Material · 2026 Q3
Clay / concrete tile: cost per square
Installed, $700 to $2,500 per square nationally. The Index splits that into materials $200 to $1,200 and labor $500 to $1,700 per square (HomeGuide tile-roof page cost table (clay and concrete combined)), and scales only the labor part by each area's BLS roofer wage. US typical on the Index: $1,800 per square.
Sources for this material
- HomeGuide (page dated 2026), retrieved 2026-09-25:
A tile roof costs $7 to $25 per square foot installed ... Table: New tile materials $2.00 – $12.00 [per sq ft]; Installation labor $5.00 – $17.00 [per sq ft] ... Concrete | $3 – $5 [material] | $7 – $19 [installed]; Clay | $3 – $11 | $8 – $25
per-square values converted from the quoted $/sq ft x 100 (1 square = 100 sq ft) - Fixr (page dated January 31, 2025), retrieved 2026-09-25:
Clay Tiles: $9-$20 per sq. ft. [installed]; Concrete Tiles: $3-$20 per sq. ft. [installed]; Clay Tiles [material]: "$5 to $15 per sq. ft."; Concrete Tiles [material]: "$4 to $20 per sq. ft."; "Labor costs to install tile roofing are between $4 and $16" per sq. ft.
per-square values converted from the quoted $/sq ft x 100 (1 square = 100 sq ft) - HomeAdvisor (page dated June 19, 2026), retrieved 2026-09-25:
Clay: "Average Installed Cost (per Sq. Ft.)" of "$8–$25"; Concrete: installed costs are "$9–$18" per square foot; "Labor costs for a new tile roof range from $5 to $18 per square foot"
per-square values converted from the quoted $/sq ft x 100 (1 square = 100 sq ft)
Per-square = per-sq-ft x 100. The split used by the Index comes from HomeGuide tile-roof page cost table (clay and concrete combined). Other materials: Architectural shingles, 3-tab shingles, Standing seam metal, Metal panel, Slate, Flat membrane.
Tile by state, 2026 Q3
| Rank | State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | $868 | $2,169 | $3,471 |
| 2 | New Jersey | $840 | $2,107 | $3,375 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $828 | $2,081 | $3,334 |
| 4 | Minnesota | $827 | $2,080 | $3,332 |
| 5 | New York | $796 | $2,012 | $3,228 |
| 6 | Washington | $792 | $2,003 | $3,214 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $791 | $2,001 | $3,210 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $789 | $1,996 | $3,203 |
| 9 | Alaska | $789 | $1,995 | $3,202 |
| 10 | California | $780 | $1,976 | $3,171 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $749 | $1,908 | $3,067 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $747 | $1,903 | $3,059 |
| 13 | Maryland | $730 | $1,866 | $3,002 |
| 14 | Oregon | $729 | $1,864 | $2,999 |
| 15 | Michigan | $728 | $1,863 | $2,997 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $728 | $1,862 | $2,996 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $721 | $1,846 | $2,971 |
| 18 | Indiana | $714 | $1,831 | $2,949 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $699 | $1,798 | $2,898 |
| 20 | Nevada | $694 | $1,787 | $2,880 |
| 21 | Montana | $690 | $1,779 | $2,867 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $686 | $1,769 | $2,851 |
| 23 | Missouri | $684 | $1,766 | $2,847 |
| 24 | Vermont | $684 | $1,766 | $2,847 |
| 25 | Colorado | $683 | $1,763 | $2,843 |
| 26 | Ohio | $679 | $1,753 | $2,828 |
| 27 | Delaware | $676 | $1,746 | $2,817 |
| 28 | Idaho | $667 | $1,728 | $2,788 |
| 29 | Maine | $662 | $1,716 | $2,770 |
| 30 | Kansas | $659 | $1,710 | $2,761 |
| 31 | Louisiana | $654 | $1,699 | $2,744 |
| 32 | Iowa | $648 | $1,685 | $2,723 |
| 33 | Utah | $644 | $1,676 | $2,708 |
| 34 | Virginia | $643 | $1,675 | $2,707 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $639 | $1,667 | $2,694 |
| 36 | Kentucky | $636 | $1,659 | $2,682 |
| 37 | Arizona | $635 | $1,658 | $2,680 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $632 | $1,650 | $2,668 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $630 | $1,647 | $2,663 |
| 40 | Wyoming | $627 | $1,640 | $2,653 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $622 | $1,629 | $2,636 |
| 42 | Florida | $620 | $1,624 | $2,629 |
| 43 | Georgia | $617 | $1,617 | $2,617 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $613 | $1,608 | $2,603 |
| 45 | Nebraska | $612 | $1,607 | $2,601 |
| 46 | Alabama | $612 | $1,606 | $2,600 |
| 47 | Texas | $606 | $1,593 | $2,580 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $604 | $1,589 | $2,574 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $602 | $1,584 | $2,567 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $594 | $1,566 | $2,539 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $589 | $1,557 | $2,524 |
Rank is the state's overall Index rank of 51; the ordering is the same for every material because only labor varies.
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