1,941 roofing listings are recorded across 387 New Jersey cities and towns in this directory; 193 of those places have enough listings to carry a page of their own, and the rest are reachable through search.
New Jersey does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state. The New Jersey roofing license page explains what a registration number does and does not tell you.
New Jersey's peak severe-weather season: June–October for tropical and convective, December–March for winter. The roofing work it generates comes from straight-line wind, tropical systems, snow load and winter storms and ice storms. The New Jersey storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active now.NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 3,276 county-level severe-weather events across New Jersey between 2016 and 2026, including 55 tornadoes and 215 hail reports of 1.00 in or larger; the heaviest county record is Burlington County's, with 462 events. The most recent event in the state meeting the dataset's severity definition was a tornado event in Atlantic County on August 20, 2026, a preliminary report not yet through NOAA's quality-control review.
Our cost model carries no regional index for a New Jersey metro yet, so the figure to plan around is the national baseline, which puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000. Local labor, permit fees and roof access move it in both directions.
Roofing in New Jersey: questions answered from the data
How many roofing contractors are listed in New Jersey?
1,941 roofing listings are recorded across 387 New Jersey cities and towns in this directory; 193 of those places have enough listings to carry a page of their own, and the rest are reachable through search. A listing is a location record; the ranked lists on this site collapse a company that serves many towns to one card, so the number of companies shown is lower than the number of listings counted.
Which New Jersey cities have the most roofing contractors?
By listing count, Newark (89), Elizabeth (52), Clifton (48), Paterson (48) and Jersey City (45) lead the state. Every New Jersey place with listings is linked in the city index further down this page.
Does New Jersey require a roofing license?
No — it requires registration instead. New Jersey does not license roofers; it requires them to register with the state. The New Jersey roofing license page explains what a registration number does and does not tell you.
When is storm season in New Jersey?
New Jersey's peak severe-weather season: June–October for tropical and convective, December–March for winter. The roofing work it generates comes from straight-line wind, tropical systems, snow load and winter storms and ice storms. The New Jersey storm center lists any National Weather Service alert active now.NOAA's Storm Events Database holds 3,276 county-level severe-weather events across New Jersey between 2016 and 2026, including 55 tornadoes and 215 hail reports of 1.00 in or larger; the heaviest county record is Burlington County's, with 462 events. The most recent event in the state meeting the dataset's severity definition was a tornado event in Atlantic County on August 20, 2026, a preliminary report not yet through NOAA's quality-control review. Season boundaries are National Weather Service climatology for the state, not a forecast for any one property.
How much does a roof replacement cost in New Jersey?
Our cost model carries no regional index for a New Jersey metro yet, so the figure to plan around is the national baseline, which puts a full roof replacement at $5,625–$27,000. Local labor, permit fees and roof access move it in both directions. Nobody has priced your roof from this page; plan around a written quote from a contractor who has been on it.