Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Tallahassee, FL metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Total Quality Roofing, Inc. (92.8), Stubbs Roofing & Exteriors (76.4), TriCon Builders, Inc. (69.3), Exterior Specialties, Inc. (60.2), Rowe Roofing (54.4). Each is certified by a manufacturer whose register we checked by hand, each rating has been tested against a source outside that register, and nobody bought a place on this page.
The Roofing Brief scored 6 certified roofing contractors serving the Tallahassee metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Tallahassee is an inland Florida metro, and that single fact reshapes everything about a roof here. It sits outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which the Florida Building Code applies only to Miami-Dade and Broward, so the product-approval regime that governs South Florida roofing does not reach Leon County. What does reach it is weather: Hurricane Michael destroyed 25 homes in Leon County and left 113,237 city electric customers without power in 2018, and on 10 May 2024 three tornadoes hit the county in one morning, two of them EF-2s that tracked through Tallahassee itself. The good news is that Florida gives you the best contractor paper trail in the country. Every one of the five below holds a state licence we looked up by number, and five of six in the certified pool were confirmed Current and Active.
The conditions a Tallahassee roof has to be specified for
The hail record here is almost irrelevant and the wind record is everything. Across 2016 to 2025 the four counties logged 35 hail reports, only 23 of them an inch or larger, against 815 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 36 tornado events, with $187.3 million in reported property damage. June leads with 166 reports, then April with 149 and July with 106. Two events define the decade. Hurricane Michael made landfall on 10 October 2018, and NWS Tallahassee’s post-storm report records that in Leon County 25 residential structures were destroyed, 243 sustained major damage and 657 minor damage, 113,237 City of Tallahassee electric customers lost power and roughly 43,000 tons of debris was collected; in Gadsden County the report records near-total loss of power, four deaths and about 59,000 forested acres in the severe damage category. Then on 10 May 2024, NWS Tallahassee documented six tornadoes, three of which affected Leon County: two EF-2s with estimated peak winds of 115 mph and path lengths of 19.58 and 27.22 miles, both tracking through Tallahassee, and an EF-1 at 110 mph over 31.69 miles.
The rule that catches Tallahassee homeowners out is the 25 percent rule, and it is widely misreported, so here is the current text. Florida Building Code section 706.1.1 provides that no more than 25 percent of the total roof area or roof section may be repaired, replaced or recovered in any twelve-month period unless the entire system or section is brought up to current code. But section 553.844(5) of the Florida Statutes, added by SB 4-D in 2022, carves out a large exception: if the existing roofing system or roof section was built, repaired or replaced in compliance with the 2007 Florida Building Code or any later edition, and 25 percent or more is being repaired, replaced or recovered, then only the repaired portion must meet the code currently in force. A local government may not amend that exception. So whether a partial repair triggers a full replacement now turns on when your existing roof was built, which is the first question to settle before anyone quotes you. The edition in force is the Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), effective from 31 December 2023.
Florida also regulates how a roofer may approach you, and the rules are strict enough to be a useful filter. Section 489.147(2) of the Florida Statutes prohibits a contractor from soliciting a residential property owner by means of a prohibited advertisement, and from offering a homeowner a rebate, gift, gift card, cash, coupon, waiver of any insurance deductible or any other thing of value in connection with a roof inspection or an insurance claim. Separately, section 627.7152(13) provides that a policyholder may not assign any post-loss benefit under a residential property insurance policy issued on or after 1 January 2023, and an attempted assignment is void and invalid. Together those two provisions ended the assignment-of-benefits model that drove a decade of Florida roofing claims. In practice it means that a contractor knocking after a storm offering to cover your deductible or to handle the claim under an assignment is proposing something the legislature has specifically prohibited, and you can decline on that basis alone.
The paperwork is unusually easy to check here, which is why this page publishes licence numbers. Florida roofers hold either a Certified Roofing Contractor licence prefixed CCC or a registered roofing licence prefixed RC, and a Certified General or Building Contractor prefixed CGC or CBC may also roof. The Department of Business and Professional Regulation publishes status, expiry and full disciplinary history for each, and anything other than Current and Active means the contractor cannot legally roof in Florida. Permits are cheap and specific: the City of Tallahassee’s Growth Management fee schedule charges a single-family detached re-roof an $18.02 application fee plus $168.52, and a one-family attached or two-family re-roof an $18.02 application fee plus $50.87. That is a small, fixed, knowable number, so a re-roof quote that treats permitting as a large or vague line item deserves a question.
