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$5,600 was the median declared permit value for data years 2023-2026 in Los Angeles, CA. Re-roof permits for one- and two-family homes issued in Los Angeles declared a typical range (middle half of 32,378 City of Los Angeles permit data points, Los Angeles, CA, 2023-2026) of $4,400 to $7,800.
Updated 2026-10-28
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| What was measured | Median declared value | Declared value range (middle half) |
|---|---|---|
| Re-roof permits for one- and two-family homes issued in Los Angeles declared | a median declared value on building permits of $5,600 | the typical range (middle half of 32,378 City of Los Angeles permit data points, Los Angeles, CA, 2023-2026) was $4,400 to $7,800 |
Declared permit values are what applicants reported to the city; final contract prices can differ.
How measured: residential single-job permits; declared values below the low-value floor for the same job removed (6006 rows). Source: City of Los Angeles, LADBS 'Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present' (pi9x-tg5x), data read 22 October 2026.
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What do Los Angeles roof permits declare?
Los Angeles contributes 32,378 re-roof permits for one- and two-family homes to the leading declared-value block. The selection matched 38,404 permits; 38,384 stated a value, and 6,006 fell below the job’s low-value floor.
City building-permit descriptions must name a re-roof. Mixed-job descriptions, revisions, supplemental permits and renewals are excluded. Applicant declarations describe permit scope, rather than final amounts paid.
The wood shake and shingle reference below is LADBS bulletin P/BC 2026-013, effective January 2026. The separate department reroofing certificate addresses return of that form.
Source: LADBS, read 7 November 2026.
Source: LADBS, read 7 November 2026.
Roofing survey reports for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
| Area or whole-house size | Typical middle | Middle half range | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | a median of $15,000 | the typical range (middle half of 45 American Housing Survey data points, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 2021-2023) was $7,000 to $20,000 | 45 |
How measured: hired-out finished jobs, survey-weighted, not adjusted for inflation. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data read 16 October 2026.
These figures are estimates from U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data years 2021-2023, read 16 October 2026, for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. They are not a quote, and they are not a promise of what any contractor on InstaBids will charge. Your price depends on your home, the materials and the contractor. Get written bids before you decide.
Full national guide: How much does it cost to replace a roof?
How does Los Angeles compare with the national survey?
For the national picture, the Census Bureau's American Housing Survey asked households about the work done on their home and whether they hired it out. Its roofing item reads "Added or replaced roofing", so full tear-offs and smaller partial replacements share one range.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, AHS 2023 Value Labels Package, read 16 October 2026.
| What was measured | Median | Typical range (middle half) |
|---|---|---|
| Households in the American Housing Survey that hired out a roof replacement reported | a median of $10,000 | the typical range (middle half of 1,820 American Housing Survey data points, the United States, 2021-2023) was $5,800 to $16,000 |
| When the household did the roofing itself | a median (260 American Housing Survey data points, the United States, 2021-2023) of $5,600 | — |
How measured: hired-out finished jobs, survey-weighted, not adjusted for inflation; do-it-yourself jobs the same way. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data read 16 October 2026.
These figures are estimates from U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, data years 2021-2023, read 16 October 2026, for the United States. They are not a quote, and they are not a promise of what any contractor on InstaBids will charge. Your price depends on your home, the materials and the contractor. Get written bids before you decide.
Full national guide: How much does it cost to replace a roof?
The Los Angeles median declared value sits below the national survey median for hired-out roof jobs.
The two are different kinds of record: a survey answer is what a household remembers paying, while a permit value is what an applicant wrote down before the work began. This page keeps them apart and never blends them into one number.
What does Los Angeles say about wood roof coverings?
Example rule, LADBS roof permit: wood shake and shingle covering prohibition: “In the City of Los Angeles, all wood shake or wood shingle roof covering is prohibited.”
Source: LADBS, read 7 November 2026.
Example rule, LADBS roof permit: wood shake and shingle minor repair exception: “EXCEPTION: Repairs to existing wood shake or wood shingle roof covering, which are considered minor (up to 5% of the roof area), may be allowed with Class B wood shingles or shakes under a "Request for Modification of Building Ordinance".”
Source: LADBS, read 7 November 2026.
Example rule, LADBS roof permit: wood shake and shingle replacement above half the roof: “If reroofing more than 50% of an existing roof within any one year period, then the entire roof must comply with current code.”
Source: LADBS, read 7 November 2026.
Example rule, LADBS roof permit: wood shake and shingle replacement at or below half the roof: “If reroofing 50% or less of an existing roof within any one year period, then only the area replaced needs to comply with current code.”
Source: LADBS, read 7 November 2026.
Example rule, LADBS roof permit: certificate return: “This certificate shall be returned to the inspector, or mailed to the Department.”
Source: LADBS, read 7 November 2026.
Which Los Angeles roof components need replacement?
LADBS, flashing and roof-edge replacement: “Missing, rusted, or damaged flashing and counterflashing, vent, caps, and metal edging shall be installed or replaced with new materials.”
Source: LADBS, read 9 November 2026.
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Sources for the figures on this page
- City of Los Angeles, LADBS 'Building Permits Issued from 2020 to Present' (pi9x-tg5x), https://data.lacity.org/City-Infrastructure-Service-Requests/Building-and-Safety-Building-Permits-Issued-from-20/pi9x-tg5x, read 22 October 2026. InstaBids computed medians and middle-half ranges.
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey 2023, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/data/2023/ahs-2023-public-use-file--puf-.html, read 16 October 2026. U.S. government work; no endorsement implied.
- LADBS, dbs.lacity.gov/sites/default/files/efs/forms/Residential Inspection Forms %26 Publications/roofing-requirements-for-wood-shakes-and-shingles-ib-p-bc2014-013.pdf, read 7 November 2026.
- LADBS, dbs.lacity.gov/sites/default/files/efs/forms/inspection/re-roofing-certificate-in-form-12.pdf, read 7 November 2026.
- U.S. Census Bureau, AHS 2023 Value Labels Package, www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/ahs/2023/AHS 2023 Value Labels Package.zip, read 16 October 2026.
- LADBS, www.permitla.org/building/re-roofing_detail.html, read 9 November 2026.