Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Springfield, MA metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are NextGen Roofing (90.8), JP Carroll Roofing, LLC (87.5), Rising Star Roofing (87.4), Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding, Inc. (82.8), Exterior Construction Inc (68.4). 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 12 certified roofing contractors serving the Springfield metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Hampden County’s severe weather peaks in August, not spring, and the two largest hailstones on record both measured two inches: at Agawam on 19 August 2019 and West Granville on 26 August 2024. Massachusetts also gives homeowners something almost no other state does. Registered Home Improvement Contractors pay into a Guaranty Fund that can pay a homeowner up to $25,000 on an uncollectable judgment, and two of the conditions are decided at the very start of the job, not the end. The contractor must have been registered on the day you signed, and the contractor, not you, must have pulled the permit.
The conditions a Springfield, MA roof has to be specified for
The Guaranty Fund is the most valuable thing on this page and the easiest to forfeit. To claim, you need a contract, a contractor who was registered with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation on the date the contract was signed, a permit pulled by the contractor rather than by you, work on a pre-existing one to four family home that is your primary residence, a court judgment or arbitration award in your favour, and evidence that you exhausted reasonable efforts to collect it. If a Springfield roofer asks you to pull the permit yourself to save time, that single decision voids the whole protection. It is not a convenience. It is a red flag with a price tag.
Massachusetts also runs two separate credentials and they are not interchangeable. The Home Improvement Contractor registration is mandatory above $1,000 and is a consumer-protection filing. The Construction Supervisor Licence is a competency licence and is required the moment the work becomes structural, which on a tear-off means the moment rotten sheathing or rafters have to be replaced. On the older housing across Springfield, Chicopee and Holyoke that is a live possibility on any job. Ask whether the contractor holds a CSL as well as an HIC registration, and what happens to the price and the paperwork if the deck turns out to be rotten.
The Connecticut border complicates the ranking and the vetting. Two of the five contractors below are based in Connecticut, 18 to 20 miles south, and they are genuinely closer to parts of the metro than some Massachusetts firms. But a Connecticut registration does not give you the Massachusetts Guaranty Fund. If your property is in Massachusetts, confirm Massachusetts HIC registration specifically, whichever side of the line the contractor lives on.
The weather load here is winter first and wind second: 174 severe wind reports against 50 hail reports, and an August peak driven by thunderstorm outflow rather than by classic hail season. Massachusetts requires an ice barrier at eaves under the residential code, and on the steep-pitched Victorian stock common through Springfield and Holyoke the extended 36-inch-along-slope rule frequently applies. Specify it.
The 5 best roofers in Springfield, MA
Scored 2026-09-24. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Springfield is 4.808, across a pool of 12 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NextGen Roofing | 90.8 | President’s Club | 4.9 (526) | 4.892 | not published | Westfield, MA |
| 2 | JP Carroll Roofing, LLC | 87.5 | President’s Club | 4.8 (1,426) | 4.8 | not published | Bloomfield, CT |
| 3 | Rising Star Roofing | 87.4 | President’s Club | 4.9 (302) | 4.887 | not published | South Windsor, CT |
| 4 | Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding, Inc. | 82.8 | Master Elite | 4.9 (1,382) | 4.897 | 2001 | South Hadley, MA |
| 5 | Exterior Construction Inc | 68.4 | Certified | 5.0 (157) | 4.954 | not published | Southampton, MA |
1. NextGen Roofing — TRB Score 90.8
NextGen Roofing is based in Westfield, MA, BBB accredited since 8 January 2019, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 12.9 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.2 | 10 |
| Total | 90.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 8 January 2019. BBB
- Residential and commercial roofing, asphalt, metal, roof rejuvenation and storm damage repair across western Massachusetts. Company
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing, metal roofing and roof rejuvenation across western Massachusetts.
Why it ranks here. 526 registry reviews at 4.9 with President’s Club certification, and the highest-scoring contractor actually based in Massachusetts, which matters here because the Guaranty Fund only applies to Massachusetts-registered contractors.
Best fit for: Westfield, Agawam and west-of-the-river homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Confirm the Massachusetts HIC registration is current on the day you sign, and insist the contractor pulls the permit. 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 (413) 579-5798, 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. JP Carroll Roofing, LLC — TRB Score 87.5
JP Carroll Roofing, LLC is based in Bloomfield, CT, BBB accredited since 1 August 2023, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.0 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.5 | 10 |
| Total | 87.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 1 August 2023. BBB
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
- Shingle, flat and slate roofing plus gutters and window replacement, residential and commercial. Company
What they actually do. Shingle, flat and slate roofing, gutters and windows.
