Roofers in Brownsville, Texas
19 roofing companies are listed for Brownsville, and 1 of them are verified against a public registry. Your request goes to one roofer, not five.
Short answer: To find a roofer near you in Brownsville, TX, start with the 1 below whose license we matched on RCAT Licensed Contractors directory; they are listed first. A standard asphalt re-roof on a 2,000 sq ft Brownsville home runs $6,510–$14,415 at the local 0.93× cost index, and a metal roof $15,810–$37,200. NOAA's storm record for the county shows hail up to 3.01 in., so get an inspection after a big storm before you accept a quote.
A new asphalt roof in Brownsville runs $6,510 to $14,415
$6,510 Typical $10,450 High
$14,415
Asphalt-shingle re-roof, 2,000 sq ft home, at Brownsville prices. Source and share of home value below.
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Compares your price per square foot with the Brownsville installed range (tear-off and underlayment included). Not a judgment of any one roofer.
How much life is left in my Brownsville roof?
Typical lifespans are published ranges for each material; for a Brownsville house, real life also depends on installation, attic ventilation and the weather Brownsville gets.
If insurance covers it, what do I pay in Brownsville?
Only if the claim is approved. The ACV math is a straight-line example over a 25-year life; insurers writing Brownsville policies use their own schedules, so check your policy.
Has hail hit my Brownsville roof since it was installed?
County-level hail reports for Brownsville from the NOAA archive this page uses; a county report is not proof of damage at your Brownsville address.
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Roofers in Brownsville, TX
19 listed. Roofers we verified against a public registry come first.
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Who you can hire in Brownsville
A phone number and a star rating say little about a roofer. These counts show what is on file.
The Brownsville roster, checked
1 of 18 listed firms have a licence number on file (5.6%). 1 was matched in the official state registry, which is what the Verified badge means; 101 of the 206 cities in the directory have at least one firm matched so far. A number on file is not a check: how verification works.
Source: PickARoofer contractor registry · data as of 2026-10-01Roofers at work around Brownsville
The Bureau of Labor Statistics counts about 5,740 people working as roofers in Texas; it publishes no separate figure for the Brownsville area.
That counts workers, not companies, and it includes crews who work for a single firm. It is the size of the local trade, not a list of who to call.
Source: BLS OEWS, roofers · data as of May 2025Where the roofers for Brownsville are based
Every listed firm is based in Brownsville; the ring is the 25-mile radius we use to match hail reports to the city.
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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hail: NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports. Towns: our roster, Brownsville ring = 25 miles.
Listed roofers by home town
| Based in | Miles away | Listed | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville, TX | in town | 19 | 1 |
Nearby city pages
- Harlingen, TX 23 mi
- Edinburg, TX 50 mi
- McAllen, TX 50 mi
The Storm Prediction Center logged no hail reports within 25 miles in the last 90 days.
Brownsville in numbers
Source under each figure.
- #198of 209Freeze-thaw days (low end): Brownsville ranks #198 of 209.
- #189of 209Median home value (low end): Brownsville ranks #189 of 209.
- #184of 209Yearly rainfall (low end): Brownsville ranks #184 of 209.
- #180of 209Share of homes built before 1980 (low end): Brownsville ranks #180 of 209.
Roofing trade around Brownsville
- 17 county firms with payroll; 71% under 5 employees.
- A roofer's median pay here is $46,030 a year (Texas).
When hail hits Brownsville
Cameron County, 2014 to June 2026: NOAA hail reports.
Reports by month
April is the heaviest month in Cameron County: 17 of 34 hail reports (50%). April to June holds 88%; the other nine months split 12%.
Worst full year: 2023, with 15 reports and 2 days of 1.75 in hail or larger; 3.3x the 5-report mean.
4 days of 1.75-inch hail or larger, across 2 of 7 full years; last one 2026 so far.
Days with 1.75 in hail or larger, by year
| 2014 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 |
Year by year
| Year | Reports | Days 1″+ | Days 1.75″+ | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.75″ |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1″ |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1″ |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3.01″ |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.88″ |
| 2023 (worst full year) | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2″ |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.25″ |
| 2026 (to June) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.75″ |
Shaded: worst full year.
Source: NOAA Storm Events · data as of 2014 to June 2026Brownsville storm record: Cameron County
NWS reports for Cameron County, 2014–2026.
- 1849Founded
- 33 ft (10 m)Elevation
- Fort BrownNamed after
Reported hail locations, Cameron County
- 181 to 1.74 in
- 91.75 to 2.74 in, golf ball to tennis ball
- 22.75 in and up, baseball
Largest plotted stone: 3.01 in. Bigger dots are bigger stones.
29 reports of 1 inch or larger have coordinates. Each dot is a reported location, not a storm path.
