The median home in Hampton Township was built in 1978; there are 2,168 of them. The rules below decide how much of the old roof has to come off and what goes under the new one.
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Permit
Under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7 a reroof of a detached one- or two-family house goes ahead without a permit or a notice to the construction office. That covers the 76% of Hampton Township’s homes that are detached; twins, rowhouses, townhouses and structural work are outside it.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7
Layers
Which layers may stay is a Rehabilitation Subcode question in New Jersey (the IRC definitions are deleted by N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21), and this site has not read that subcode yet. 53% of Hampton Township’s homes were built before 1980: ask how many layers yours has and whether the price is for a tear-off to the deck.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21
Ice barrier
New Jersey requires an eave ice barrier where January averages 25 °F or colder, and names Sussex County as that area (N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21(c)8.ii; DCA Bulletin 07-3). Hampton Township is in it.
Source: N.J.A.C. 5:23-3.21; NJ DCA Bulletin 07-3
Checked against the code text on October 24, 2026. Code edition, permit and contract rules for the whole state: roof replacement in New Jersey.
87% of the occupied homes in Hampton Township are lived in by their owners: 1,781 households, the people this line is for. Counting by decade, 24% before 1960, 53% before 1980 of the housing was in place, and 11% dates from 2000 on. (ACS 2020–2024.)
The housing is 76% detached houses, 14% attached single-family houses (rowhouses, twins and townhouses), 6% manufactured homes.
Of the 21 Sussex County municipalities on this site, Hampton Township has the 17th largest share of homes built before 1980: 53%, against a county range of 43% to 85%.
ZIP codes: 07860
| Place | Median built | Before 1980 | Owners | Row, twin | Hail days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Township | 1978 | 53% | 87% | 14% | 6 |
| Newton | 1962 | 77% | 59% | 6% | 5 |
| Stillwater | 1964 | 77% | 90% | 5% | 7 |
| Fredon | 1978 | 55% | 96% | 1% | 6 |
| Andover | 1975 | 57% | 92% | 7% | 8 |
| Frankford | 1973 | 62% | 91% | 0% | 6 |
Median built: median year the homes were built. Before 1980: share of homes built then. Owners: share of homes that are owner-occupied. Row, twin: share of homes that are rowhouses, twins or townhouses. Census ACS 2020–2024. Hail days: days with hail of 1 inch or larger within 10 miles, 2006–2025, NOAA Storm Prediction Center.
Since 2006 the National Weather Service has logged hail of 1 inch or larger on 6 separate days within 10 miles of Hampton Township; the largest was 1.5 in on July 13, 2023.
That is fewer than most places in the state on this site (median 11 days).
Sussex County has had 9 federal major-disaster declarations for storms since 2006; the latest was DR-4614, Remnants of Hurricane Ida (September 2021). (OpenFEMA.)
Storm reports are what observers logged, not a measure of damage to any roof. When wind or hail damage means a new roof.
Useful life is HUD’s planning figure, not a warranty. More in the guides to shingles, metal, slate and flat roofs.
| Material | HUD useful life | Fits a house like | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asphalt shingles | 20 years | Most pitched roofs; 76% of homes here are detached | Wind class set by the design wind speed (IRC Table R905.2.4.1) |
| Metal (standing seam, panels) | 50 years | Low pitches and long runs | A complete standing-seam system may go over the old roof (R908.3.1) |
| Slate | 75 years | Older and historic houses | Sound slate can be reused (R908.5); broken slate cannot |
| Flat roof: EPDM or TPO | 15 years | Additions and porch roofs | Where the roof meets a wall or parapet |
New Jersey had 47,473 active home improvement registrations in October 2026; the one belonging to whoever quotes your roof in Hampton Township should be on the contract (N.J.S.A. 56:8-144).
Contracts, deposits and the right to cancel: checking a roofing contractor. What moves the price: new roof cost in New Jersey.
No permit for a detached house. Under N.J.A.C. 5:23-2.7 a reroof of a detached one- or two-family house goes ahead without a permit or a notice to the construction office. That covers the 76% of Hampton Township’s homes that are detached; twins, rowhouses, townhouses and structural work are outside it.
By the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024), the median home in Hampton Township was built in 1978, 53% of homes were built before 1980, 87% are owner-occupied.
Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported on 6 days within 10 miles of Hampton Township from 2006 through 2025 (NOAA Storm Prediction Center). A report means hail fell nearby, not that a roof was damaged.
New Jersey had 47,473 active home improvement registrations in October 2026; the one belonging to whoever quotes your roof in Hampton Township should be on the contract (N.J.S.A. 56:8-144).
The full list: before you call.
Checked October 24, 2026. Laws and code editions change; the date says when these were last read at the source.