How much does a roofer cost in Boston, MA?
Median from 1,927 real permits · 2025–2026
$17,010
Typical range $10,000 – $33,113 (middle 50% of permits)
The median roofer permit in Boston, MA is declared at $17,010, with a typical $10,000–$33,113 range.
Data through 2025–2026last verified
That figure is the median declared construction value from 1,927 real Boston, MA building permits for rooferwork — a public-record benchmark, not a quote or guarantee. It's a floor (self-declared, it can exclude some labor and markup), so treat it as the honest baseline, then get quotes.
Is a roofer quote of $17,010 fair in Boston, MA?
Public permit data puts the typical roofer range in Boston, MA at $10,000–$33,113, with a declared-value median of $17,010.
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| Boston, MA | $17,010 | n=1,927 |
| Massachusetts (state median) | $17,010 | n=1,927 |
| National (indexed metros) | $9,500 | n=74,465 |
Roofer cost in other cities
- Boulder, CO: $5,671
- Burlington, VT: $5,800
- Providence, RI: $7,000
- Cleveland, OH: $11,450
- Dallas, TX: $12,156
- Baltimore, MD: $12,268
- Minneapolis, MN: $13,000
- Miami, FL: $15,000
- Atlanta, GA: $16,493
- San Jose, CA: $16,566
- Sacramento, CA: $17,171
- Cape Coral, FL: $17,494
- Seattle, WA: $20,373
- Chicago, IL: $31,941
Other trades in Boston, MA
Source: real public building permits, Boston, MA. Median + interquartile range, 1,927 permits, 2025–2026. Declared construction value is a public-record proxy for project cost. Data: ProFix Real Cost Index (CC BY 4.0). Download this data (JSON).