Short answer: As of September 2026, the five highest-scoring roofing contractors in the Worcester, MA metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score are Dion Roofing & Remodeling LLC (97.7), Tip Top Roofing, Inc. (83.8), Shine Construction, Inc. (83.6), Master Roof Inc (82.6), Northeast Home & Energy (82.5). 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 9 certified roofing contractors serving the Worcester metro on a published, reproducible formula, then researched each of the top five individually to confirm its record. Worcester has one of the highest average contractor ratings in this programme: 4.96 across its certified pool, with six of ten contractors at a clean 5.0. Massachusetts also gives homeowners a protection almost no other state offers. Registered Home Improvement Contractors pay into a Guaranty Fund, and a homeowner holding an uncollectable court judgment or arbitration award against a registered contractor can claim from it, up to $25,000. The eligibility conditions are worth reading before you sign anything, because two of them are decided at the start of the job, not the end: the contractor must have been registered with the Office of Consumer Affairs on the date the contract was signed, and the contractor, not you, must have pulled the building permit. If a roofer asks you to pull the permit yourself, that single decision forfeits the entire protection. In Massachusetts that request is not a convenience, it is a red flag with a price tag attached.
What a Worcester roof is up against
Worcester County’s severe weather is summer wind and the occasional weak tornado: 299 severe wind reports over the decade, 40 hail reports with nothing above 1.75 inches, and 13 tornadoes, among them an EF1 at East Douglas on 26 July 2018 and another at Webster that August. July is the peak month. On 22 July 2016 a storm survey found concentrated wind damage in Westborough, with numerous hardwoods and softwoods down around Chauncy and Oak Streets, which is the pattern here: trees onto roofs rather than hail onto shingles.
Winter is the structural test. The 2014 to 2015 season is still the reference point in Massachusetts, when repeated February snowfall loaded roofs that had never been cleared and collapses followed across the region, with ice dams damaging thousands of houses that stayed standing. What protects a Worcester roof is unglamorous: ice-barrier membrane at the eaves and valleys, a cold deck achieved through attic insulation and balanced ventilation, and clearing heavy snow before a thaw and refreeze cycle turns it into ice at the edge.
Massachusetts requires two credentials, and they are not the same thing. A Home Improvement Contractor registration with the Office of Consumer Affairs is mandatory for residential work above $1,000 and is a consumer-protection filing. A Construction Supervisor Licence, either unrestricted or the restricted Roof Coverings class, tests technical competence and is required where the work is structural, such as replacing sheathing or rafters. The City of Worcester’s Inspectional Services department requires a permit for re-roofing, with a licensed supervisor on record.
The Guaranty Fund makes the paperwork worth money. A homeowner with an uncollectable judgment against a registered contractor can claim up to $25,000 from the fund, but only if the contractor was registered on the day the contract was signed and only if the contractor, not the homeowner, pulled the permit. Both conditions are decided at the start of the job. If a roofer here asks you to pull your own permit, that request costs you the entire protection.
The 5 best roofers in Worcester, MA
Scored 2026-09-18. The metro mean rating used as the Bayesian prior for Worcester is 4.96, across a pool of 9 certified contractors.
| Rank | Company | TRB Score | Certification | Rating (reviews) | Adjusted | In business since | Based in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dion Roofing & Remodeling LLC | 97.7 | President’s Club | 5.0 (255) | 4.993 | not published | Holden, MA |
| 2 | Tip Top Roofing, Inc. | 83.8 | Master Elite | 4.9 (370) | 4.907 | not published | West Boylston, MA |
| 3 | Shine Construction, Inc. | 83.6 | Master Elite | 5.0 (240) | 4.993 | not published | Uxbridge, MA |
| 4 | Master Roof Inc | 82.6 | Master Elite | 5.0 (180) | 4.991 | 2004 | Milford, MA |
| 5 | Northeast Home & Energy | 82.5 | Master Elite | 4.9 (248) | 4.91 | 1980 | North Grafton, MA |
1. Dion Roofing & Remodeling LLC — TRB Score 97.7
Dion Roofing & Remodeling LLC is based in Holden, MA, BBB profile on record, and holds President’s Club standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 35 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 39.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.1 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.9 | 10 |
| Total | 97.7 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Home Improvement Contractor registration 195690 with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, and Construction Supervisor Licence CSFA-106608 with the Department of Public Safety. Massachusetts OCABR
- Five-star rated across Google, Facebook, HomeAdvisor and voted a Fave on Nextdoor. Reviews
What they actually do. Roofing and remodelling across central Massachusetts.