Why it ranks here. 1,426 registry reviews is the deepest evidence base in this metro by a wide margin and among the deepest anywhere in this programme, with President’s Club certification. Slate capability is genuinely scarce and relevant on the older housing stock through Springfield and Holyoke.
Best fit for: Slate roofs, and homeowners in the southern half of the metro.
What we would want clarified. Based in Connecticut, about 18 miles south on a bounded estimate. A Connecticut registration does not give you the Massachusetts Guaranty Fund; confirm Massachusetts HIC registration if your property is in Massachusetts. BBB accreditation dates only to 2023. 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 (203) 204-8887, 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. Rising Star Roofing — TRB Score 87.4
Rising Star Roofing is based in South Windsor, CT, BBB accredited since 28 October 2019, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.5 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 11.8 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.1 | 10 |
| Total | 87.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 28 October 2019. BBB
- Member of the Home Builders and Remodelers Association of Central Connecticut. Trade body
- More than 6,500 completed jobs. Company
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing, siding and gutters.
Why it ranks here. 302 registry reviews at 4.9 with President’s Club certification, seven years of unbroken A+ accreditation and more than 6,500 completed jobs.
Best fit for: Southern metro and Enfield-corridor homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Connecticut based, 20 miles south. Confirm Massachusetts HIC registration for a Massachusetts property. 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 (860) 796-5668, 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. Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding, Inc. — TRB Score 82.8
Adam Quenneville Roofing & Siding, Inc. is based in South Hadley, MA, in business since 2001, BBB accredited since 7 May 2003, A+ rating; 2010 BBB Torch Award and 2021 Award for Sustained Excellence, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.9 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.0 | 10 |
| Total | 82.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 7 May 2003, a 23-year unbroken record, winner of the 2010 BBB Torch Award for Trust, Performance and Integrity and the 2021 BBB Award for Sustained Excellence. BBB
- Locally owned in western Massachusetts for 25 years. Company
- Company record on LinkedIn. LinkedIn
What they actually do. Roofing, siding and windows across western Massachusetts.
Why it ranks here. 1,382 registry reviews at 4.9, two BBB awards eleven years apart, and 23 years of unbroken accreditation. A Torch Award is judged on ethics rather than satisfaction and the Sustained Excellence award requires having won before, so this is the strongest documented conduct record in the metro. Massachusetts based, eight miles from the metro centre, which keeps the Guaranty Fund available.
Best fit for: Homeowners weighting demonstrated ethics, and anyone who wants a Massachusetts-registered contractor with a deep record.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (413) 536-5955, 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. Exterior Construction Inc — TRB Score 68.4
Exterior Construction Inc is based in Southampton, MA, and holds Certified standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 12 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 38.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.5 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 7.8 | 10 |
| Total | 68.4 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- GAF certified contractor listed in Southampton. GAF
What they actually do. Residential roofing across the Hampshire and Hampden county line.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 157 registry reviews, and a Massachusetts-based contractor nine miles from the metro centre, which keeps the Guaranty Fund in play.
Best fit for: Southampton, Easthampton and northern metro homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Base GAF certification rather than a higher tier, and no BBB profile or rating was locatable, so there is no complaint record to read. Check the Massachusetts HIC registration on the state’s public search before signing. 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 (413) 222-1775, 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.
The 174 wind reports that shape a Springfield, MA roof
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 1 county of the Springfield, MA statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 50 hail reports, 174 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 1 tornado. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.2 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Springfield in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2019 | 2.0 in | Agawam | Hampden |
| 26 August 2024 | 2.0 in | West Granville | Hampden |
| 19 August 2019 | 1.75 in | West Agawam | Hampden |
| 15 May 2018 | 1.5 in | Southwick | Hampden |
| 26 April 2019 | 1.5 in | Brimfield | Hampden |
| 31 May 2017 | 1.25 in | Westfield | Hampden |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 19 August 2019 near Agawam, 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 65 knots, about 75 mph, near Smith Highlands on 15 May 2020. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 1 tornado touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF0 near Tolland on 2 August 2020.