The 5 best roofers in Tallahassee, FL
Scored 2026-09-29. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Tallahassee is 4.633, across a pool of 6 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Total Quality Roofing, Inc. | 92.8 | President’s Club | 4.9 (141) | 4.83 | 1996 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 2 | Stubbs Roofing & Exteriors | 76.4 | Master Elite | 4.7 (164) | 4.684 | 2012 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 3 | TriCon Builders, Inc. | 69.3 | Certified | 5.0 (81) | 4.86 | 2004 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 4 | Exterior Specialties, Inc. | 60.2 | Master Elite | 4.4 (19) | 4.569 | not published | Quincy, FL |
| 5 | Rowe Roofing | 54.4 | Certified | 4.5 (115) | 4.54 | 2004 | Midway, FL |
1. Total Quality Roofing, Inc. — TRB Score 92.8
Total Quality Roofing, Inc. is based in Tallahassee, FL, in business since 1996, led by Kevin Swartz, Owner, Not accredited, A+ rating; BBB records a 1996 founding, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: President’s Club (GAF), Member, Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association (verified on FRSA’s own directory). Certification by more than one manufacturer is uncommon and requires meeting each programme’s separate standards for insurance, training and track record.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 33.2 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.6 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 92.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Certified Roofing Contractor licence CCC1330082, held by Kevin R Swartz doing business as Total Quality Roofing, Inc., status Current and Active, licensed 14 November 2012 and expiring 31 August 2028, at 6994 Duck Cove Rd, Tallahassee.. Florida DBPR licence record
- Listed in FRSA’s member directory as Total Quality Roofing Inc, 6994 Duck Cove Rd, Tallahassee, in the contractor membership category.. Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association
- BBB rates Total Quality Roofing Inc A+ though it is not accredited, and records a 1996 founding at 6994 Duck Cove Rd.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing and roof repairs.
Why it ranks here. The top score in the metro on President’s Club certification and 4.9 across 141 reviews, and the only contractor here whose membership of the state trade association is confirmed on FRSA’s own directory. Its roofing licence, CCC1330082, is Current and Active through August 2028 in the owner’s own name, and the company has traded since 1996, making it the longest-established of the five.
Best fit for: The default first call in Leon County, and the strongest combination of certification tier, rating and trade-body membership.
What we would want clarified. The company publishes no street address and no phone number on its own website; the details above come from the DBPR licence record and the BBB, which agree with each other. Its BBB profile is not accredited. Note also that the same company name appears on a separate Certified General Contractor licence, CGC062540, held by a different individual at a different Tallahassee address, so confirm which licence and which person is signing your contract. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (850) 222-7663, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
2. Stubbs Roofing & Exteriors — TRB Score 76.4
Stubbs Roofing & Exteriors is based in Tallahassee, FL, in business since 2012, led by Dustin Stubbs, President; Christina Wolcott, Vice President, BBB accredited since 6 February 2014, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 27.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 76.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Certified Roofing Contractor licence CCC1330160, held by Dustin Lee Stubbs doing business as Stubbs Roofing Company, status Current and Active since 8 March 2013 and expiring 31 August 2028, at 3537 Hartsfield Road, Tallahassee.. Florida DBPR licence record
- BBB lists Stubbs Roofing Company as an accredited business with an A+ rating, accredited since 6 February 2014, with a business start date of 12 January 2012 and Dustin Stubbs in management.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Roof replacement, leak repair and inspections, shingle and metal roofing, gutter installation, cleaning and guards, skylight installation, roof tarping and aluminium fascia.
Why it ranks here. The only BBB-accredited contractor among the top three, accredited since 2014 at A+, with a Current and Active roofing licence held in the owner’s own name. It has been GAF Master Elite certified since 2017 and displays a 2024 GAF President’s Club award, and it works from a 7,600 square foot office and warehouse, which is a real indicator of in-house capacity rather than a sales-and-subcontract model. Roof tarping as a published service matters in a metro that takes hurricane and tornado damage.
