Roof replacement cost in New Orleans (2026)

The typical roofing job in New Orleans was valued at $35,000 on its city permit (middle half: $18,000 to $70,000), across 552 roofing jobs with city permits issued from September 2021 to September 2026.

$35,000median value on the city permit, not the price you will payMiddle half: $18,000 to $70,000552 roofing jobs, 2021 to 2026

How the values spread

Share of roofing jobs in New Orleans by the value on the permitMedian $35,000. Under $20,000: 163 jobs (30%); $20,000 to $40,000: 146 jobs (26%); $40,000 to $60,000: 74 jobs (13%); $60,000 to $80,000: 48 jobs (9%); $80,000 to $100,000: 35 jobs (6%); $100,000 to $120,000: 13 jobs (2%); $120,000 to $140,000: 14 jobs (3%); $140,000 to $160,000: 13 jobs (2%); $160,000 and over: 46 jobs (8%).30%26%13%9%6%2%3%2%8%Median $35,000$0$40k$80k$120k$160k+
Share of roofing jobs in New Orleans by the value on the permit: 552 roofing jobs, from September 2021 to September 2026. The dashed line is the median; half of all jobs fall between $18,000 and $70,000.
The numbers behind the chart
Value on the permitJobsShare
Under $20,00016330%
$20,000 to $40,00014626%
$40,000 to $60,0007413%
$60,000 to $80,000489%
$80,000 to $100,000356%
$100,000 to $120,000132%
$120,000 to $140,000143%
$140,000 to $160,000132%
$160,000 and over468%

Roofing contractors with the most jobs in New Orleans

RankContractorJobsContact
1Garcia Roofing Replacement, LLC
103
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2Lapeyre Construction LLC
78
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3Star Recovery Services, LLC Dynamic Group LLC
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68
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By ZIP code

The 10 ZIP codes with the most roofing jobs valued on the permit (at least 20 each).

ZIP codeJobsMedianMiddle half
7011750$36,000$16,000 to $50,000
7011550$32,000$23,000 to $73,000
7012239$38,000$28,000 to $55,000
7011638$39,000$13,000 to $66,000
7011836$58,000$19,000 to $128,000
7011934$29,000$14,000 to $63,000
7012632$34,000$18,000 to $46,000
7011429$25,000$14,000 to $38,000
7013125$25,000$20,000 to $38,000
7012421$78,000$30,000 to $140,000

By year

YearJobsMedianMiddle half
2021 (September to December)27$38,000$23,000 to $73,000
202289$39,000$22,000 to $68,000
202372$45,000$16,000 to $96,000
2024133$28,000$16,000 to $49,000
2025180$32,000$18,000 to $66,000
2026 (January to September)51$65,000$25,000 to $148,000

What the records show

  • Share of jobs in each budget range: under $10,000: 7% (38 of 552); $10,000 to $25,000: 29% (158 of 552); $25,000 to $50,000: 28% (157 of 552); over $50,000: 36% (199 of 552).
  • The median was $39,000 in 2022 (89 jobs) and $32,000 in 2025 (180 jobs), down 19%.
  • Across the ZIP codes above, the median ran from $25,000 in 70114 to $78,000 in 70124.

Every figure here is the job value written on the city permit, not the price paid. Permit values can be higher or lower than the final price, so get more than one quote. Values under $1,000 are placeholders and are left out. Median and middle half: half of the jobs were valued above the median; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: New Orleans permits, from September 2021 to September 2026. Data updated September 25, 2026. The same figures as data: roofing.json.