Sources: NOAA, Census county outlineBiggest hail days
| Date | Largest hail | Reports that day | Where it was reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2017 | 3.01 in, about the size of a teacup | 8 | Rio Hondo |
| June 4, 2023 | 2 in, about the size of a hen egg | 7 | Villa Cavazos |
| June 5, 2023 | 2 in, about the size of a hen egg | 3 | Monte Grande |
“Measured hail report of 3.01 inches via social media. Hail broke windshield at residence with other windshields broken in neighborhood.”Source: NOAA Storm Events Database · data as of 2014–2026
National Weather Service report, April 2, 2017
Last hail of 1.75 in or more
May 9, 2026
4 days like it since 2014.
Strongest tornado
EF1 · May 13, 2023
It stayed on the ground for 0.45 miles and was up to 200 yards wide. The supercell spawned a quick spin-up tornado that struck the town of Laguna Heights, Texas, over a two-minute period before the circulation moved over Laguna Madre Bay and rapidly dissipated.
Strongest thunderstorm gust
89 mph · May 9, 2023
The aerostat site anemometer at the South Padre Island Coast Guard station reported a peak wind gust of 77.3 knots, or 89 mph, at 1:49AM CDT.
Storm data: NOAA Storm Events (public domain). City facts: Wikidata (CC0).
Cameron County fact sheet for Brownsville homeowners
Housing age, federal disaster declarations and your state's claim deadlines in one place. All three come from public records, county level.
How old are the roofs? Homes in Cameron County by decade built
| pre-1940 | 2.0% |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.5% |
| 1950s | 5.1% |
| 1960s | 5.6% |
| 1970s | 15.0% |
| 1980s | 17.2% |
| 1990s | 16.3% |
| 2000s | 21.4% |
| 2010s | 13.6% |
| 2020+ | 1.2% |
157,565 homes, median built in 1992. 30.3% date from before 1980 and 14.8% from 2010 on; 65.2% are owner-occupied. The most common decade is the 2000s.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey · data as of ACS 5-yearFederal disaster declarations naming Cameron County
9 declarations name Cameron County (4 storm, 3 flood, 2 winter, 0 fire), against 9 NOAA hail days of 1 in or more in 5 of the 12 full years. The latest was 482 days ago.
| Declared | Type | FEMA title | DR no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Flood | Severe Storms and Flooding | 4871 |
| July 9, 2024 | Hurricane | Hurricane Beryl | 4798 |
| February 19, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms | 4586 |
| February 14, 2021 | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 3554 |
| August 24, 2020 | Hurricane | Tropical Storms Marco and Laura | 3540 |
| July 26, 2020 | Hurricane | Hurricane Hanna | 3530 |
Insurance claim clocks in Texas
| Who | What has to happen | Time limit | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurer | Acknowledge your claim | 15 days | Tex. Ins. Code §542.055(a)(1) |
| Insurer | Tell you in writing whether the claim is accepted or rejected | 15 business days | Tex. Ins. Code §542.056(a) |
| Insurer | Pay the claim after telling you it will pay | 5 business days | Tex. Ins. Code §542.057(a) |
Go deeper on Cameron County
Roofing services in Brownsville
One page per job, each opening with a Brownsville figure.
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Roof Repair
Median home built 1993; 1 freeze-thaw days a year, so sun and hail do the aging.
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Storm Damage Repair
Top stone 3.01 in, 9 days of 1 in+ hail; dents metal, cracks tile.
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Emergency Roof Repair
32 days at 58+ mph, top gust 89 mph; ask crews about same-day tarping.
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Roof Inspection
30.6% of homes predate 1980; 59.9% are owner-occupied, so confirm the warranty clock.
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Metal Roofing
Median home $122,400; golf-ball hail on 4 days, so style and cost lead.
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Flat Roof
Ponding risk: 5 days a year with 1 in of rain, 25.4 in a year in total.
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Commercial Roofing
29% of units are multi-unit; 17 roofing firms with payroll in the county.
What a new roof costs in Brownsville
Asphalt-shingle re-roof, 2,000 sq ft home, at Brownsville prices.
That typical price is about 8.5% of the median Brownsville home value ($122,400).
Source: Census ACS (Brownsville city) · data as of 2019–2023Full Brownsville cost guide by material →
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Roofing in Brownsville: local conditions
Brownsville sits in a hot subtropical climate that ages roofing fast: high temperatures top 90 F on about 141 days a year, and the record high of 106 F was reached on March 27, 1984 and again on August 28, 2023, driving sustained UV and heat stress on roof materials. Annual rainfall averages about 26.78 in based on records between 1991 and 2020. Hard freezes are rare but real, with a record low of 12 F on February 13, 1899; measurable snow is exceptional, as the city recorded its first measurable snow in 109 years on December 25, 2004 with 1.5 in.
Brownsville had a 2020 Census population of 186,738, ranking 18th-most populous in Texas, which anchors steady residential and commercial roofing demand. Its largest employers as of May 2015 were the Brownsville Independent School District (7,670), Cameron County (1,950), the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (1,734), Keppel AmFELS (1,650), and Walmart (1,413).
Roofing in Brownsville: questions
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Roofers by neighborhood
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