Home repair cost guides

Plain answers about what home repairs cost. We start with roofs.

Stock photo, just to show the idea. Not a job we priced. Photo: Win Henderson, FEMA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Roof guides

Roof cost by stateRegion prices, a map of roofer pay in every state, and permit fees.See the map →
Roof cost by materialShingles, metal, tile, slate and flat roofs, side by side.Compare →

A quick answer at the top. Each number links to its source.
Charts and a table of the public numbers, with the time each one covers.
An example, line by line. You can see how a total is built.
A list of what the numbers leave out, when no source covers it.
Ways to pay less, and when a fix makes more sense than a new roof.
A "Sources & how we calculated this" part, with the date we checked each number.

A guide helps you judge quotes. It is not a quote.

Averages are for typical jobs. Your roof, your town and your roofer will move the price.

Use a guide to check that each quote lists the same work. Spot a line that looks way off. Ask better questions.

Then get three written quotes from local licensed roofers. Check each license with your state.

Water heaters, air conditioners and electric panels. We only put out a guide once we have sources for it.

Want to run the numbers yourself? Try our calculator or the Home Repair Cost Index.

Zonda / Journal of Light Construction. 2025 Cost vs Value Report: national averages and the nine regional reports. 2025 report, released Sep 18, 2025. Checked Oct 17, 2026. Sample/coverage: Job costs come from Verisk XactRemodel building-cost data plus a BLS-based price index (per the report's methodology). The report does not publish a count of jobs behind each cost. Costs are for a defined project spec (see the project pages). They include contractor pricing, not just parts and wages.