Roof Replacement Cost in Topeka, Kansas (2026)
Putting asphalt shingles on a 2,000 sq ft Topeka home costs $6,160 to $13,640, which a Topeka household on $55,902 a year earns back in 5.7 to 12.7 weeks. NOAA counts 42 days of 1-inch hail in Topeka's county. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: A typical Topeka asphalt roof costs $9,900. That is 9.2 weeks of pay for a household earning $55,902 a year. Metal in Topeka runs $14,960 to $35,200, against $6,160 to $13,640 for asphalt.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Topeka installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
What would a Topeka roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Topeka home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Topeka or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Topeka roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Topeka house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Topeka gets.
Price your own roof in Topeka
Topeka prices sit 12% under the national base. A typical Topeka roof is 9.2 weeks of local pay, 84th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Topeka
- 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 |
| Topeka cost index | Fixed for Topeka, not recalculated from wages | 0.88× |
| Topeka low | $7,000 × Topeka index 0.88 | $6,160, 5.7 weeks of Topeka pay |
| Topeka high | $15,500 × Topeka index 0.88 | $13,640, 12.7 weeks of Topeka pay |
| Topeka typical | Midpoint of the Topeka low and high, rounded to $50 | $9,900 |
- Where Topeka 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 Topeka. 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 Topeka
A typical asphalt roof in Topeka costs $9,900, which is 9.2 weeks of local pay and puts Topeka 84th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Topeka | 7.6 | $8,150 | 6.2% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Topeka | 10.0 | $10,800 | 8.3% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Topeka | 19.3 | $20,700 | 15.8% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Topeka | 26.2 | $28,150 | 21.6% |
| Concrete Tile in Topeka | 17.2 | $18,500 | 14.2% |
| TPO / EPDM in Topeka* | 4.9 | $5,300 | 4.1% |
* 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
Storms behind Topeka roof bills
Public NOAA records for Topeka's county.
- 42days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 2.75 inlargest hailstone reported
- 70days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 143 hail reports for Topeka's county since 2014. April is the busiest month with 49 of them, 34% of the total.
Busiest three: April 49, May 33, June 22.
No hail was reported in 4 of the 12 months (January to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was April 27, 2014, with $2,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $2,000. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 9 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF2.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, Shawnee County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2017 | 16 |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026* | 13 |
95 recorded hail events across 9 full years plus 2026 to June represented in the data, about 9.1 per represented full year. 2019 had the most events among represented full years: 23.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Topeka storm history · Hail risk lookup
Repair or replace in Topeka
Topeka homes sit 59 years from the median build year of 1967. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Topeka a repair mostly buys time. 69.6% of Topeka homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Topeka | $550 | 0.51 |
| Larger repair in Topeka | $2,650 | 2.5 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Topeka | $4,950 | 4.6 |
| One year of roof life in Topeka | $360 | 0.33 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Topeka: 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.
If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Topeka's $6,160–$13,640 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Topeka pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.47 weeks in Topeka | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.93 weeks in Topeka | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.3 weeks in Topeka | $2,500 |
What weather does to a Topeka 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 Topeka. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Topeka roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Topeka household earns $55,902 a year, or $1,075 a week. A Topeka asphalt re-roof, typically $9,900, takes 9.2 weeks of that.
Lawrence ($9,900 typical, 24 miles away) takes 8.2 weeks of its own pay, 1.0 weeks fewer than Topeka.
83 of 208 other cities ask for more, 125 for less.
Sum for Topeka: $9,900 ÷ ($55,902 ÷ 52) = 9.2 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Topeka city), 2019–2023Topeka against nearby Kansas cities
5 neighbors share 0.88× to 0.89×, against Topeka's 0.88×. Closest is Lawrence, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka (this page) | 9.2 | — | 23 (0) | 95 |
| Lawrence roofers ≈24 mi from Topeka |
8.2 | same | 25 (0) | 38 |
| Manhattan roofers ≈49 mi from Topeka |
8.8 | same | 25 (0) | 64 |
| Salina roofers ≈105 mi from Topeka |
8.5 | same | 20 (0) | 97 |
| Wichita roofers ≈129 mi from Topeka |
8.2 | +1% | 19 (0) | 228 |
| Hutchinson roofers ≈139 mi from Topeka |
8.8 | same | 18 (0) | 85 |
On the cost index Topeka sits at 0.88×, and a Topeka roof takes 9.2 weeks of its pay, rank 84 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Topeka
Share of median home value
In Topeka a typical re-roof takes 7.6% of the $130,600 median home value. Only 28 other cities carry a heavier ratio.
Source: Census ACS (Topeka city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
69.6% of Topeka homes predate 1980. A roof that Topeka homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1967 is 59 years old. Oldest-first, Topeka stands #44 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Topeka city), 2019–2023The Topeka roofing market
Kansas's severe weather frequency has produced a sophisticated insurance and roofing ecosystem in Topeka, with many homeowners cycling through full roof replacements every 10-15 years due to hail claim activity. Hail claims are a regular part of homeownership here, so ask any roofer how they handle large-loss claim paperwork.
Roofing companies in Topeka's county
- 16roofing establishments with paid employees
- 139paid roofing employees
- 56.2%have fewer than 5 employees
- 8.7employees per firm on average
56.2% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 7 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 8.7 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 23 roofing contractors listed in Topeka. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Topeka metro earns a median $47,400 a year, $210 above the $47,190 statewide median. 80 of 141 metros pay more than the Topeka area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025License and permit in Kansas
Topeka roofers: No statewide roofing license.
Permit: Topeka's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodAreas PickARoofer contractors serve in Topeka
- Westboro
- College Hill
- Indian Hills
- Chesney Park
- Auburndale
- Auburn Hills
ZIP codes: 66601, 66604, 66606, 66607, 66614.
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