Galveston County
Santa Fe, Texas Roofing & Property Protection
Know your roof before you sign anything. The Roof Shepherd brings documentation-first inspection, storm damage documentation, and property guidance to Santa Fe homeowners.
Updated October 23, 2026
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The short version
- Santa Fe, in Galveston County, is about 202 miles and 4 hours 3 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
- Hail 1.75 inches or larger was reported 13 times near Santa Fe from 2000 to 2026, 130th of the 207 cities on this site.
- 2024 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2.75 inches on May 31.
- The median home in Santa Fe was built in 1991, and 48 percent of homes here were built before 1990.
- Two of its three nearest neighbors had more large hail.
Call or text 512-575-5052 or use Get Help to start with a documented inspection in Santa Fe, Galveston County.
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Santa Fe At A Glance
What homeowners in Santa Fe should know
How Santa Fe ranks for large hail and home age, and who sets permit rules here.
Santa Fe, in Galveston County, is about 202 miles and 4 hours 3 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. Roofing permit rules are set locally, and Texas has no statewide roofing license, so we confirm the rules for your address before work starts.
Wind & Hurricane Country
Santa Fe’s roofing risk is wind, hurricane, and derecho more than hail. A written record after any major wind event protects your position before any repair decision. Santa Fe is a Galveston County city in the Houston & Gulf Coast region, where Gulf hurricanes, tropical flooding and wind shape roof exposure.
Wind & Storm Exposure
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 72 mph, on April 10, 2024. NOAA logged 51 thunderstorm wind reports within ten miles of Santa Fe from 2000 to 2026.
The Homes Here
The median home in Santa Fe was built in 1991, and 48 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 50 percent have newer homes than Santa Fe.
Common Roofing Issues
Wind lifts and creases shingles, moves flashing, exposes decking and lets water in. A documented inspection records those before the next storm makes them worse.
Santa Fe Snapshot
Weather history & local facts
Hail and wind on record near Santa Fe, in Galveston County, plus a few local facts worth knowing.
Hail and wind on record here
NOAA’s verified record since 2018 within 10 miles of Santa Fe includes 2.75 inch hail at Dickinson on May 31, 2024; 2 inch hail at Dickinson on May 31, 2024. 22 thunderstorm wind events and 3 tornado reports sit inside the same window. Peak hail months here: May and February. Across Galveston County as a whole, NOAA logged 18 hail events from 2016 through 2025, with hail to 2.75 inches, plus 48 damaging thunderstorm wind events and 11 tornado reports.
Worth Knowing
Santa Fe spans the mainland corridor between Houston and Galveston along Highway 6.
Local Note
Coastal wind-zone code requirements here differ from inland Houston, worth confirming before any re-roof.
What the storm record means locally
Storm facts were checked against NOAA and National Weather Service records and local news from the time.
On record
What has actually fallen on Santa Fe
38 hail events are on record within ten miles of Santa Fe, the largest 4.50 inches on April 2, 2013.
Reading the public storm record
To see the days radar recorded hail near your own address, use our hail history lookup.
| Hail events on record | 38 |
|---|---|
| Reached 1.75 in or larger | 13 |
| Largest stone recorded | 4.50 in · April 2, 2013 |
| Busiest year | 2006 · 6 events |
| Most common months | May and April |
| Strongest gust in the archive | 72 mph · April 10, 2024 |
| Radar hail days, 1 in or larger | 137 days · 2000-2026 · largest signature 4.00 in |
| Preliminary reports, last 12 months | none of 1 in or larger on file |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database · Galveston County · 2000-2026 · within 10 miles of the Santa Fe centroid. Counts are reported events, so they undercount: a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record.
