CostolioRoof replacement cost in Sacramento
In Sacramento, the median declared value on 10236 roof replacement permits issued to was $15,000, according to BldgPermitIssued_Archive permit data (checked ).
Roof replacement cost in Sacramento: permit figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median | $15,000 |
| 25th percentile | $10,000 |
| 75th percentile | $20,117 |
How this was counted
10236 permits · 2022-01-02 to 2025-12-31 · Source: BldgPermitIssued_Archive · Filter: https://services5.arcgis.com/54falWtcpty3V47Z/arcgis/rest/services/BldgPermitIssued_Archive/FeatureServer/0/query where=(1=1) AND (Status_Date LIKE '%/2022%' OR Status_Date LIKE '%/2023%' OR Status_Date LIKE '%/2024%' OR Status_Date LIKE '%/2025%' OR Status_Date LIKE '%/2026%') ; 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: 2026-11-02T14:19:22-08:00 · 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 Sacramento compared with other places
Among the 4 places where we have roof replacement figures, Sacramento has the median at position 2 from lowest. Lower medians: Los Angeles. Higher medians: San Francisco, Santa Monica.
Other Sacramento projects with figures: Heat pump installation.
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 Sacramento sample
- 10236 permits after dropping $0 or blank values (0% of keyword matches had no cost)
- cost field
Valuationin BldgPermitIssued_Archive - permits issued 2022-01-02 to 2025-12-31
Roof replacement permits in Sacramento by year
3,214 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 down in 2024. The median declared value went about the same in 2023, then about the same in 2024. 2022 and 2025 are partial years here, so their counts are lower.
| Year issued | Permits | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,022 | $14,308 |
| 2023 | 3,214 | $14,712 |
| 2024 | 2,734 | $15,025 |
| 2025 | 2,266 | $15,000 |
By month issued, the busiest months were April, October, May, and the quietest were December, January, November.
Roofing material named in Sacramento roof replacement permits
Read from the description only. 70% of these Sacramento permits are described with composition shingle.
- Composition shingle: 7,096 (70%)
- Flat or low-slope roofing: 224 (2%)
- Clay or concrete tile: 119 (1%)
- Wood shake: 65 (1%)
- Metal: 5 (0%)
- Not stated in the description: 2,624 (26%)
Other work listed on the same Sacramento permits
Out of 10,133 Sacramento roof replacement permits with a description of their own, 274 (2.7%) also mention windows or doors; 263 (2.6%) also mention electrical work; 177 (1.7%) also mention mechanical or HVAC; 170 (1.7%) also mention plumbing; 106 (1.0%) also mention structural or framing.
How we matched roof replacement permits in Sacramento
Sacramento 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.
Counted from the same 10236 permits as the figures above (2022-01-02 to 2025-12-31). Source: BldgPermitIssued_Archive.
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