Primary data only. Permit files pulled . TDI file pulled .
The two city files describe different things. Dallas records the date a permit was issued and its file ends in 2020. Fort Worth records the date an application was filed and runs to the pull date.
A declared value covers the whole job, new roof included. Without a field for layers removed, a tear-off line cannot be separated from it.
What Do The Public Files Hold?
City of Dallas
- Dataset
- Socrata e7gq-4sah (City of Dallas Building Permits)
- Pulled
- (UTC)
- Rows
- 13,305 raw records, 11,247 unique re-roof permits kept, dated January 2, 2018 to August 28, 2020
- Value field
value: 9,390 of 11,247 permits carry a usable declared value
The extract this site keeps from this file holds the permit number, date, declared value and area. None of those columns in the City of Dallas extract records the work inside the job, such as layers removed.
City of Fort Worth
- Dataset
- ArcGIS FeatureServer CFW_Open_Data_Development_Permits_View layer 0 (City of Fort Worth Development Permits)
- Pulled
- (UTC)
- Rows
- 6,430 raw records, 1,328 unique re-roof permits kept, dated October 15, 2023 to October 9, 2026
- Value field
JobValue: 1,304 of 1,328 permits carry a usable declared value
The extract this site keeps from this file holds the permit number, date, declared value and area. None of those columns in the City of Fort Worth extract records the work inside the job, such as layers removed.
For the 9 Dallas-Fort Worth counties, the Texas Department of Insurance publishes homeowners paid losses by county and loss type, and it does not break them out by tear-off work, so TDI cannot price Dallas-Fort Worth tear-offs either. The Dallas-Fort Worth roof replacement cost page prints the permit figures that can be computed for its 2 permit files and the TDI series for 9 counties, each with its source URL, pull date and row count; the tear-off question has no price in either.
What Do Dallas-Fort Worth Re-Roof Permits Show?
City of Dallas
On the Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off question, the City of Dallas file holds 11,247 unique re-roof permits issued from January 2, 2018 to August 28, 2020. For the roof tear-off comparison it lists 6,252 in 2019 against 2,456 in 2018, a change of 154.6% between the two full years in the file (6,252 minus 2,456 is 3,796). For this Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off page, note the file ends in 2020, so that year is a partial count of 2,539.
| 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Permits used | Permits kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,990 | $12,198 | $20,000 | 9,390 | 11,247 |
For the Dallas-Fort Worth roof tear-off question, City of Dallas declared values run from $7,990 at the 25th percentile to $20,000 at the 75th, a spread of $12,010 ($20,000 minus $7,990) with $12,198 in the middle, taken from 9,390 permits with a usable value pulled October 13, 2026. In the City of Dallas file the field is filled on 83.5% of the permits kept, so the percentiles describe most of the file. A declared value in City of Dallas is the applicant's figure on the permit. The City of Dallas file does not say whether the job included a tear-off or a layover, so the range cannot be split by that.
City of Fort Worth
On the Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off question, the City of Fort Worth file holds 1,328 unique re-roof permits filed from October 15, 2023 to October 9, 2026. For the roof tear-off comparison it lists 384 in 2025 against 473 in 2024, a change of -18.8% between the two full years in the file (384 minus 473 is -89). For this Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off page, note the file ends in 2026, so that year is a partial count of 390.
| 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile | Permits used | Permits kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,808 | $21,426 | $73,133 | 1,304 | 1,328 |
For the Dallas-Fort Worth roof tear-off question, City of Fort Worth declared values run from $11,808 at the 25th percentile to $73,133 at the 75th, a spread of $61,325 ($73,133 minus $11,808) with $21,426 in the middle, taken from 1,304 permits with a usable JobValue pulled October 13, 2026. In the City of Fort Worth file the field is filled on 98.2% of the permits kept, so the percentiles describe most of the file. A declared value in City of Fort Worth is the applicant's figure on the permit. The City of Fort Worth file does not say whether the job included a tear-off or a layover, so the range cannot be split by that.
What Did Dallas-Fort Worth Insurers Pay Per Policy Around Tear-Off Jobs?
