Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are RJW Renovations (90.3), Lyndsey Roofing, LLC (90.2), Franzoso Contracting, Inc. (83.0), Xterior PRO Roofing & Siding, LLC (83.0), All Seasons Roofing & Siding (80.7). Every one holds a manufacturer certification that can be verified independently, every rating below has been corroborated against at least one source outside the certification registry, and no company paid to appear here.
The Roofing Brief scored 19 certified roofing contractors serving the Poughkeepsie metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. New York issues no statewide roofing licence, and the Hudson Valley counties do not run the licensing bureaus that Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester do. Dutchess and Orange County homeowners therefore have no state or county register to check at all: manufacturer certification and the BBB complaint record are the only external checks that exist here. The pool is a genuine strength though, at 19 certified contractors with the top two separated by 0.1 of a point. Note also that the Census now names this metro after Kiryas Joel, a village of 40,000 in Orange County. Nobody calls it that, and we have anchored the page on Poughkeepsie, which is where most of the searching and most of the housing stock actually is.
What a Poughkeepsie roof is up against
The Hudson Valley’s defining recent event was wind, not snow. On 15 May 2018 a National Weather Service team found that a macroburst had run along the Interstate 84 corridor roughly between Beacon and Wappingers Falls and East Fishkill and Hopewell Junction, toppling and uprooting hundreds of trees, with a gust of 91 knots recorded at Castle Point. The decade holds 422 severe wind reports for Dutchess and Orange counties against 29 hail reports, none above 1.75 inches, and seven weak tornadoes. July is the peak month.
Winter is the slower threat. Repeated freeze and thaw across the valley builds ice at the eaves of houses whose attics leak heat, and the resulting meltwater backs up under the shingles. New York’s residential code requires ice-barrier underlayment in this part of the state, and the rest of the answer is insulation and balanced ventilation rather than anything on the roof surface. A quote that prices shingles but says nothing about attic ventilation is not a fix for a house that has had ice dams before.
There is no licence to check here, which is unusual even for New York. The state issues no roofing licence, and unlike Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and Putnam, neither Dutchess nor Orange County runs its own home improvement contractor licensing bureau. That leaves manufacturer certification, insurance certificates and the BBB complaint record as the only external checks, and it is why this page weights certification tier and review depth so heavily.
Permits are municipal and worth confirming. The City of Poughkeepsie and the Town of Poughkeepsie run separate building departments with different thresholds, and across the valley a re-roof that replaces structural members always needs a permit while a straightforward covering replacement may not. Ask the contractor which office it is filing with, and get the workers compensation certificate in the contractor’s own name before any crew starts.
The 5 best roofers in Poughkeepsie, NY
Scored 2026-09-20. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Poughkeepsie is 4.826, across a pool of 19 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RJW Renovations | 90.3 | President’s Club | 5.0 (118) | 4.948 | not published | Newburgh, NY |
| 2 | Lyndsey Roofing, LLC | 90.2 | President’s Club | 4.9 (89) | 4.873 | not published | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 3 | Franzoso Contracting, Inc. | 83.0 | President’s Club | 4.8 (511) | 4.802 | not published | Croton On Hudson, NY |
| 4 | Xterior PRO Roofing & Siding, LLC | 83.0 | Master Elite | 5.0 (349) | 4.978 | not published | Newburgh, NY |
| 5 | All Seasons Roofing & Siding | 80.7 | Master Elite | 4.9 (708) | 4.895 | not published | New Windsor, NY |
1. RJW Renovations — TRB Score 90.3
RJW Renovations is based in Newburgh, NY, BBB accredited since 23 August 2021, A+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 37.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.9 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.5 | 10 |
| Total | 90.3 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 23 August 2021. BBB
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
- Registered as RJW Renovations, LLC on the D&B business register. Dun & Bradstreet
What they actually do. Roofing and home renovation across Orange and Dutchess counties.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 118 registry reviews with President’s Club certification and an A+ accredited record. In a region with no licensing to check, an A+ accreditation and a perfect rating are the whole of the available external evidence, and this contractor has both.
Best fit for: Newburgh and Orange County homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Leads by 0.1 of a point. First and second here are a tie, and the sensible tiebreaker is which side of the river you are on. 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 (845) 372-9075, 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. Lyndsey Roofing, LLC — TRB Score 90.2
Lyndsey Roofing, LLC is based in Poughkeepsie, NY, BBB a+ rating, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 34.9 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 10.3 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 10.0 | 10 |
| Total | 90.2 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated, with BBB customer reviews averaging 5 out of 5. BBB
- Listed with GuildQuality, which surveys customers directly rather than collecting volunteered reviews. GuildQuality
- Listed in The Blue Book construction network as a subcontractor, a commercial-trade listing rather than a consumer directory. The Blue Book
What they actually do. Residential and commercial roofing across Dutchess County and the Hudson Valley.
