Roof Replacement Cost in Wilmington, North Carolina (2026)
An asphalt re-roof of a 2,000 sq ft home in Wilmington runs $6,510 to $14,415. The median Wilmington household earns $63,900 a year, so that is 5.3 to 11.7 weeks of its pay. Wilmington gets 58.1 yearly precipitation, 20th highest of 209. Starting ranges, not quotes. Prices compiled June 2026.
Short answer: Plan on about $10,450 for asphalt shingles in Wilmington, or 8.5 weeks of the median household's $63,900. Metal roofs in Wilmington cost $15,810 to $37,200; asphalt ranges from $6,510 to $14,415.
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What would a Wilmington roof cost per month?
Example rate only; your lender's offer will differ. For a Wilmington home the principal is the local range for your size and material, and this is not a loan offer in Wilmington or anywhere else.
How much life is left in my Wilmington roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Wilmington house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Wilmington gets.
Price your own roof in Wilmington
Wilmington prices sit 7% under the national base. A typical Wilmington roof is 8.5 weeks of local pay, 125th heaviest of 209 cities.
- Same job at national base rates
- Difference in Wilmington
- 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 |
| Wilmington cost index | Fixed for Wilmington, not recalculated from wages | 0.93× |
| Wilmington low | $7,000 × Wilmington index 0.93 | $6,510, 5.3 weeks of Wilmington pay |
| Wilmington high | $15,500 × Wilmington index 0.93 | $14,415, 11.7 weeks of Wilmington pay |
| Wilmington typical | Midpoint of the Wilmington low and high, rounded to $50 | $10,450 |
- Where Wilmington 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 Wilmington. 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 Wilmington
A typical asphalt roof in Wilmington costs $10,450, which is 8.5 weeks of local pay and puts Wilmington 125th of 209 for burden.
| Material | Weeks of pay | Typical | Share of home value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tab Asphalt Shingles in Wilmington | 7.0 | $8,600 | 2.5% |
| Architectural Asphalt Shingles in Wilmington | 9.3 | $11,400 | 3.3% |
| Metal (Steel/Aluminum) in Wilmington | 17.8 | $21,850 | 6.2% |
| Standing Seam Metal in Wilmington | 24.2 | $29,750 | 8.5% |
| Concrete Tile in Wilmington | 15.9 | $19,550 | 5.6% |
| TPO / EPDM in Wilmington* | 4.6 | $5,600 | 1.6% |
* 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
What weather does to a Wilmington 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 Wilmington. Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2/IMERG reanalysis, daily point data), 2014–2023
Wilmington against nearby North Carolina cities
Neighbors run from 0.87× to 0.91× against Wilmington's 0.93×. Closest: Jacksonville, about 47 mi, at $6,370 to $14,105.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington (this page) | 8.5 | — | 30 (11) | 8 |
| Jacksonville roofers ≈47 mi from Wilmington |
9.9 | -2% | 21 (4) | 14 |
| Fayetteville roofers ≈78 mi from Wilmington |
9.0 | -6% | 26 (5) | 9 |
| Cary roofers ≈118 mi from Wilmington |
4.1 | -2% | 26 (8) | 101 |
| Rocky Mount roofers ≈118 mi from Wilmington |
10.1 | -2% | 28 (6) | 9 |
| Burlington roofers ≈155 mi from Wilmington |
9.7 | -2% | 21 (6) | 10 |
| High Point roofers ≈167 mi from Wilmington |
8.7 | -2% | 24 (6) | 30 |
On the cost index Wilmington sits at 0.93×, and a Wilmington roof takes 8.5 weeks of its pay, rank 125 of 209.
What a re-roof costs against home values in Wilmington
Share of median home value
In Wilmington a typical re-roof takes 3.0% of the $350,300 median home value. Only 27 cities carry a lighter ratio.
Source: Census ACS (Wilmington city), 2019–2023How old the homes are
Share of homes built before 1980.
38.4% of Wilmington homes predate 1980. A roof that Wilmington homebuyers never replaced since the median build year of 1988 is 38 years old. Oldest-first, Wilmington stands #157 of 209.