For this Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off page, the TDI file lists Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall and Tarrant, 9 counties in all. For 2025 in Dallas-Fort Worth, the table shows paid losses labeled Wind, the file's Loss per policy for Wind and for Total Paid Loss, and Wind as a share of total paid. For the roof tear-off question in Dallas-Fort Worth, these are insurer payments on homeowners claims, read from https://tdi.texas.gov/general/documents/home-owners-losses-by-county-25.csv pulled October 13, 2026. They do not price a tear-off anywhere in Dallas-Fort Worth.
| County | Wind paid | Wind per policy | Total per policy | Wind share of total paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin | $622,698,138 | $2,247 | $3,027 | 74.2% |
| Dallas | $356,573,530 | $885 | $1,765 | 50.1% |
| Denton | $302,058,223 | $1,294 | $2,027 | 63.9% |
| Ellis | $211,195,671 | $3,849 | $4,602 | 83.6% |
| Johnson | $149,865,462 | $3,084 | $3,558 | 86.7% |
| Kaufman | $41,492,463 | $920 | $1,407 | 65.4% |
| Parker | $145,216,739 | $3,675 | $4,190 | 87.7% |
| Rockwall | $30,067,215 | $757 | $1,426 | 53.1% |
| Tarrant | $594,522,977 | $1,420 | $2,134 | 66.5% |
In 2025, Ellis County has the highest Wind loss per policy among the 9 Dallas-Fort Worth counties the file lists for 2025, at $3,849, and Rockwall County the lowest, at $757. Added across the Dallas-Fort Worth counties on the tear-off page, Wind paid was $2,453,690,418 on 1,560,167 policies in 2025, which is $1,573 per policy, against $1,600 in 2024. For this Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off page, across 2019 to 2025 in the Dallas-Fort Worth counties, the highest year was 2024 at $1,600 per policy and the lowest year was 2022 at $924.
Worked Example: A Tear-Off Line Against Dallas County Numbers
Dallas County is the second largest of the Dallas-Fort Worth counties, 403,082 in 2025. TDI lists $356,573,530 of Wind paid losses there. $356,573,530 divided by 403,082 is $885 per policy, which is the $885 the file prints in its Loss per policy column. That $885 averages every policy in Dallas County and says nothing about the layers or square count of one tear-off there.
A second check uses the permit file. In City of Dallas, the median declared value is $12,198 and the 75th percentile is $20,000, so the upper quarter of permits declares at least $7,802 more than the median ($20,000 minus $12,198), on 9,390 permits. A roof tear-off bid that sits far outside $7,990 to $20,000 is not wrong on that fact alone, but the roofer should be able to say what in the job explains it.
What Moves A Tear-Off Quote?
The Dallas-Fort Worth files above cannot rank these roof tear-off cost drivers, so they are listed as questions for each Dallas-Fort Worth bidder. The Dallas-Fort Worth roof tear-off lines come from this site's guide to reading a roofing estimate, each of which lists its own sources.
- The number of layers on the Dallas-Fort Worth roof now, written on the quote, since each layer is more material to remove and haul.
- Whether disposal and a nail sweep sit inside the Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off line or are billed apart.
- Decking repair once the Dallas-Fort Worth roof is off, priced per sheet so a surprise has a known rate.
- The squares the Dallas-Fort Worth quote covers, because a tear-off line is only comparable between bids that measure the same roof.
- Underlayment, flashing and drip edge on the Dallas-Fort Worth roof, replaced or reused, each as its own line.
- Who pulls the permit in Dallas-Fort Worth (City of Dallas listed 6,252 re-roof permits in 2019) and whether the fee is shown.
Sources for this Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off page: City of Dallas Building Permits, Socrata e7gq-4sah, pulled , City of Fort Worth Development Permits, ArcGIS FeatureServer CFW_Open_Data_Development_Permits_View layer 0, pulled , Texas Department of Insurance homeowners losses by county, pulled October 13, 2026. Pull dates are UTC. For this Dallas-Fort Worth tear-off page, figures are final as published by each source; the 2020 and 2026 permit counts are partial.
