How much does advertising cost for roofers in London?
Updated monthly · Google data for the 12 months to September 2026
Cost per click
$5.77–$29.83
Typical about $13.12, top-of-page range
Searches a month
230
Core searches in London
Competition
Medium
41/100 on Google’s scale
Busiest months
May, Mar
Slowest: January
In short: Google Ads for roofers in London, ON cost about $5.77–$29.83 per click, with about 230 searches a month and the most demand in May.
What this means
- Clicks cost about 17% more here than the Ontario average ($13.12 vs $11.17).
- Against the Canada average ($11.10), clicks here cost about 18% more.
- Searches peak in May and March and are lowest in January. The busiest month gets about 220% more searches than the slowest.
- Launch or raise budgets by mid-April so campaigns are learning before the May peak.
- Competition is medium (41/100), close to the national level for this industry (35/100).
- Elsewhere in Ontario, Toronto runs about 23% cheaper per click. Worth testing if you serve both areas.
Search demand trend
Monthly searches, 12 months to September 2026. 100 = that area’s average month, so the lines compare shape, not size.
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Seasonality
Each month’s searches as a share of the average month. Red = peak months, grey = slowest.
Compared with other Ontario markets
The busiest markets in the same province, sorted by cost per click. Typical CPC is the middle of the top-of-page range.
| Place | Typical CPC | Searches/mo | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Hillcheaper | $7.52 | 290 | 61 |
| Windsorcheaper | $8.40 | 190 | 48 |
| Torontocheaper | $10.14 | 2,460 | 41 |
| Bramptoncheaper | $10.99 | 310 | 45 |
| Markham | $11.84 | 250 | 46 |
| Vaughan | $11.97 | 260 | 53 |
| London | $13.12 | 230 | 41 |
| Ottawa | $14.13 | 640 | 33 |
| Mississaugapricier | $15.73 | 490 | 61 |
| Hamiltonpricier | $16.88 | 290 | 48 |
| Ontario (province) | $11.17 | 9,390 | 41 |
| Canada | $11.10 | 21,500 | 35 |
Who lives in London
2021 Census, Statistics Canada. Use it to set ages, language and targeting on Meta and other channels.
People
422,324
174,660 households
Median age
38.8
Ontario: 41.6
Household income
$76,500
Median, 2020 · Ontario: $91k
Homeowners
58.1%
of households · Ontario: 68.4%
French mother tongue
1.1%
Ontario: 3.3%
Couples with children
41.2%
of census families · Ontario: 44.4%
Age mix
About how many adults here use each platform
- Facebookup to ~270,000
- YouTubeup to ~240,000
- Instagramup to ~208,000
- LinkedInup to ~161,000
- TikTokup to ~115,000
- Redditup to ~89,000
Estimate: adults aged 20+ in London (Census 2021) × the share of online Canadian adults who use each platform (TMU Social Media Lab, The State of Social Media in Canada 2025 (summary)). It assumes people here use each platform at the national rate and counts all adults, not only those online, so treat these as upper estimates. Meta’s own audience size for your exact targeting will differ.
- Only 58% of households own their home (Ontario: 68%). Expect more renters: include landlords and property managers in your targeting.
- Median household income is 16% lower than Ontario. Lead with clear prices, value and payment options.
Other channels
Beyond Google and Meta. “Good fit”, “Worth testing” and “Usually not a fit” are PaidMedia.ca’s take for this kind of business; the numbers come from the sources listed on each card.
Microsoft Ads
Good fit~35 searches a month on Bing and Yahoo
Bing has 10.46% of searches in Canada and Yahoo 2.49%, against Google’s 85.03%. Microsoft Advertising serves ads on both. You can import your Google Ads campaigns to test it with little setup.
Estimate: Google searches here × Bing and Yahoo’s share ÷ Google’s share. Search share: StatCounter Global Stats, 2026-10.
ChatGPT ads
Worth testing26.8% of Canadian internet users use ChatGPT monthly
Ads show to adults on ChatGPT’s Free and Go plans in Canada, below answers and labelled as sponsored. Buying is through OpenAI’s self-serve Ads Manager (beta), by CPM or CPC, from about $25 a day per campaign. OpenAI doesn’t publish its prices.
OpenAI: New ways to buy ChatGPT ads · Creative Web Works, summarising OpenAI Ads Manager help pages · We Are Social & Meltwater, Digital 2026: Canada
YouTube
Worth testing73% of online Canadian adults use it (54% of ages 55+)
Runs from Google Ads. Short video works for services people want to see first: renovations, treatments, demonstrations.
TMU Social Media Lab, The State of Social Media in Canada 2025
49% of online Canadian adults use it (63% of ages 25–34)
Targets by job title, company and industry. It pays off mainly for business buyers and recruiting, not everyday consumer services.
TikTok
Usually not a fit35% of online Canadian adults use it (65% of ages 18–24)
Best for younger audiences and products that look good on video. Older homeowners are much harder to reach here.
TMU Social Media Lab, The State of Social Media in Canada 2025
27% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of ages 18–24)
Ads run beside community discussions. Useful for considered purchases where people ask others for advice before buying.
39% of online Canadian adults use it (52% of women)
People plan projects and purchases here. Strong for home, style and beauty ideas.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a Google Ads click cost for roofers in London?
About $5.77 to $29.83 per click at the top of the page, typically around $13.12, based on Google Keyword Planner data for the 12 months to September 2026.
When do people search most for roofers in London?
May and March have the most searches. January is the slowest month.
How many people search for roofers in London?
About 230 searches a month for core terms.
How much do Facebook and Instagram ads cost for roofers in London?
Paid Media Canada benchmarks put cost per lead at about $40 to $110 for this industry in a market this size, with typical costs of $10 to $18 per 1,000 views.
Keywords, campaigns, ad copy and a budget split for roofers in London, with these numbers already filled in.
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Data: Google Keyword Planner via PaidMedia.ca, 12 months to September 2026. Cost per click is the top-of-page bid range, which runs higher than what many advertisers end up paying. Meta figures are Paid Media Canada benchmarks for this industry and market size. “Who usually advertises” describes typical kinds of advertisers, not named companies.