# Roof replacement cost in Los Angeles | Costolio URL: https://costolio.com/home/roof-replacement-cost/los-angeles/ Updated: 2026-11-02 # Roof replacement cost in Los Angeles In Los Angeles, the median declared value on 58647 roof replacement permits issued 2022-01-02 to 2026-10-31 was $5,500, according to Building and Safety - Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present (N) permit data (checked 2026-11-02). n = 58647 permits Median$5,500 25th percentile$3,800 75th percentile$8,800 ## Roof replacement cost in Los Angeles: permit figures 58647 permits · 2022-01-02 to 2026-10-31 · [Building and Safety - Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present (N)](https://data.lacity.org/d/pi9x-tg5x) | Figure | Value | | Median | $5,500 | | 25th percentile | $3,800 | | 75th percentile | $8,800 | How this was counted58647 permits · 2022-01-02 to 2026-10-31 · Source: [Building and Safety - Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present (N)](https://data.lacity.org/d/pi9x-tg5x) · Filter: https://data.lacity.org/resource/pi9x-tg5x.json?$where=issue_date >= '2022-01-01' (paged by :id) ; rule: keyword /RE-?ROOF|RE ROOF|ROOF(ING)? REPLACE|REPLACE (THE |EXISTING |EXIST\.? |\(E\) )?ROOF|TEAR[- ]?OFF|ROOF COVERING|ROOF OVERLAY|ROOFING/ AND NOT /ROOF ?DECK(?!ING)|ROOFTOP DECK|SOLAR|PHOTOVOLTAIC|\bPV\b|ROOF[- ]MOUNT|NEW (SFD|S\.?F\.?D|SINGLE[- ]FAMILY|DWELLING|HOUSE|HOME|BUILDING|\d+[- ]STORY|DUPLEX|CONDO|APARTMENT)|ADDITION|\bADU\b/ ; residential only ; cost>0 · Pulled: 2026-11-02T14:21:38-08:00 · Checked on: 2026-11-02 ## What a roof replacement permit usually covers Tearing off and replacing roofing on a house. Tearing off old roofing and installing new roofing material over the roof deck. Replacing rotten sheathing, gutters, skylights and solar removal are often extra and may not show in the declared value. ## Roof replacement in Los Angeles compared with other places Among the 4 places where we have roof replacement figures, Los Angeles has the median at position 1 from lowest. Los Angeles has the lowest median of these. Higher medians: Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Monica. Other Los Angeles projects with figures: ADU (accessory dwelling unit), Seismic retrofit (foundation). Read this first. Permit values are self-reported by the applicant to set permit fees. They often leave out materials or labor, and they are not what the contractor actually charged. A quote above or below this range can be reasonable. ## About this Los Angeles sample - 58647 permits after dropping $0 or blank values (3% of keyword matches had no cost) - cost field valuation in Building and Safety - Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present (N) - permits issued 2022-01-02 to 2026-10-31 ## Roof replacement permits in Los Angeles by year 13,448 of these permits were issued in 2023, the busiest year in this sample. Counting only full years, the number of permits went up in 2023, then about the same in 2024, then down in 2025. The median declared value went about the same in 2023, then up in 2024, then about the same in 2025. 2022 and 2026 are partial years here, so their counts are lower. Roof replacement permits and median in Los Angeles by year | Year issued | Permits | Median | | 2022 | 9,747 | $5,200 | | 2023 | 13,448 | $5,400 | | 2024 | 13,183 | $5,777 | | 2025 | 11,070 | $5,700 | | 2026 | 11,199 | $5,400 | By month issued, the busiest months were October, September, August, and the quietest were December, November, February. ## Other work listed on the same Los Angeles permits Out of 58,636 Los Angeles roof replacement permits with a description of their own, 943 (1.6%) also mention windows or doors; 504 (0.9%) also mention structural or framing; 103 (0.2%) also mention plumbing; 76 (0.1%) also mention electrical work; 68 (0.1%) also mention mechanical or HVAC. ## How we matched roof replacement permits in Los Angeles Los Angeles has no permit type for this work, so we count a permit when its description mentions reroof, roof replacement, tear-off or roofing. We leave out permits whose description mentions roof decks, rooftop decks, solar, solar panels, roof-mounted equipment, new homes and buildings, additions or ADUs. We keep only permits for homes, not commercial buildings, and only permits with a declared value above $0. ## Roof replacement across Los Angeles County Putting together every roof replacement permit on a published page in Los Angeles County (Los Angeles, Santa Monica) gives 58,783 permits with a combined median of $5,600. Los Angeles supplies 100% of them, and its own median is 2% lower than the combined one. Each place covers its own dates, so treat this as a rough guide. Counted from the same 58647 permits as the figures above (2022-01-02 to 2026-10-31). Source: [Building and Safety - Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present (N)](https://data.lacity.org/d/pi9x-tg5x). ## Related - [Roof replacement in Sacramento](https://costolio.com/home/roof-replacement-cost/sacramento/) - [Roof replacement in San Francisco](https://costolio.com/home/roof-replacement-cost/san-francisco/) - [All costs in Los Angeles](https://costolio.com/home/cities/los-angeles/) - [Compare my quote with permit records](https://costolio.com/home/quote-check/?project=roof-replacement&city=los-angeles) [Got a quote?See where it sits next to these permit values.](https://costolio.com/home/quote-check/?project=roof-replacement&city=los-angeles)