Questions About Dallas-Fort Worth Roof Tear-Off Cost
- What does roof tear-off cost in Dallas Fort Worth?
- This page prints no tear-off price. Neither the Dallas nor the Fort Worth permit extract records the work inside a re-roof job, and a declared value covers the whole job, so tear-off is not in the data. Get the tear-off line from each bidder in writing in either city, showing layers removed and the rate per square.
- Does Dallas or Fort Worth publish a flat re-roof permit fee?
- Neither city states one in the files this site read on October 19, 2026. Dallas publishes a permit fee schedule, effective July 1, 2025, that has no residential re-roof line, and the Fort Worth development services pages refused an automated read, so no flat fee is printed here. Ask each bidder to show the permit fee on the quote rather than assume an amount.
- Do the Dallas or Fort Worth files record how many layers a tear-off removed?
- Neither file has a column for layers or for the work inside the job. The City of Dallas extract keeps 9,390 of 11,247 re-roof permits with a usable value field, and the City of Fort Worth file keeps 1,304 of 1,328 with JobValue, both pulled October 13, 2026 (UTC). A tear-off line cannot be separated from the rest of a job in either file, so the medians on this page describe whole jobs.
- Which Dallas-Fort Worth county had the highest Wind loss per policy in 2025?
- Ellis County, at $3,849 of Wind paid per policy, out of $211,195,671 paid on 54,875 policies in force (Texas Department of Insurance homeowners losses by county, pulled October 13, 2026). Rockwall County is the lowest of the 9 counties the file lists, at $757 per policy. TDI counts insurer payments on homeowners claims, not the cost of a tear-off.
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked roofing companies · Methodology · Cost by metro, compared
How Dallas-Fort Worth Compares With The Other Texas Metros
On this roof tear-off cost page, Dallas-Fort Worth is placed against the other Texas metros on two public figures. Dallas-Fort Worth re-roof permits in the City of Dallas file declare a median of $12,198, the lowest of 2 among the metros that publish one. Insurers paid $885 in Wind losses per policy in Dallas County in 2025, the 2nd highest of 4 among the 4 metros.
| Metro | Permit valuation median | Rank | Wind loss per policy, 2025 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | Not sourced | Not ranked | $594 | 3 of 4 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (this page) | $12,198 | 2 of 2 | $885 | 2 of 4 |
| Houston | Not sourced | Not ranked | $490 | 4 of 4 |
| Austin | $23,150 | 1 of 2 | $897 | 1 of 4 |
Source for the Dallas-Fort Worth permit column on this roof tear-off cost page: the City of Dallas open data file, pulled October 13, 2026, with the other metros read from the file that holds the most usable permits. Source for the Dallas-Fort Worth Wind column on this roof tear-off cost page: Texas Department of Insurance homeowners losses by county, Dallas County, 2025, file read October 10, 2026. Neither Dallas-Fort Worth column on this roof tear-off cost page is preliminary, because the cities publish issued permits and the Department marks no year preliminary. In the Dallas-Fort Worth rows of this roof tear-off cost page, rank 1 is the highest figure, and a permit value is declared by the applicant, so it is not a price.
Cost Pages For This Metro
- Dallas-Fort Worth roof replacement cost: permit valuations and insurer paid losses.
- Dallas-Fort Worth metal roof cost: what the public files can and cannot say about metal.
- Dallas-Fort Worth roof replacement cost per square: the per-square answer, with its sources.
- Roof Replacement Cost By Metro In Texas: how Dallas-Fort Worth compares with the other Texas metros.
- Repair or replace a Dallas-Fort Worth roof: what decides between a repair and a full replacement before a Dallas-Fort Worth bid is signed.
- Spot a storm chaser roofer in Dallas-Fort Worth: the door-knock, contract and deductible tells to check before a Dallas-Fort Worth deposit.
- Metal roof or shingles for Dallas-Fort Worth hail: how impact ratings work, so a Dallas-Fort Worth metal quote can be compared with a shingle quote.