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Lebanon · Grafton County · labor +7.9%
Roof replacement cost in Lebanon, NH
A 2,000 sq ft roof in architectural asphalt shingles comes to about $8,250 to $12,500 in Lebanon once the national installed price is adjusted for what roofers earn locally. The city's fee schedule has no separate line for it, but its general residential rate puts the permit at $148.05 for a job at the midpoint.
Figures checked October 20, 2026 · sources
- 1Architectural, 2,000 sq ft $8,250–$12,500
- 2Labor index +7.9% vs US
- 3Lebanon permit $148.05
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Roof replacement prices in Lebanon by material
Each row starts from the installed price per square foot of roof published in a national cost guide, then moves only the labor part of that price by Lebanon's labor index. For 2,000 sq ft:
| Material | National | Lebanon | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt 3-tab shingles | $6,000–$10,000 | $6,250–$10,500 | $8,350 |
| Architectural asphalt shingles | $8,000–$12,000 | $8,250–$12,500 | $10,350 |
| Metal roofing | $10,000–$32,000 | $10,250–$32,500 | $21,350 |
By size
| Roof area (sq ft) | Lebanon estimate | Permit at midpoint |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 sq ft | $4,950–$7,500 | $122.85 |
| 1,500 sq ft | $6,200–$9,350 | $129.15 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $8,250–$12,500 | $148.05 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $10,300–$15,600 | $160.65 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $12,350–$18,700 | $179.55 |
Architectural asphalt shingles.
Permit fee in Lebanon
General rate The fee schedule has no separate line for this work; the town's general residential building-permit rate is shown as what it would charge if the building department requires a permit for it.
“Three thousand one dollars to $5,000: $75.”
“Over $5,000: $75 plus $6 per $1,000, or part thereof, of the total cost of alterations, construction, relocation, or demolition (rounded to the nearest whole dollar).”
“§ 36-3C: a 5% charge is added to the base permit fee for Fire Department and Public Works review and inspection.”
Applied to a 2,000 sq ft roof estimated at $8,250 to $12,500, that gives $135.45 to $160.65, about 1.43% of the midpoint price. Among the 11 towns on this site whose schedules cover this work, Lebanon ranks 11 from the cheapest; Bow is lowest at $40 and Lebanon highest at $148.05 for its own midpoint job.
Schedule: City of Lebanon Code, Chapter 36 Building Construction, § 36-3A residential base fees (amended 12-1-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-17). The building department decides whether a permit is required and what valuation it accepts; the national guide puts roof permits at $100–$500.
Why Lebanon differs from the national price
Lebanon is in Grafton County, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts in the Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area nonmetropolitan area. BLS publishes no roofers wage for that area (too few survey responses), so the New Hampshire median, $28.76 an hour against $26.65 nationally, stands in: a labor factor of 1.079 (+7.9%).
On this job the labor portion is $3,000 to $6,000 at national rates and $3,250 to $6,500 at Lebanon rates, so the midpoint rises $360 above the national figure. Against the New Hampshire statewide wage it is the same. Materials are priced at the national figure: shingle, lumber and equipment prices are set by distributors, not by a town.
A second published benchmark points the same way for the region: Remodeling's 2025 Cost vs Value report prices its “Roofing Replacement, Asphalt Shingles” job at $31,850 nationally and $35,700 in New England, and its “Roofing Replacement, Metal” job at $51,850 nationally and $56,300 in New England. Those are fixed specification jobs, not per-square-foot prices, so they are shown for comparison only.
Lebanon at a glance
Lebanon had 16,296 residents in the state's 2025 estimate, up 23.9% from 13,151 in 2010, faster than the state's 7.5% over the same years. Its density of 406 people per square mile puts it 12 of 19 among the towns on this site.
51.2% of Lebanon's occupied homes are lived in by their owners, fewer than the 72.8% statewide, and the median owner-occupied home is valued at $385,400 (New Hampshire: $402,500). The midpoint estimate for this roof works out to 2.7% of that median value.
Taking off the old roof
Tear off the old roof adds $1 to $5 per sq ft nationally (“The cost to tear off a roof is $1 to $5 per square foot for labor to remove the old material”). That work is all labor, so at Lebanon's index it is $2,150 to $10,800 for 2,000 sq ft, on top of the estimate above.
Before asking for quotes
- The Lebanon building department can say for free whether this job needs a permit and what it will cost; the schedule linked above is its own published document.
- Written quotes that list the same scope (area, material line, removal, disposal, permit) can be compared line by line; the quote comparison guide walks through it with these numbers.
- A quote far below $8,250 or above $12,500 is not wrong in itself, but it is worth asking what it includes or leaves out.
Other projects in Lebanon
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Roof replacement in nearby towns
| Town | Labor area | Estimate | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bow | Central NH | $8,350–$12,700 | $40 |
| Durham | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $8,600–$13,200 | $126.21 |
| Exeter | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $8,600–$13,200 | $104.43 |
| Londonderry | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $8,600–$13,200 | $112.09 |
| Manchester | Manchester-Nashua | $8,100–$12,250 | $101.74 |
More: all roof replacement town pages · permit fees by town · labor costs in New Hampshire
Sources
- Installed price: HomeGuide: Roof replacement cost (Nov 7, 2025) — “architectural $4 – $6 (cost to reshingle, per sq ft)”.
- Labor portion: HomeGuide: Roof replacement cost (Nov 7, 2025) — “Roofing labor costs $1.50 to $3.00 per square foot or $150 to $300 per square on average”.
- Labor index: O*NET OnLine, Roofers (47-2181.00), New Hampshire local wages; area definitions: BLS, May 2025 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions.
- Permit: City of Lebanon Code, Chapter 36 Building Construction, § 36-3A residential base fees.
- Population: NH Office of Planning and Development, 2025 Population Estimates of New Hampshire Cities and Towns (published July 17, 2026); housing: Census QuickFacts, Lebanon.
All figures checked October 20, 2026. Estimates are ranges built from published averages, not quotes; a contractor's price depends on the house, access, the season and the scope written into the quote. Cost by Town does not perform or arrange work.