Roof Replacement Cost in San Francisco, CA (2027)
Data updated November 11, 2026
San Francisco · total project cost
$16,000
typical · median
- $12,000
- low · 25th
- $23,500
- high · 75th
Based on 5,593 building permits issued in San Francisco, Jan 2025 – Nov 2026.
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How San Francisco compares
- Chicago, IL$22,981
- Seattle, WA$19,101
- San Francisco, CA$16,000
Bars show the 25th–75th percentile; the tick is the median. Total project cost, Jan 2025 – Nov 2026.
All figures by city
- Chicago, ILTotal project cost
- Low (25th percentile)
- $13,900
- Typical (median)
- $22,981
- High (75th percentile)
- $38,286
1,705 permits · Jan 2025 – Nov 2026
- San Francisco, CATotal project cost
- Low (25th percentile)
- $12,000
- Typical (median)
- $16,000
- High (75th percentile)
- $23,500
5,593 permits · Jan 2025 – Nov 2026
- Seattle, WATotal project cost
- Low (25th percentile)
- $13,854
- Typical (median)
- $19,101
- High (75th percentile)
- $25,402
172 permits · Jan 2025 – Nov 2026
Low / Typical / High are the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of the declared permit value. Cities with fewer than 20 permits are not published.
Cost by material
Asphalt shingles · Chicago
704 permits · Jan 2025 – Nov 2026
$9.52/ sq ft
$7.00 – $15.00
Built-up (flat) · Chicago
201 permits · Jan 2025 – Nov 2026
$17.45/ sq ft
$11.67 – $24.35
Asphalt shingles · San Francisco
54 permits · Jan 2025 – Nov 2026
$11.00/ sq ft
$9.98 – $15.48
Built-up (flat) · San Francisco
66 permits · Jan 2025 – Nov 2026
$10.00/ sq ft
$8.76 – $12.65
What changes the price
Material
in Chicago, asphalt shingles roofs had a median of $9.52 / sq ft, while built-up (flat) roofs had a median of $17.45 / sq ft.
Material
in San Francisco, built-up (flat) roofs had a median of $10.00 / sq ft, while asphalt shingles roofs had a median of $11.00 / sq ft.
Location
the median ranged from $16,000 in San Francisco to $22,981 in Chicago.
Roof size and pitch
steeper roofs have more surface per square foot of floor area (a 12/12 roof has about 41% more than a flat one).
Questions
How much does a roof replacement cost in San Francisco?
The typical (median) cost is $16,000. Half of projects fall between $12,000 and $23,500, based on 5,593 building permits in San Francisco.
Where do these numbers come from?
From building permits that U.S. cities publish on their open-data portals. Each permit includes the project cost declared by the applicant. We filter residential projects of this type and report the 25th percentile, median and 75th percentile.
Why might my quote be higher than these figures?
Permit applicants declare the cost themselves and some understate it. Permits also exclude work that does not need one. Treat the high figure as a realistic ceiling for an average project, not a maximum.
About this figure
- Source
- Residential building-permit records published by Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle
- Period
- Jan 2025 – Nov 2026 · 10,089 permits
- Method
- 25th / 50th / 75th percentile of the declared project value. Full methodology
- Updated
- November 11, 2026