Best fit for: Storm damage where you may need emergency tarping first and a full replacement after, and the widest service range on this page.
What we would want clarified. Its own About page says the company was founded in late 2012 while the BBB records a business start date of 12 January 2012, a small inconsistency worth noting. Dustin Stubbs is described on the site as having over 25 years of roofing experience, which is a personal rather than a company history. It publishes no manufacturer credential outside GAF. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (850) 597-8866, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
3. TriCon Builders, Inc. — TRB Score 69.3
TriCon Builders, Inc. is based in Tallahassee, FL, in business since 2004, led by Jason Crawford, Owner, co-founded with partner Noel Nash, Not accredited, A- rating; zero complaints closed in the past three years, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 34.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.9 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 69.3 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Certified Roofing Contractor licence CCC1331587 and Certified Building Contractor licence CBC1259644, both held by Jason D Crawford with TriCon Builders, Inc. as the trading name, both Current and Active and expiring 31 August 2028.. Florida DBPR licence record
- BBB lists TriCon Builders, Inc. at 2419 Fleischmann Road, Tallahassee, with an A- rating, not accredited, and zero complaints closed in the past three years.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Roof replacement, emergency roof repair, patches and leak repair, roof insurance claims, remodelling and custom home building.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 81 reviews and the only contractor on this page holding both a roofing licence and a building contractor licence in the same person’s name, CCC1331587 and CBC1259644, both Current and Active. That combination matters after a tornado or hurricane, when the damage runs past the covering into framing and interior structure and a roofing-only licence is not enough to put the house back together.
Best fit for: Storm damage that went structural, where you want one licensed party responsible for the roof and the building work.
What we would want clarified. It carries the lowest BBB rating of the five at A-, though with no complaints closed in three years, and it is not accredited. It holds base-tier GAF Certified status rather than Master Elite or President’s Club, so its certification score is the weakest here. Roofing sits alongside remodelling and custom home building rather than being the whole business. A third building licence once associated with the company name, CBC1256557 in another individual’s name, is recorded by DBPR as Null and Void since 2018. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (850) 894-2471, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
4. Exterior Specialties, Inc. — TRB Score 60.2
Exterior Specialties, Inc. is based in Quincy, FL, led by Donald Mark Venable, BBB accredited since 8 January 2015, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 22.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 8.8 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 4.7 | 10 |
| Total | 60.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Donald Mark Venable, doing business as Exterior Specialties Inc, holds Certified Roofing Contractor licence CCC1327115, status Current and Active, originally issued 3 February 2006 and expiring 31 August 2028, at 1125 W Franklin Street, Quincy.. Florida DBPR licence record
- BBB profile for Exterior Specialties, Inc., 1125 W Franklin St, Quincy, accredited since 8 January 2015 with an A+ rating, filed under the siding contractors category.. BBB business profile
What they actually do. Residential roofing and siding.
Why it ranks here. The only Master Elite contractor on this page based outside Tallahassee, in Quincy, which puts it closest to the Gadsden County housing that Hurricane Michael hit hardest. Its roofing licence dates back to February 2006, the longest continuous licensure of the five, and it is BBB accredited at A+ since 2015.
Best fit for: Gadsden County and the western side of the metro, where the 2018 storm damage was heaviest.
What we would want clarified. Its 19 reviews at 4.4 are the thinnest and lowest-rated customer record on this page. It also has no working website: the former domain now redirects to an unrelated trade magazine, so nothing here comes from the company’s own statements, only from the state licence record and the BBB. Its BBB profile is filed under siding rather than roofing. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (850) 875-4625, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
5. Rowe Roofing — TRB Score 54.4
Rowe Roofing is based in Midway, FL, in business since 2004, led by Rudy Rowe, President, Not accredited, A+ rating; BBB records a business start date of 1 October 2004, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Certified (GAF), Polyglass Club Premio Preferred Contractor, SELECT tier. Certification by more than one manufacturer is uncommon and requires meeting each programme’s separate standards for insurance, training and track record.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 21.6 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.8 | 10 |
| Total | 54.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- BBB profile lists the business as Rowe Roofing at 1843 Commerce Blvd, Midway, not accredited, rated A+, with a business start date of 1 October 2004.. BBB business profile
- Polyglass lists Southland Rowe Roofing Inc., 1843 Commerce Boulevard, Midway, as a Club Premio Preferred Contractor at the SELECT tier.. Polyglass U.S.A. contractor directory
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roof replacement, repair and maintenance, and emergency roof repair.