Source: Census ACS (Wilmington city), 2019–2023If insurance covers the damage
Estimates against Wilmington's $6,510–$14,415 range. General information, not legal advice. How claims work →
| Your deductible | Weeks of Wilmington pay | Out-of-pocket |
|---|---|---|
| $500 | 0.41 weeks in Wilmington | $500 |
| $1,000 | 0.81 weeks in Wilmington | $1,000 |
| $2,500 | 2.0 weeks in Wilmington | $2,500 |
Wilmington roof bill in weeks of pay
Weeks of median household income
The median Wilmington household earns $63,900 a year, or $1,229 a week. A Wilmington asphalt re-roof, typically $10,450, takes 8.5 weeks of that.
Jacksonville ($10,250 typical, 47 miles away) takes 9.9 weeks of its own pay, 1.4 weeks more than Wilmington.
124 of 208 other cities ask for more, 84 for less.
Sum for Wilmington: $10,450 ÷ ($63,900 ÷ 52) = 8.5 weeks.
Source: Census ACS (Wilmington city), 2019–2023The Wilmington roofing market
Wilmington's film industry, beachside tourism, and UNCW enrollment create an economically diverse housing market ranging from luxury oceanfront properties to student rentals, with roofing needs spanning premium standing-seam metal for coastal homes to entry-level asphalt for the rental sector. North Carolina's coastal insurance market has been severely stressed since Florence, with several carriers exiting New Hanover County entirely and pushing homeowners toward the state-run Beach Plan.
Roofing companies in Wilmington's county
- 30roofing establishments with paid employees
- 241paid roofing employees
- 56.7%have fewer than 5 employees
- 8.0employees per firm on average
56.7% of the county's roofing firms have under 5 staff, 7 points below the 190-city median of 64%. Firms average 8 paid staff.
Source: Census CBP, 2023On PickARoofer: 30 roofing contractors listed in Wilmington, 11 verified against a public registry. See them
What roofers earn here
A roofer in the Wilmington metro earns a median $48,740 a year, $270 below the $49,010 statewide median. 56 of 141 metros pay more than the Wilmington area.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers, May 2025License and permit in North Carolina
Wilmington roofers: General contractor license required for jobs over $40,000.
Check a Wilmington roofer in the North Carolina registry
11 contractors listed in Wilmington carry a Verified badge on PickARoofer.
Permit: Wilmington's building office. General information, not legal advice.
Source: verification methodRepair or replace in Wilmington
Wilmington homes sit 38 years from the median build year of 1988. An original roof that old is past the 25–30 years architectural shingles are rated for, so in Wilmington a repair mostly buys time. 38.4% of Wilmington homes predate 1980, so some roofs on the street are second or third generation.
| Job | Cost | Weeks of pay |
|---|---|---|
| Small repair in Wilmington | $600 | 0.49 |
| Larger repair in Wilmington | $2,800 | 2.3 |
| Half of a new roof (50% rule) in Wilmington | $5,200 | 4.2 |
| One year of roof life in Wilmington | $380 | 0.31 |
The last row prices one year of roof life in Wilmington: 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.
Storms behind Wilmington roof bills
Public NOAA records for Wilmington's county.
- 9days with hail of 1 inch or larger
- 1 inlargest hailstone reported
- 35days with gusts of 58 mph or more
Hail reports by month
NOAA logged 14 hail reports for Wilmington's county since 2014. July is the busiest month with 5 of them, 36% of the total.
Busiest three: July 5, May 3, June 3.
No hail was reported in 7 of the 12 months (February to December, in calendar order).
The costliest storm day on record in the county was September 5, 2019, with $580,000 of reported property damage.
All reported hail, wind and tornado damage there adds up to at least $2,160,450. It is a floor, because many reports carry no dollar estimate.
The county saw 17 tornadoes, the strongest rated EF1.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026Reported hail locations, New Hanover County
- 1+ in
- 1.75+ in
- 2.75+ in
Hail reports per year
| 2018 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
8 recorded hail events across 4 years represented in the data. 2024 had the most events among represented full years: 3.
The last bar is a partial year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events, 2014–June 2026 Hail risk lookup
Areas PickARoofer contractors serve in Wilmington
- Historic Downtown
- Midtown
- Landfall
- Mayfaire
- Ogden
- Monkey Junction
ZIP codes: 28401, 28403, 28405, 28409, 28411.
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