Checked October 23, 2026 against two feeds that do not share the archive's bias: radar hail signatures from the NEXRAD hail detection algorithm (NOAA NCEI Severe Weather Data Inventory, same 10 mile radius, 2000-2026), counted as days with a signature of one inch or larger, and the Storm Prediction Center's preliminary reports for the last 12 months, which are unreviewed and never a competing total. A radar day and a reported event are different units and are not expected to match: the archive needs a witness and undercounts, radar needs none and can flag hail that melted before it landed. What fell on one roof is settled by a documented inspection, not by any of these counts.
Year by year
Hail in Santa Fe, 2006 to 2025
One row per year of hail reports one inch or larger near Santa Fe, newest first, from the weather archive.
Twenty seasons, one row each
One row per year, newest first. Each row counts the hail reports of one inch or larger within ten miles of Santa Fe, from the National Weather Service archive. 21 reports from 2006 to 2025, 11 of them at or above 1.75 inches, golf ball size. Counting only stones of one inch or larger, the busiest year in this table was 2012. If you owned your roof through any of these dates, the row is the reason to know what it took.
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 2.75 in · May 31 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · June 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · January 6 |
Show all 20 years (2006 to 2025)
| Year | Reports 1 in+ | 1.75 in+ | Largest stone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · February 26 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | 4.50 in · April 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 | 1.75 in · April 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | none reported |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 in · February 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | below 1 in |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 | 1.75 in · April 21 |
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, hail events 2006 through 2025 within 10 miles of the Santa Fe centroid. Reports are observer-driven, so a stone that fell where nobody reported it is not in the record, and small towns are undercounted relative to cities. Full calendar years only; the current year is not shown until it is complete.
Wind & Storm History
Documented storm exposure in Santa Fe
The worst hail seasons near Santa Fe from 2006 to 2025, year by year.
Wind & Hurricane Frequency
NOAA logs 79 verified thunderstorm wind reports within 10 miles of Santa Fe since 1996; the busiest year was 2006 with 8 reports. Hurricane season runs June through November on this coast.
What To Document
Lifted or creased shingles, moved flashing, exposed decking, debris hits, and water getting in after a storm.
The worst hail seasons near Santa Fe, 2006 to 2025
- 2024: 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 2.75 inches on May 31
- 2012: 3 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 1.75 inches on April 4
- 2013: 2 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, largest 4.5 inches on April 2
Neighborhood Exposure
Neighborhoods across Santa Fe differ in lot elevation, tree cover and roof age. A record of your block beats an estimate for the whole area. After any significant storm, a documented record of visible conditions protects your position.
What the record confirms
Verified storm record for the Houston and Gulf Coast region Santa Fe sits in. Roof condition changes with every season, which is why the homeowner should own the documentation.
April 10 83 mph gust
NOAA verifies a 83 mph thunderstorm gust at Dickinson on April 10, 2024.
Hurricane Beryl
A July 8 landfall with a 97 mph gust knocked out power to about 2.2 million customers and stripped shingles across the metro.
Hurricane Harvey
A Category 4 landfall that stalled and dropped up to 60 inches of rain, the wettest tropical cyclone in U.S. history, with damage estimated near 125 billion dollars.
April 2 softball size hail
NOAA verifies 4.5 inch hail in Hitchcock on April 2, 2013, a softball size stone.
April 11 teacup size hail
NOAA verifies 3 inch hail in Algoa on April 11, 1997, a teacup size stone.
Where these figures come from
Figures drawn from public NOAA, National Weather Service, and Insurance Council of Texas, U.S. Census, and Texas Department of Insurance records and contemporaneous reporting. Not a formal risk assessment.
Live NOAA record Damaging wind has been reported 2 times in the same period, most recently 59 mph on February 14, 2026. These are NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports covering September 23, 2024 to October 22, 2026. A report near a property confirms hail fell nearby. It does not confirm that any particular roof was damaged, and it is not a coverage determination.
About Santa Fe
Local ground truth for Santa Fe properties
Santa Fe sits in Galveston County in the Houston and Gulf Coast region. Gulf moisture and hurricane-season wind set the roofing risk profile here.