Why it ranks here. The highest score anywhere in this batch at 97.7, and the only contractor in the metro holding both credentials Massachusetts uses: the HIC registration that unlocks the Guaranty Fund and a Construction Supervisor Licence, which is required the moment a tear-off exposes rotten sheathing that has to be replaced. Both numbers are on public record. A clean 5.0 across 255 reviews, four miles from the metro centre.
Best fit for: Worcester and central Massachusetts homeowners generally, and any roof where structural repair is a possibility.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (978) 602-3977, 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. Tip Top Roofing, Inc. — TRB Score 83.8
Tip Top Roofing, Inc. is based in West Boylston, MA, BBB accredited, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 36.3 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 15.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.5 | 10 |
| Total | 83.8 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated BBB accredited business committed to the BBB Standards for Trust. BBB
- Roof replacement across central and southeastern Massachusetts, with a published six-step replacement process. Company
What they actually do. Roof replacement, siding and solar across central and southeastern Massachusetts.
Why it ranks here. 370 registry reviews at 4.9, the deepest evidence base in the Worcester pool, from an A+ accredited business six miles from the metro centre. Publishing a defined replacement process is a small thing that correlates with crews that follow one.
Best fit for: Homeowners who want the largest verifiable record in the metro, and combined roof and solar work.
Verify the certification yourself on the GAF registry listing. The number carried on that listing is (508) 835-4777, 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. Shine Construction, Inc. — TRB Score 83.6
Shine Construction, Inc. is based in Uxbridge, MA, BBB profile on record, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 39.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.9 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.9 | 10 |
| Total | 83.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Home Improvement Contractor registration 190392 with the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, expiring 23 January 2028. Massachusetts OCABR
- Rated highly on HomeAdvisor with a 5.0 registry rating across 240 reviews. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Roofing and home improvement across the Blackstone Valley.
Why it ranks here. A current HIC registration with a published expiry date, which is the specific thing that keeps the Guaranty Fund available to you, plus a clean 5.0 across 240 reviews.
Best fit for: Blackstone Valley and southern Worcester County homeowners.
What we would want clarified. No BBB rating or accreditation date was locatable, and sixteen miles from the metro centre. 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 (508) 278-3300, 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. Master Roof Inc — TRB Score 82.6
Master Roof Inc is based in Milford, MA, in business since 2004, BBB accredited since 17 August 2015, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
| Score component | Points | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Certification tier | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 39.7 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 13.2 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 5.8 | 10 |
| Total | 82.6 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- A+ rated and accredited since 17 August 2015, 22 years in business. BBB
- Listed with GuildQuality, which surveys customers directly rather than collecting volunteered reviews. GuildQuality
- Listed on HomeAdvisor with a review history. HomeAdvisor
What they actually do. Residential roofing across central and eastern Massachusetts.
Why it ranks here. A clean 5.0 across 180 registry reviews with eleven years of unbroken A+ accreditation and GuildQuality participation.
Best fit for: Milford, Hopkinton and the eastern edge of the metro.
What we would want clarified. Nineteen miles from the metro centre. Confirm the Massachusetts HIC registration, which is what keeps the state Guaranty Fund available to your job. 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 (774) 287-0202, 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. Northeast Home & Energy — TRB Score 82.5
Northeast Home & Energy is based in North Grafton, MA, in business since 1980, BBB accredited since 31 December 1992, A+ rating, and holds Master Elite standing on the GAF certification registry.
