2026 local estimate · updated 2026-07-22
Cost to replace a roof in Oxnard, CA
A typical roof replacement in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA area runs $16,520, with most projects landing between $6,134 and $26,905 — about 8% above the national average.
Low
$6,134
Basic materials, simple job
Typical
$16,520
What most people pay
High
$26,905
Premium materials or complex job
What's priced: Full tear-off and replacement on a typical 2,000 sq ft home, asphalt shingles through mid-range materials, installed. Excludes permits, structural repairs found mid-job, and premium upgrades.
Why Oxnard is more expensive than average
Almost entirely labor. Roofers in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA area earn about 13% more than the national mean for the same occupation, per Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. Because roof replacement is roughly 60% labor, that difference flows straight into the total.
Roofing is the most labor-heavy of these projects. Tear-off, disposal, and installation dominate the bill, and asphalt shingles themselves are comparatively cheap — which is why roofing prices vary more between metros than almost any other home project.
Get a number for your own job
The figures above are for a standard project. Your size, materials, and access will move them. Run your own specification through the calculator, then apply the ×1.127 local labor factor to the labor portion.
Open the roof replacement calculator →Permits for a roof replacement in Oxnard
Issuing authority: City of Oxnard Building and Engineering Division (Community Development Dept.)
Oxnard requires a re-roof permit for repairs over 40 square feet, or any work that reaches past the roofing material into the underlayment or structural elements, and a full tear-off clears that easily. The Building and Engineering Division values the permit off the total cost of all construction work, including roofing and finish work like painting, then applies a tiered rate: $97.88 plus 1.240 percent of valuation over $3,000 for jobs between $3,001 and $37,500, or $525.68 plus 0.880 percent of valuation over $37,500 for jobs between $37,501 and $75,000.
On top of that valuation-based fee, a flat $45 issuance fee applies to each permit or revision. Because the rate steps down as the valuation tier rises, the fee grows more slowly, in percentage terms, on the portion of the job above $37,500 than on the portion below it.
When a permit is needed
- “Re-Roof – Required for repairs over 40 square feet. Repairs extending past the roof covering, (asphalt, shingles, clay or concrete tile, or approved metal roofing) into the required underlayment, and or structural elements will require a permit.” — City of Oxnard, When Single-Family Building Permits ARE Required (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Fees
- “The value to be used in computing the building permit and building plan review fees shall be the total value of all construction work for which the permit is issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing” — City of Oxnard, City of Oxnard Community Development Department Fees Charged Developers (Effective July 18, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “$3,001 to $37,500 $97.88 plus 1.240% of valuation over $3000” — City of Oxnard, City of Oxnard Community Development Department Fees Charged Developers (Effective July 18, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “$37,501 to $75,000 $525.68 plus 0.880% of valuation over $37,500” — City of Oxnard, City of Oxnard Community Development Department Fees Charged Developers (Effective July 18, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
- “Permit Issuance Fee. For the issuance of each permit or revision, a $45.00 fee, shall be charged.” — City of Oxnard, City of Oxnard Community Development Department Fees Charged Developers (Effective July 18, 2025) (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Quoted verbatim; not recalculated.
Rules set by the state of California
- California licenses roofing contractors at state level: Contractors State License Board (retrieved 2026-09-23)
Nearby metros
- Roof replacement in San Diego, CA — typically $16,483
- Roof replacement in Sacramento, CA — typically $16,685
- Roof replacement in Stockton, CA — typically $16,326
Compare roof replacement cost across every US metro we cover — the same labor-adjusted model as this page, ranked from most to least expensive, if you want the national picture rather than Oxnard alone.
How we calculate this
We take a national installed-cost range, split it into labor and materials, and scale only the labor half by this metro's actual wage data. That is the whole model — no black box, and reproducible from the figures on this page.
- National range: $5,700–$25,000, from our roof replacement cost data (last verified 2026-07-13).
- Labor share: 60%. An industry rule of thumb, not a measured value — the softest assumption here, which is why we state it rather than bury it.
- Metro labor factor: ×1.127, being the mean annual wage for Roofers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA divided by the national mean for the same occupation.
- Materials: held at the national level. We vary labor by metro and hold materials at the national level. That is deliberate: shingles, copper, HVAC equipment, and cabinets are nationally traded and priced, and what actually varies locally is freight and sales tax — both small next to the labor spread. We have no metro-level materials index we can defend, so rather than invent one, we vary only what we can source.
Wage source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), metropolitan area estimates, May 2025. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain and free to reuse. Where BLS suppresses wage data for a metro, we publish no page for it rather than fill the gap with an estimate.
Educational estimate only. A real quote for your specific property beats any model, including ours — get at least three.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to replace a roof in Oxnard, CA?+
A typical project in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA area runs about $16,520, with most falling between $6,134 and $26,905. Of the typical figure, roughly $10,380 is labor and $6,140 is materials. That puts Oxnard about 8% above the national typical cost of $15,350.
Why is it more expensive to replace a roof in Oxnard, CA than the national average?+
Almost entirely labor. Roofers in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA area earn about 13% more than the national average for the same occupation, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data. Because roof replacement is roughly 60% labor, that wage difference flows through to the total. Materials are priced nationally and barely move between metros.
What's included in these Oxnard, CA estimates?+
Installed cost — materials plus labor for a standard project of this type. It does not include permits, which vary by municipality, structural repairs discovered mid-job, or premium upgrades. The range reflects genuine variation in scope and material grade, not uncertainty about the metro. Always get at least three local quotes before budgeting; a real quote for your specific property will beat any estimate, including ours.
How is this different from a national average with the city name swapped in?+
We split the national installed cost into labor and materials, then scale only the labor half using the actual mean wage for Roofers in this specific metro area, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Materials stay at the national level because we have no defensible metro-level materials index — shingles and HVAC equipment are nationally traded, and only freight and sales tax really vary. Where BLS suppresses wage data for a metro, we do not publish a page for it at all rather than fill the gap with a guess.