Roof age, by the census
How old the roofs in Santa Fe are likely to be
Census figures on when Santa Fe homes were built, which tells you roughly when their first roofs went on.
When the houses went up
Santa Fe has 5,207 housing units in the Census Bureau's latest five-year estimate. The median home was built in 1991. 64 percent were built before 2000 and 48 percent before 1990; 14 percent have been built since 2010. Half or more of the homes here predate 2000. An original asphalt-shingle roof from that era is at or past the 20-to-30-year service life typically cited for asphalt shingles, and many will already be on a second roof, which is worth confirming from a permit or a receipt rather than assuming.
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 2020 or later | 57 | 1% |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 700 | 13% |
| Built 2000 to 2009 | 1,140 | 22% |
| Built 1990 to 1999 | 805 | 15% |
| Built 1980 to 1989 | 919 | 18% |
Show all ten brackets (1939 or earlier to 2020 or later)
| Year built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Built 1970 to 1979 | 837 | 16% |
| Built 1960 to 1969 | 307 | 6% |
| Built 1950 to 1959 | 276 | 5% |
| Built 1940 to 1949 | 111 | 2% |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 55 | 1% |
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 five-year estimates, tables B25034 and B25035, Santa Fe city. ACS figures are estimates with published margins of error; shares are rounded to whole percents. Year built is the structure, not the roof: it says when the first roof went on, not whether it is still there.
Roofer Near Santa Fe
Everything we cover in Santa Fe
All the work we do, in Santa Fe and in all of Galveston County.
What we cover in Santa Fe
Roofing, painting, gutters and home services, in Santa Fe and across Galveston County. Santa Fe, in Galveston County, is about 202 miles and 4 hours 3 minutes by road from our Round Rock base.
Services available in Santa Fe
Every service below is available to Santa Fe homeowners, as it is anywhere in Texas.
All services
Documentation First
Full property capability in Santa Fe, documented first
Documentation You Own
Every visit produces a dated photo and video record of your roof, flashing, decking lines and gutters. You get a written account of what is visible, and your options, before you decide on any repair or claim.
Evidence, Not Pressure
Built on a law enforcement background of 16+ years. You get the record and a clear explanation, the decisions stay yours. No sales pitch, no obligation.
Coordinated & Accountable
In the Houston and Gulf Coast region, the Roof Shepherd team does the roofing work, so the standard stays the same.
Houston Zone
How service works in Santa Fe
How far Santa Fe is from our base, and who handles your project from start to finish.
Who runs the inspection
Santa Fe, in Galveston County, is about 202 miles and 4 hours 3 minutes by road from our Round Rock base. David Rodrigues, the founder, looks at your Santa Fe roof and writes down what he sees before anyone talks repair or replacement. If you go ahead, The Roof Shepherd runs the job from contract to walkthrough. Our project delivery page explains who does what.
Local Conditions
What is different about working on Santa Fe homes
Santa Fe side by side with its three nearest neighbors on this site.
What roofs face in this market
Santa Fe sits in Galveston County. Counting hail reports of every size, the NOAA Storm Events archive logs 38 hail reports within ten miles of Santa Fe from 2000 to 2026, 13 of them at or above 1.75 inches, golf ball size, the size generally associated with roof damage. The largest stone in that record measured 4.5 inches. Counting reports of every size, 2006 was the busiest year in that record, with 6 reports. Activity concentrates in May and April. The strongest recorded wind gust nearby reached 72 mph on April 10, 2024.
The largest hail recorded near Santa Fe, by date:
| Date | Largest stone |
|---|---|
| May 31, 2024 | 2.75″ |
| April 2, 2013 | 4.5″ |
| March 30, 2002 | 2.0″ |
Santa Fe sits in Texas windstorm territory. Galveston County is one of the fourteen seacoast counties inside the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association area, and that changes what a roof has to prove. Work here generally requires a Texas Department of Insurance WPI-8 certificate, issued after inspection, confirming the installation meets windstorm building requirements. Without it, windstorm coverage on the structure can be affected. It is not paperwork you discover after the job; the inspection has to be scheduled into the work.