Certifications held: Master Elite (GAF), GAF CARE certified installers. 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 | 24 | 35 |
| Adjusted rating | 36.4 | 40 |
| Review corpus depth | 14.0 | 15 |
| Metro proximity | 8.2 | 10 |
| Total | 82.5 | 100 |
Independently corroborated:
- Accredited since 31 December 1992 with an A+ rating, and named the BBB of Central New England’s 2025 Mid-Size Business of the Year for Central Massachusetts. BBB
- Trading since 1980 in roofing, siding, replacement windows and attic and wall insulation across greater Worcester. Company
- 94 project photos and customer reviews published on Yelp. Reviews
What they actually do. Roofing, siding, replacement windows and attic and wall insulation.
Why it ranks here. Forty-five years trading and more than thirty years of unbroken BBB accreditation, with 248 registry reviews at 4.9, the second-deepest corpus among the ranked five. The insulation and attic work is the useful part of the combination in this climate, because ice damming is an insulation and ventilation problem before it is a roofing one.
Best fit for: Worcester-area homeowners treating ice dams as a whole-attic problem rather than a shingle problem.
What we would want clarified. Master Elite rather than President’s Club, and the company sells windows and siding alongside roofing, so confirm that the crew on your roof is the GAF-trained one. As with any Massachusetts contractor, check the Home Improvement Contractor registration and the Construction Supervisor Licence 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 (508) 839-7001, 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 299 wind reports that shape a Worcester 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 Worcester, MA statistical area over ten years, with the dates, the stone sizes and the towns they landed on. Over that decade the metro logged 40 hail reports, 299 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports and 13 tornadoes. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $6.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
The biggest hail to fall on Worcester in a decade
| Date | Stone size | Reported near | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2019 | 1.75 in | Warren | Worcester |
| 29 March 2020 | 1.75 in | Worcester | Worcester |
| 12 July 2017 | 1.25 in | Milford | Worcester |
| 17 July 2021 | 1.25 in | Berlin | Worcester |
| 26 April 2019 | 1.25 in | New Braintree | Worcester |
| 27 June 2017 | 1.25 in | Leicester | Worcester |
The largest stone on record for this metro fell on 26 April 2019 near Warren, 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 70 knots, about 81 mph, near Westborough on 22 July 2016. Asphalt shingles begin lifting at roughly 67 mph when they are correctly nailed, and considerably below that when they are not.
Tornadoes. 13 tornadoes touched down in these counties over the decade, the strongest rated EF1 near East Douglas on 26 July 2018.
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 22 July 2016 event near Westborough, reproduced verbatim:
A concentrated area of wind damage in Westborough was found by an NWS storm survey team around Chauncy and Oak Streets and extended ENE to the east shore of Chauncy Pond on the old Westborough State Hospital property and to the ESE along Flanders Street. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees, some very large, were uprooted or snapped off. A few landed on houses and vehicles. Most of the downed trees were lying in an easterly direction except more toward the ENE along the east shore of Chauncy Pond, consistent with what one might expect to be something of a divergent pattern with a microburst. At the southern edge of the damage swath no more than a quarter mile from downtown Westborough, the…
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 (119), August (66), September (42). The worst years on record were 2020 (71), 2016 (49), 2025 (42). If you are scheduling non-urgent work in Worcester, 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 Worcester. Weight your decision toward wind rating, ventilation and flashing detail rather than paying extra for impact-rated shingles.
Three things to confirm before work starts in Worcester
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.
How deep the Worcester certified market really is
9 certified roofing contractors serve the principal cities of the Worcester, MA statistical area, of which 1 hold the top President’s Club tier. The pool carries 1,824 customer reviews between them at a mean rating of 4.96. The statistical area had a 2024 population of 881,248, a change of 2.22% against the 2020 census base, per the U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
How these Worcester rankings were produced
Every contractor in the Worcester, 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 9 certified contractors, of whom 1 hold President’s Club standing and 8 Master Elite, against a metro mean rating of 4.96. 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.
