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Bow · Merrimack County · labor +11.9%
Roof replacement cost in Bow, NH
A 2,000 sq ft roof in architectural asphalt shingles comes to about $8,350 to $12,700 in Bow once the national installed price is adjusted for what roofers earn locally. The town's fee schedule names this work puts the permit at $40 for a job at the midpoint.
Figures checked October 20, 2026 · sources
- 1Architectural, 2,000 sq ft $8,350–$12,700
- 2Labor index +11.9% vs US
- 3Bow permit $40
Change size or material All Bow projects
Roof replacement prices in Bow 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 Bow's labor index. For 2,000 sq ft:
| Material | National | Bow | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt 3-tab shingles | $6,000–$10,000 | $6,350–$10,700 | $8,550 |
| Architectural asphalt shingles | $8,000–$12,000 | $8,350–$12,700 | $10,550 |
| Metal roofing | $10,000–$32,000 | $10,350–$32,700 | $21,550 |
By size
| Roof area (sq ft) | Bow estimate | Permit at midpoint |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 sq ft | $5,000–$7,650 | $40 |
| 1,500 sq ft | $6,250–$9,550 | $40 |
| 2,000 sq ft | $8,350–$12,700 | $40 |
| 2,500 sq ft | $10,450–$15,900 | $40 |
| 3,000 sq ft | $12,550–$19,050 | $40 |
Architectural asphalt shingles.
Permit fee in Bow
Named in the schedule The fee schedule names this kind of work.
“Roofing Residential- $40”
“Application fee: Residential- $40”
Applied to a 2,000 sq ft roof estimated at $8,350 to $12,700, that gives $40 to $40, about 0.38% of the midpoint price. Among the 11 towns on this site whose schedules cover this work, Bow ranks 1 from the cheapest; Bow is lowest at $40 and Lebanon highest at $148.05 for its own midpoint job. The schedule also lists a $40 residential application fee; ask whether it is added to a roofing permit.
Schedule: Town of Bow, Permit Fee Schedule (effective March 1, 2024). The building department decides whether a permit is required and what valuation it accepts; the national guide puts roof permits at $100–$500.
Why Bow differs from the national price
Bow is in Merrimack County, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts in the Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area nonmetropolitan area. The median wage there for roofers is $29.81 an hour against $26.65 nationally, so the labor part of a national price is scaled by 1.119 (+11.9%).
On this job the labor portion is $3,000 to $6,000 at national rates and $3,350 to $6,700 at Bow rates, so the midpoint rises $530 above the national figure. Against the New Hampshire statewide wage it is $180 higher. 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.
Bow at a glance
Bow had 8,317 residents in the state's 2025 estimate, up 10.6% from 7,519 in 2010, faster than the state's 7.5% over the same years. Its density of 295 people per square mile puts it 13 of 19 among the towns on this site.
87.5% of Bow's occupied homes are lived in by their owners, more than the 72.8% statewide, and the median owner-occupied home is valued at $506,500 (New Hampshire: $402,500). The midpoint estimate for this roof works out to 2.1% 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 Bow's index it is $2,250 to $11,200 for 2,000 sq ft, on top of the estimate above.
Before asking for quotes
- The Bow 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 $8,350 or above $12,700 is not wrong in itself, but it is worth asking what it includes or leaves out.
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Roof replacement in nearby towns
| Town | Labor area | Estimate | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $8,600–$13,200 | $126.21 |
| Exeter | Boston-Cambridge-Newton | $8,600–$13,200 | $104.43 |
| Lebanon | Northern NH | $8,250–$12,500 | $148.05 |
| 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: Town of Bow, Permit Fee Schedule.
- Population: NH Office of Planning and Development, 2025 Population Estimates of New Hampshire Cities and Towns (published July 17, 2026); housing: Census QuickFacts, Bow.
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.