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 15 May 2020 event near Smith Highlands, reproduced verbatim:
Damaging winds peeled two roofs off of neighboring apartment buildings in Holyoke’s Flats neighborhood, at the intersection of West Street and East Dwight Street. A total of 140 residents ended up being displaced/homeless (47 families). Bricks from one of the buildings crashed onto West Street, damaging several cars. Some wooden support beams also rained onto the streets below. Amazingly, no injuries were reported. Damage figures approximate only.
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 August (50), July (49), June (37). The worst years on record were 2019 (37), 2016 (33), 2021 (33). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Springfield, 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 Springfield. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
Before you sign anything in Springfield, MA
Licensing is required in MA. Massachusetts requires two credentials for most roofing. Anyone contracting to alter or repair an owner-occupied home of one to four units must hold a Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Consumer Affairs under M.G.L. c. 142A, and anyone supervising work regulated by the building code must hold an examined Construction Supervisor Licence under 780 CMR 110.R5, issued unrestricted or in specialty classes including roofing.
The supervisor licence requires three years of experience in the past ten and a passed exam; the HIC registration is a consumer-protection filing with no exam. Any home improvement contract over $1,000 must be in writing with the registration number, and the deposit may not exceed the greater of one third of the price or the cost of special-order materials. The Residential Contractor’s Guaranty Fund pays up to $25,000 per claim, raised from $10,000 on 20 November 2024, but only against registered contractors.
Check here: Massachusetts HIC registration check. Check both registers: the HIC record shows complaints, arbitration and guaranty fund history, and the supervisor licence shows whether the person running your job passed the exam and in which class.
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 Springfield, MA field looks like
12 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Springfield, MA statistical area, of which 3 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 4,621 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.808. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 464,151, a change of -0.36% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Springfield, MA rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Springfield, MA 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 12 certified contractors, of whom 3 hold President’s Club standing and 3 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.808. 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: 2026-09-24. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
Springfield, MA roofing questions, answered
Who is the best roofer in Springfield, MA?
NextGen Roofing of Westfield, MA scores highest in the Springfield metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 90.8 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 4.9 rating across 526 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 22.4 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Springfield?
12 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Springfield, MA statistical area as of September 2026, of which 3 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Springfield get?
The Springfield, MA statistical area recorded 27 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 2 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 Springfield in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Springfield, MA statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 2.0 inches, reported near Agawam on 19 August 2019. 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 50 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $1.2 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Springfield?
Severe-weather reports in the Springfield, MA statistical area cluster in August, July, June, 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 MA?
Massachusetts requires two credentials for most roofing. Anyone contracting to alter or repair an owner-occupied home of one to four units must hold a Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Consumer Affairs under M.G.L. c. 142A, and anyone supervising work regulated by the building code must hold an examined Construction Supervisor Licence under 780 CMR 110.R5, issued unrestricted or in specialty classes including roofing. The supervisor licence requires three years of experience in the past ten and a passed exam; the HIC registration is a consumer-protection filing with no exam. Any home improvement contract over $1,000 must be in writing with the registration number, and the deposit may not exceed the greater of one third of the price or the cost of special-order materials. The Residential Contractor’s Guaranty Fund pays up to $25,000 per claim, raised from $10,000 on 20 November 2024, but only against registered contractors.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Springfield?
Check both registers: the HIC record shows complaints, arbitration and guaranty fund history, and the supervisor licence shows whether the person running your job passed the exam and in which class.
Is Springfield a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Hampden County’s severe weather peaks in August, not spring, and the two largest hailstones on record both measured two inches: at Agawam on 19 August 2019 and West Granville on 26 August 2024. Massachusetts also gives homeowners something almost no other state does. Registered Home Improvement Contractors pay into a Guaranty Fund that can pay a homeowner up to $25,000 on an uncollectable judgment, and two of the conditions are decided at the very start of the job, not the end. The contractor must have been registered on the day you signed, and the contractor, not you, must have pulled the permit.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Springfield?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Springfield, MA statistical area logged 174 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 27 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 Hartford, CT, about 25 miles from Springfield
- Best roofers in Worcester, MA, about 39 miles from Springfield
- Best roofers in Boston, MA, another MA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Barnstable Town, MA, another MA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Waterbury, CT, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Fort Wayne, IN, 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 Springfield, MA: 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.