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Roofing in Boston, Massachusetts

What applies to this work in Boston, Suffolk County: Mass Save, rebates and financing, and the permit. Then the contractors serving the town.

30 contractors serving Boston, including 12 based in town.

Is Boston in Mass Save?

Yes. Boston gets its electricity from Eversource, not from a municipal light plant, so homes in Boston are in the Mass Save program. Its natural gas comes from National Grid or Eversource, depending on the address (the state's list), both Mass Save sponsors.

Boston is not on the state's list of municipal light plants. Mass Save is not statewide: 41 light plants serve all or part of 50 municipalities, and homes on their electric service are outside its electric program (Mass Save in municipal light plant towns).

Rebates and financing for a new roof in Boston

Mass Save doesn't pay for the roof itself: its insulation and windows offers cover insulation, air sealing and windows, and roofing is not on the HEAT Loan's list of eligible measures.

The insulation can be covered: after a Home Energy Assessment, Mass Save pays 75 to 100 percent of approved insulation and air sealing in Boston. Attics are part of it, so book the assessment before the roof work starts.

Do you need a permit for a new roof in Boston?

Yes. Re-roofing is not exempt under the Massachusetts building code, so Boston expects a building permit, usually pulled by the contractor. 75% of Boston's homes were built before 1980 (Census ACS 2018-2022), and work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 has to follow the lead-safe renovation rules.

permits.llc carries the rules: its Massachusetts guide to the permit for a new roof and the Boston Building Department page, with the department's contact and portal.

How many permits for roofing work are filed in Boston?

1,492 permits filed in Boston from October 2025 through September 2026 mention roofing work.

That counts the permits whose description or permit type names the work; nearly all of Boston's building permits in that period describe the work.

Source: Boston's permit filings on permits.llc, counted October 2026.

Permits per month in Boston that mention roofing work
224Oct182Nov98Dec51Jan50Feb104Mar130Apr121May117Jun149Jul128Aug138Sep

October 2025 to September 2026. Months with fewer than 3 permits are not shown.

Contractors serving Boston

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Common questions about Roofing in Boston

Is Boston in Mass Save?
Yes. Boston gets its electricity from Eversource, not from a municipal light plant, so homes in Boston are in the Mass Save program. Its natural gas comes from National Grid or Eversource, depending on the address (the state's list), both Mass Save sponsors.
Does Mass Save pay for a new roof in Boston?
Mass Save doesn't pay for the roof itself: its insulation and windows offers cover insulation, air sealing and windows, and roofing is not on the HEAT Loan's list of eligible measures. The insulation can be covered: after a Home Energy Assessment, Mass Save pays 75 to 100 percent of approved insulation and air sealing in Boston.
Do you need a permit for a new roof in Boston?
Yes. Re-roofing is not exempt under the Massachusetts building code, so Boston expects a building permit, usually pulled by the contractor. 75% of Boston's homes were built before 1980 (Census ACS 2018-2022), and work that disturbs paint in a home built before 1978 has to follow the lead-safe renovation rules.

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