Why it ranks here. The deepest family history on this page and the only contractor here with a second manufacturer’s credential, from Polyglass at its SELECT tier. Its own account has Southland Rowe Roofing established in 2004, Southland Contracting founded in 1991 and the Rowe family in roofing since 1974, and the BBB independently records a 2004 start date. It publishes a named management team rather than a single owner.
Best fit for: Low-slope or modified bitumen work, where the Polyglass credential is directly relevant.
What we would want clarified. It trades as Rowe Roofing but the legal entity and the GAF registry entry are Southland Rowe Roofing, Inc., so searches under one name miss the other. Its licence number CCC1326326 is taken from its own website and is the one licence on this page whose DBPR status we did not independently confirm, so check it yourself before signing. Its 4.5 across 115 reviews is mid-range here and the BBB profile is not accredited. We publish this because a ranking that only prints the flattering findings is an advertisement, not an assessment.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (850) 386-7663, which is the registry’s contact line and is often a directory tracking number rather than the contractor’s own: take the number from the company’s own website and compare the two.
36 tornadoes in ten years, and what they did to Tallahassee roofs
Aggregate hail counts tell you very little about a specific roof. These are the individual events: every severe-weather report logged by the National Weather Service across the 4 counties of the Tallahassee, FL statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 35 hail reports, 815 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 36 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $187.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Tallahassee in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2021 | 2.0 in | Lake Iamonia | Leon |
| 17 April 2022 | 1.75 in | Lake Talquin | Gadsden |
| 25 June 2025 | 1.5 in | Governors Square Mall | Leon |
| 26 March 2024 | 1.5 in | Dogtown | Gadsden |
| 3 May 2016 | 1.25 in | Ashville | Jefferson |
| 6 May 2024 | 1.25 in | Lake Jackson | Leon |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 24 April 2021 near Lake Iamonia, measured at 2.0 inches. That is hen-egg sized. Two inches is the threshold at which insurers expect functional damage and full replacement claims.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 75 knots, about 86 mph, near Spring Creek on 7 September 2023. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 36 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF3 near Baum on 3 March 2019.
What the National Weather Service wrote about it
The NWS logs a written account of each severe-weather episode. This is its description of the 7 September 2023 event near Spring Creek, reproduced verbatim:
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Damage photos from this region supported 85-90 mph straight line wind gusts.
That account is the design case for a roof here, and it comes from the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in June (166), April (149), July (106). The worst years on record were 2023 (185), 2020 (118), 2022 (99). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Tallahassee, the months outside that window are when crews are least stretched and least likely to be triaging emergency callouts ahead of your job.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, county-level detail files 2016 to 2025, filtered to the counties of this statistical area by The Roofing Brief. Damage figures are as reported to the NWS and undercount insured losses.
What to do with this. Hail is not the governing risk in Tallahassee. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
What to verify before a Tallahassee contractor starts
Licensing is required in FL. Florida requires a roofing contractor licence to install, repair, or replace any roofing system. A Certified Roofing Contractor licence is issued by the state and valid statewide; a Registered Roofing Contractor licence is issued locally and valid only in the issuing county or municipality.
A general contractor licence does not cover roofing in Florida. The licence must specifically read Certified Roofing Contractor or Registered Roofing Contractor.
Check here: Florida DBPR licence search. The DBPR record shows status, expiry and full disciplinary history. Anything other than Current, Active means the contractor cannot legally roof in Florida.
Four checks to run before you sign anything, in any state.
- Verify certification at the source. Use the GAF verification tool rather than trusting a badge image on a company website.
- Get the certificate of insurance from the insurer, not the contractor, and confirm general liability and workers compensation are both active on the day work starts.
- Confirm who pulls the permit. If a contractor asks you to pull it as the homeowner, that moves liability onto you. Decline.
