldest-first, Temple stands #169 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Temple city), 2019–2023Temple roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Temple household earns $64,945 a year, or $1,249 a week. A Temple asphalt re-roof, typically $10,450, takes 8.4 weeks of that.
Killeen ($10,450 typical, 23 miles away) takes 9.3 weeks of its own pay, 0.95 weeks more than Temple.
134 of 208 other cities ask for more, 74 for less.
Sum for Temple: $10,450 ÷ ($64,945 ÷ 52) = 8.4 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Temple city), 2019–2023The Temple roofing market
Temple had 82,073 residents per the 2020 census, up 24.2 percent from 66,102 in 2010 -- one of the stronger growth rates in central Texas. Baylor Scott and White Health dominates as the largest single employer with approximately 12,000 employees; McLane Company and Wilsonart International are also major employers. The city serves as a regional medical hub with four major hospitals. This rapid growth in housing alongside an institutional-employer base creates strong demand for both new-construction roofing and replacement work on the area's expanding residential stock.
Roofing companies in Temple's county
- 22roofing establishments with paid employees
- 95paid roofing employees
- 77.3%have fewer than 5 employees
- 4.3employees per firm on average
77.3% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 14 points above the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 4.3 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 21 roofing contractors listed in Temple. See them
License and permit in Texas
Temple roofers: No state roofing license — voluntary RCAT program.
Check a Temple roofer in the Texas registry
Permit: Temple's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodRepair or replace in Temple
Temple homes sit 36 years from the median build year of 1990. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Temple a repair mostly buys time. 36.5% of Temple homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Temple | $600 | 0.48 |
| Larger repair in Temple | $2,800 | 2.2 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Temple | $5,200 | 4.2 |
| One year of roof life in Temple | $380 | 0.30 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Temple: 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.
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Temple
- University Park
- West Temple
- Central Heights
- Southwood Terrace
- Bulverde
ZIP codes: 76502, 76528, 76536, 76549, 76539.
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Data version: Prices compiled June 2026. Free to quote with credit under CC BY 4.0.