Useful locally: City of Santa Fe official site for permit and inspection rules; NWS forecast for Santa Fe before scheduling work.
Storm figures: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events within a 10 mile radius, 2000 to 2026. Windstorm territory per Texas Windstorm Insurance Association county designations.
The rules here
Roof permits and code in Santa Fe
What the city's own documents say about a re-roof permit and code here, and the date they were read.
What the city's own documents say
Santa Fe's residential fee schedule, approved February 13, 2025, lists a $150 permit for roof replacement or repair. The schedule notes that all permit fees are subject to a nonrefundable application fee, listed at $100.
City code requires permitted work to meet state windstorm standards, and a Texas Department of Insurance WPI-8 certificate is due within 60 days. The city has adopted the 2018 International Residential Code.
Read at the city's own pages and code on October 14, 2026. The city's current document governs if it changes, so we confirm the rule for your address before work starts. Our permits and codes by city page explains how Texas cities set these rules.
Exterior & Painting
What Santa Fe homeowners should know about exterior work
Get the roof documented first, since a roof visit often turns up fascia, gutter and trim damage.
Managed by The Roof Shepherd
Exterior work in Santa Fe, from painting and epoxy coatings to siding, drywall, gutters and wood repair, is done here the same way it is done everywhere we work in Texas, by the Roof Shepherd team, start to finish. We document exterior condition during the roof visit so the work starts from an accurate record.
Sequence Matters
Get the roof documented first. Exterior work comes after. A roof visit often turns up fascia rot, pulled gutters and trim damage that change what the exterior job costs before any work begins.
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Owner Response
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Owner Response
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Owner Response
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Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
Nearby cities we also serve
The Roof Shepherd also documents and serves these Houston and Gulf Coast communities. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Santa Fe, and each hail figure is the count of NOAA-verified hail events within 10 miles of that city since 2018:
Santa Fe FAQs
Common questions in Santa Fe
Does The Roof Shepherd serve Santa Fe regularly?
Yes. Santa Fe is about 202 miles and 4 hours 3 minutes by road from Round Rock, our home base. We work across Texas, and Galveston County is part of that.
How often does large hail hit Santa Fe?
Hail 1.75 inches or larger, golf ball size, was reported 13 times within ten miles of Santa Fe from 2000 to 2026. That ranks 130th of the 207 Texas cities on this site, and 12th of 53 in Houston & Gulf Coast. The largest stone on record within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 measured 4.5 inches, on April 2, 2013.
When is hail season in Santa Fe?
From 2000 to 2026, hail within ten miles of Santa Fe came most often in May and April. The busiest single year in that record was 2006, with 6 reports of every size.
What was the worst recent hail year in Santa Fe?
2024 was the worst season here from 2006 to 2025: 4 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, the largest 2.75 inches on May 31. The table on this page lists every year.
How does Santa Fe compare with nearby towns for hail?
Nearby, from 2000 to 2026: Dickinson 16, La Marque 10 and League City 16 reports of hail 1.75 inches or larger, against 13 for Santa Fe.
How old are the homes in Santa Fe?
The median home in Santa Fe was built in 1991, and 48 percent of homes here were built before 1990. Of the other cities on this site, 50 percent have newer homes than Santa Fe.
What is the strongest wind on record near Santa Fe?
The strongest thunderstorm wind gust reported within ten miles from 2000 to 2026 was 72 mph, on April 10, 2024.
How much does a new roof cost in Santa Fe?
It depends on the roof’s size, pitch, material, decking and vents. We look at your roof in Santa Fe first, so any price you weigh fits its real condition. Our price guides for all four trades are on the RPGs page.
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