- Get warranty terms in writing before any deposit, and check the manufacturer warranty being promised actually requires the certification tier the contractor holds.
What the rest of the Tallahassee field looks like
6 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Tallahassee, FL statistical area, of which 1 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 552 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.633. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 397,675, a change of 3.48% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Tallahassee rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Tallahassee, FL pool was scored out of 100 on four published components: certification tier, a Bayesian adjusted rating, review depth and distance from the metro centre. In this metro that meant scoring 6 certified contractors, of whom 1 hold President’s Club standing and 2 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.633. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Anything unflattering that research surfaced appears above alongside the rest, and no company bought its position.
The full method, the weightings, what the GAF certification tiers actually mean, who is eligible to be ranked and what we do not claim are all set out on our roofer ranking methodology page. Last updated: September 2026. Scoring run: 2026-09-29. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
Common questions about roofers in Tallahassee
Who is the best roofer in Tallahassee, FL?
Total Quality Roofing, Inc. of Tallahassee, FL scores highest in the Tallahassee metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 92.8 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 141 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 38.4 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Tallahassee?
6 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Tallahassee, FL statistical area as of September 2026, of which 1 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Tallahassee get?
The Tallahassee, FL statistical area recorded 23 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 1 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 2.0 inches.
Did any contractor pay to appear on this list?
No. The Roofing Brief takes no placement fees, no lead fees and no affiliate commission from any roofing contractor. Ranking comes entirely from the published formula applied to public registry data, followed by an individual research pass on the top five.
What was the worst hailstorm in Tallahassee in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Tallahassee, FL statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.0 inches, reported near Lake Iamonia on 24 April 2021. That is hen-egg sized. Two inches is the threshold at which insurers expect functional damage and full replacement claims. Across the decade the metro recorded 35 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $187.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Tallahassee?
Severe-weather reports in the Tallahassee, FL statistical area cluster in June, April, July, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Booking non-urgent roof work outside those months usually means shorter lead times, because local crews are not simultaneously triaging storm callouts.
Do roofers need a licence in FL?
Florida requires a roofing contractor licence to install, repair, or replace any roofing system. A Certified Roofing Contractor licence is issued by the state and valid statewide; a Registered Roofing Contractor licence is issued locally and valid only in the issuing county or municipality. A general contractor licence does not cover roofing in Florida. The licence must specifically read Certified Roofing Contractor or Registered Roofing Contractor.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Tallahassee?
The DBPR record shows status, expiry and full disciplinary history. Anything other than Current, Active means the contractor cannot legally roof in Florida.
Is Tallahassee a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Tallahassee is an inland Florida metro, and that single fact reshapes everything about a roof here. It sits outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which the Florida Building Code applies only to Miami-Dade and Broward, so the product-approval regime that governs South Florida roofing does not reach Leon County. What does reach it is weather: Hurricane Michael destroyed 25 homes in Leon County and left 113,237 city electric customers without power in 2018, and on 10 May 2024 three tornadoes hit the county in one morning, two of them EF-2s that tracked through Tallahassee itself. The good news is that Florida gives you the best contractor paper trail in the country. Every one of the five below holds a state licence we looked up by number, and five of six in the certified pool were confirmed Current and Active.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Tallahassee?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Tallahassee, FL statistical area logged 815 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 23 hail reports of an inch or more between 2016 and 2025. Wind damage shows up at the rake, ridge and edge rather than across the field of the roof, so the fastening schedule and edge detail matter more here than the impact rating of the shingle.
Roofer rankings for other metros
The Roofing Brief scores certified roofing contractors in the 400 largest U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan areas on the same formula.
- Best roofers in Panama City, FL, about 87 miles from Tallahassee
- Best roofers in Gainesville, FL, another FL metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Crestview, FL, another FL metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Spartanburg, SC, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Beaumont, TX, a metro of comparable size
See the full index of all 400 metro roofer rankings, or read how to find and vet a roofing contractor anywhere in the country.
Cite this analysis
The Roofing Brief. “Best Roofers in Tallahassee, FL: The Roofing Brief Contractor Score.” Published September 2026. Inputs: GAF certification registry; NOAA Storm Events Database 2016-2025; U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 population estimates; Better Business Bureau and independent review-platform records for each ranked contractor.