- Roof inspection usually costs $220 to $480, about $340 typical.
- A professional roof inspection with a written report.
What roof inspection costs
Most homeowners pay $220 to $480 for roof inspection, and $340 is a typical price. A professional roof inspection with a written report.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $220 |
| Typical | $340 |
| High end | $480 |
Sources: Fixr and HomeAdvisor, combined as shown below. Local wages shift the typical price from about $266 in Arkansas to $464 in Hawaii.
What drives the price
- Type. A walk-on visual inspection is the cheap end. Drone, infrared and certification inspections cost more.
- Roof size and pitch. Bigger, steeper roofs take longer.
- Free estimates. Many roofers inspect free when quoting work. A paid inspection is independent.
Roof inspection cost by state
These state figures are Koira estimates. The labor share of the national price, about 95%, moves with each state's median wage for construction and extraction workers; materials stay at the national price. Use them to sanity-check a roof inspection quote.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $179 | $276 | $390 |
| Alaska | $276 | $427 | $603 |
| Arizona | $215 | $332 | $468 |
| Arkansas | $172 | $266 | $375 |
| California | $263 | $406 | $573 |
| Colorado | $226 | $349 | $493 |
| Connecticut | $262 | $406 | $573 |
| Delaware | $219 | $339 | $479 |
| District of Columbia | $257 | $397 | $561 |
| Florida | $184 | $285 | $402 |
| Georgia | $186 | $287 | $405 |
| Hawaii | $300 | $464 | $655 |
| Idaho | $208 | $322 | $454 |
| Illinois | $294 | $454 | $641 |
| Indiana | $228 | $353 | $498 |
| Iowa | $220 | $340 | $479 |
| Kansas | $204 | $315 | $445 |
| Kentucky | $198 | $305 | $431 |
| Louisiana | $186 | $288 | $406 |
| Maine | $223 | $344 | $486 |
| Maryland | $221 | $342 | $483 |
| Massachusetts | $283 | $437 | $617 |
| Michigan | $226 | $349 | $493 |
| Minnesota | $266 | $411 | $580 |
| Mississippi | $175 | $271 | $382 |
| Missouri | $228 | $352 | $497 |
| Montana | $225 | $348 | $491 |
| Nebraska | $200 | $309 | $436 |
| Nevada | $228 | $352 | $497 |
| New Hampshire | $222 | $343 | $484 |
| New Jersey | $269 | $415 | $587 |
| New Mexico | $186 | $288 | $406 |
| New York | $258 | $399 | $563 |
| North Carolina | $184 | $285 | $402 |
| North Dakota | $226 | $349 | $492 |
| Ohio | $229 | $354 | $500 |
| Oklahoma | $182 | $281 | $396 |
| Oregon | $243 | $376 | $530 |
| Pennsylvania | $223 | $345 | $487 |
| Rhode Island | $232 | $359 | $507 |
| South Carolina | $185 | $286 | $404 |
| South Dakota | $187 | $289 | $408 |
| Tennessee | $188 | $291 | $411 |
| Texas | $184 | $284 | $401 |
| Utah | $212 | $327 | $462 |
| Vermont | $221 | $341 | $481 |
| Virginia | $209 | $323 | $456 |
| Washington | $276 | $427 | $602 |
| West Virginia | $213 | $330 | $465 |
| Wisconsin | $234 | $362 | $511 |
| Wyoming | $221 | $341 | $482 |
Cities inside a state can run well above or below the state figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $307 to $571 | $426 | Counted |
| HomeAdvisor | $125 to $392 | $257 | Counted |
How the roof inspection range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 95%. An inspection is a roofer's time. Koira's assumption. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
For contractors: price this job in Koira
Roofs are priced by the square, so measure once, show the squares, the tear-off and the extras, and send it the same day.
Koira's free Office plan turns a roof inspection quote into a clean estimate the customer approves on their phone, then into an invoice they can pay. Price this job in Koira, free.
Sources: Fixr, roof inspection cost; HomeAdvisor, roof inspection cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.