Why it ranks here. The only President’s Club contractor based in Poughkeepsie itself, with GuildQuality participation and a commercial-trade listing indicating it is hired by other builders as well as homeowners. Three independent sources all agree on the quality.
Best fit for: Poughkeepsie and Dutchess County homeowners.
What we would want clarified. Eighty-nine registry reviews is a modest base beside several contractors ranked below it. 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 (845) 849-1641, 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. Franzoso Contracting, Inc. — TRB Score 83.0
Franzoso Contracting, Inc. is based in Croton On Hudson, NY, BBB accredited since 18 October 2011, A+ rating, zero complaints, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 32.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.3 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 1.6 | 10 |
| Total | 83.0 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 18 October 2011, a 15-year record, with zero complaints on file. BBB
- Listed with GuildQuality, which surveys every customer directly. GuildQuality
- 598 reviews recorded on an independent aggregator. Reviews
What they actually do. Roofing, siding, windows, doors and decks across the lower Hudson Valley.
Why it ranks here. 511 registry reviews corroborated by 598 elsewhere, fifteen years of unbroken A+ accreditation with a documented zero-complaint record, and GuildQuality participation. That combination of volume, longevity and surveyed feedback is the fullest evidence base in this metro.
Best fit for: Southern Dutchess and Putnam homeowners, and anyone weighting a zero-complaint record.
What we would want clarified. Thirty-five miles from Poughkeepsie in Westchester County, the furthest in this top five, and that figure is an upper bound rather than an exact measurement. 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 (914) 271-4572, 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. Xterior PRO Roofing & Siding, LLC — TRB Score 83.0
Xterior PRO Roofing & Siding, LLC is based in Newburgh, NY, BBB accredited since 15 March 2023, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 39.1 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.4 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 6.5 | 10 |
| Total | 83.0 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 15 March 2023. BBB
- Listed on Angi with a review history. Angi
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Roofing and siding across Orange and Dutchess counties.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 349 registry reviews. Sustaining a perfect rating across 349 reviews is materially harder than across 90, and this is the deepest perfect record in the metro.
Best fit for: Homeowners who want the largest flawless review record in the Hudson Valley, and combined roof and siding work.
What we would want clarified. Master Elite rather than President’s Club, and BBB accreditation only since 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 (845) 549-2426, 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. All Seasons Roofing & Siding — TRB Score 80.7
All Seasons Roofing & Siding is based in New Windsor, NY, BBB accredited since 26 February 2021, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 35.8 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.8 | 10 |
| Total | 80.7 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 26 February 2021. BBB
- 4.9 rated across independent aggregators. Reviews
What they actually do. Roofing, gutters, siding, windows and doors across Orange County.
Why it ranks here. 708 registry reviews at 4.9 is by a wide margin the deepest evidence base in the Hudson Valley pool, more than the two contractors above it combined, with an A+ accredited record.
Best fit for: New Windsor, Newburgh and Orange County homeowners wanting the largest verifiable record in the metro.
What we would want clarified. Master Elite rather than President’s Club, which is the only reason it ranks fifth on a review record that would lead most metros. 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 (845) 420-3357, 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 422 wind reports that shape a Poughkeepsie 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 2 counties of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 29 hail reports, 422 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 7 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $898,000; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Poughkeepsie in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2020 | 1.75 in | Port Jervis | Orange |
| 31 May 2017 | 1.75 in | Hills Terrace | Dutchess |
| 23 June 2024 | 1.5 in | Millbrook Sky Acres | Dutchess |
| 28 June 2020 | 1.5 in | Tristates | Orange |
| 2 July 2021 | 1.25 in | Monroe | Orange |
| 18 August 2019 | 1.25 in | Wiccopee | Dutchess |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 28 June 2020 near Port Jervis, measured at 1.75 inches. That is ping-pong-ball sized, enough to bruise asphalt shingles and shorten a roof’s life without necessarily looking dramatic from the ground.
Wind. The strongest thunderstorm gust logged in the metro was 91 knots, about 105 mph, near Castle Pt on 15 May 2018. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 7 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF1 near Red Oaks Mill on 31 May 2017.