Set aside in Worcester. A contractor that would otherwise have scored into the top five was removed for the reason stated. The score is computed from public data, but where the research pass finds evidence undermining an input to that score, the score is set aside.
- H&R Roofing, which scored 93.0: would have ranked second on score, but the Massachusetts roofer licence on the public contractor-board record, number 172671, is shown as having expired on 11 September 2025, the company is not BBB accredited, and the BBB has issued no rating while its file is under review. Massachusetts requires current registration for this work, and the same exclusion is applied on our Boston page for the same company. The licence may since have been renewed and the public record may simply be stale, and The Roofing Brief makes no finding about the quality of the company’s roofing work, but a page built on verifiable credentials cannot rank a contractor it cannot verify as currently registered
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: 2026-09-18. Corrections go to the editor and are actioned on verification.
Worcester roofing questions, answered
Who is the best roofer in Worcester, MA?
Dion Roofing & Remodeling LLC of Holden, MA scores highest in the Worcester metro on The Roofing Brief Contractor Score, at 97.7 out of 100 as of September 2026. It holds President’s Club certification with a 5.0 rating across 255 reviews. Highest-scoring is not the same as best fit for your specific job, and the four companies behind it score within 15.2 points.
How many certified roofing contractors serve Worcester?
9 contractors on the GAF certification registry serve the principal cities of the Worcester, MA statistical area as of September 2026, of which 1 hold President’s Club status.
How much damaging hail does Worcester get?
The Worcester, MA statistical area recorded 24 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 Worcester in the last ten years?
The largest hailstone logged by the National Weather Service in the Worcester, MA statistical area between 2016 and 2025 measured 1.75 inches, reported near Warren on 26 April 2019. 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 40 hail reports. Reported property damage from hail, severe wind and tornado over that decade totalled $6.3 million; flood and winter-storm losses are counted separately and are not included.
When is the worst time of year for roof damage in Worcester?
Severe-weather reports in the Worcester, MA statistical area cluster in July, August, September, 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 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 Worcester?
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 Worcester a hard market to find a good roofer in?
Worcester has one of the highest average contractor ratings in this programme: 4.96 across its certified pool, with six of ten contractors at a clean 5.0. Massachusetts also gives homeowners a protection almost no other state offers. Registered Home Improvement Contractors pay into a Guaranty Fund, and a homeowner holding an uncollectable court judgment or arbitration award against a registered contractor can claim from it, up to $25,000. The eligibility conditions are worth reading before you sign anything, because two of them are decided at the start of the job, not the end: the contractor must have been registered with the Office of Consumer Affairs on the date the contract was signed, and the contractor, not you, must have pulled the building permit. If a roofer asks you to pull the permit yourself, that single decision forfeits the entire protection. In Massachusetts that request is not a convenience, it is a red flag with a price tag attached.
Is wind or hail the bigger risk to a roof in Worcester?
Wind, by a wide margin. The Worcester, MA statistical area logged 299 severe thunderstorm and high wind reports against 24 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.
Why is H&R Roofing not on this list?
Would have ranked second on score, but the Massachusetts roofer licence on the public contractor-board record, number 172671, is shown as having expired on 11 September 2025, the company is not BBB accredited, and the BBB has issued no rating while its file is under review. Massachusetts requires current registration for this work, and the same exclusion is applied on our Boston page for the same company. The licence may since have been renewed and the public record may simply be stale, and The Roofing Brief makes no finding about the quality of the company’s roofing work, but a page built on verifiable credentials cannot rank a contractor it cannot verify as currently registered.
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 Providence, RI, about 37 miles from Worcester
- Best roofers in Springfield, MA, about 39 miles from Worcester
- Best roofers in Boston, MA, about 41 miles from Worcester
- Best roofers in Barnstable Town, MA, another MA metro on the same formula
- Best roofers in Baton Rouge, LA, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in El Paso, TX, a metro of comparable size
- Best roofers in Manchester, NH, also scored, about 53 miles away
- Best roofers in Portland, ME, also scored, about 125 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 Worcester, 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.