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 2018 event near Castle Pt, reproduced verbatim:
A National Weather Service team determined that a macroburst occurred along the I-84 corridor roughly between Beacon/Wappingers Falls and East Fishkill/Hopewell Junction. The macroburst toppled and uprooted hundreds of trees. Some trees fell on structures, and a tree was downed onto I-84 blocking a lane. There was limited direct damage from wind to structures. A fallen chimney was noted and some siding was ripped off a few homes. The damage swath was around seven miles long and three miles wide.
A roof in this metro is built against events like that one, as recorded by the agency that recorded it rather than by a contractor selling the repair.
When it happens. Severe weather reports cluster in July (122), June (116), August (85). The worst years on record were 2018 (71), 2024 (65), 2021 (56). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Poughkeepsie, 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 Poughkeepsie. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
How to tell a Poughkeepsie roofer’s claims from their record
There is no state roofing licence in NY. New York issues no statewide roofing licence and no statewide general contractor licence. Roofing is licensed locally, and whether a licence exists at all depends on which county or city the work happens in.
New York City requires a Home Improvement Contractor licence from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, involving a written exam, workers compensation and general liability certificates, a sales tax Certificate of Authority and proof of EPA certification. Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, and the City of Buffalo, run their own separate licensing bureaus.
That absence is the most important fact on this page. Where a state issues no credential, a manufacturer certification that can be revoked is the only quality signal a homeowner can actually check, which is why this ranking is built on certification rather than star ratings.
Check here: NYC DCWP Home Improvement Contractor licence. Confirm the contractor is licensed in the specific county where your home sits, not merely somewhere in the metro. A Westchester licence does not authorise work in Nassau.
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.
How deep the Poughkeepsie certified market really is
19 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY statistical area, of which 3 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 3,682 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.826. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 711,730, a change of 1.92% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Poughkeepsie rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY 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 19 certified contractors, of whom 3 hold President’s Club standing and 14 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.826. The top five were then researched individually against Better Business Bureau records, state licence registers and manufacturer directories. Where that research turned up something awkward it is on the page, and no placement was paid for.
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: 2026-09-20. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
What Poughkeepsie homeowners want to know
Who is the best roofer in Poughkeepsie, NY?
RJW Renovations of Newburgh, NY scores highest in the Poughkeepsie metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 90.3 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 5.0 rating across 118 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 9.6 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Poughkeepsie?
19 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY statistical area as of September 2026, of which 3 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Poughkeepsie get?
The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY statistical area recorded 21 hail reports of 1 inch or larger and 0 of 2 inches or larger between 2016 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Events Database. The largest hailstone reported measured 1.75 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 Poughkeepsie in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 1.75 inches, reported near Port Jervis on 28 June 2020. That is ping-pong-ball sized, enough to bruise asphalt shingles and shorten a roof’s life without necessarily looking dramatic from the ground. Across the decade the metro recorded 29 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $898,000; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Poughkeepsie?
Severe-weather reports in the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY statistical area cluster in July, June, August, on the NOAA record for 2016 to 2025. Outside those months local crews are not triaging storm damage, so lead times are shorter and scheduling is easier.
Do roofers need a licence in NY?
New York issues no statewide roofing licence and no statewide general contractor licence. Roofing is licensed locally, and whether a licence exists at all depends on which county or city the work happens in. New York City requires a Home Improvement Contractor licence from the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection, involving a written exam, workers compensation and general liability certificates, a sales tax Certificate of Authority and proof of EPA certification. Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, and the City of Buffalo, run their own separate licensing bureaus.
What should I check before hiring a roofer in Poughkeepsie?
Confirm the contractor is licensed in the specific county where your home sits, not merely somewhere in the metro. A Westchester licence does not authorise work in Nassau.
Is Poughkeepsie a hard market to find a good roofer in?
New York issues no statewide roofing licence, and the Hudson Valley counties do not run the licensing bureaus that Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester do. Dutchess and Orange County homeowners therefore have no state or county register to check at all: manufacturer certification and the BBB complaint record are the only external checks that exist here. The pool is a genuine strength though, at 19 certified contractors with the top two separated by 0.1 of a point. Note also that the Census now names this metro after Kiryas Joel, a village of 40,000 in Orange County. Nobody calls it that, and we have anchored the page on Poughkeepsie, which is where most of the searching and most of the housing stock actually is.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Poughkeepsie?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY statistical area logged 422 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 21 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 Bridgeport, CT, about 51 miles from Poughkeepsie
- Best roofers in New York, NY, about 71 miles from Poughkeepsie
- Best roofers in Albany, NY, another NY metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Binghamton, NY, another NY metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Winston-Salem, NC, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Madison, WI, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Utica, NY, also scored, about 118 miles away
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 Poughkeepsie, NY: 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.