Cumming has the newest housing on our list: about 63% of homes with a known build year were built in 2000 or later. If your home is from the 2000s and has never been reroofed, your first replacement is a good time to learn what a complete proposal should include.
Hail has been regular here, with 12 days of inch-plus hail in two years. On Jun 27, 2025, hail up to 1.5 inches passed over about 29% of homes, and on Jun 7, 2025, gusts of 58 mph or more reached about 79% of them.
Where the house sits matters. Forsyth County's permit guide says a re-roof or shingle replacement doesn't need a building permit, while homes inside Cumming city limits fall under the city's Planning & Zoning Department, which doesn't list a separate roofing permit; confirm with the city before work starts. The city's boundary map shows which side of the line you're on.
Hail and wind, last two years
12hail days of 1″ or larger
12days with 58+ mph gusts
Largest hail days in Cumming| Date | Hail up to | Homes in the path |
|---|
| Jun 27, 2025 | 1.50″ | 29% |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 1.50″ | 13% |
| Jun 26, 2025 | 1.25″ | 8% |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 1.00″ | 2% |
Radar-based estimates of what passed over Cumming between Sep 12, 2024 and Sep 12, 2026, across 68,638 homes. Every listed hail day matches a National Weather Service severe-weather report in the same county that day or the day before. These show where storms passed, not damage to any one roof.
When Cumming’s homes were built
- Before 19808%
- 1980s8%
- 1990s21%
- 2000s30%
- 2010+33%
County assessor records for 72,907 homes in ZIP codes 30040, 30041, 30028. Year built describes the house, not the current roof.
Permits and paperwork
- Reroofing
- Forsyth County Building & Licensing's "Do I Need a Permit?" guide lists "Roofing, Re-Roof or Shingle Replacement" as not needing a building permit. This is the county's guide. For homes inside Cumming city limits, the City of Cumming Planning & Zoning Department issues construction permits. Source
A Cumming mailing address is the beginning of the location check, not the final permit answer; confirm which authority handles the parcel before relying on a permit answer.
- The City of Cumming Planning & Zoning Department oversees residential construction inside city limits and issues construction permits. The city posts a City of Cumming Boundary Map (October 2025) for checking whether an address is inside the city.
- The City of Cumming's 2026 Residential Building Permit application asks for the contractor's Georgia license number.
- For City of Cumming permits, inspections must be requested by phone no later than the day before they are needed, and the permit card must be posted at the site before any inspection. See the city's Inspection Information page.
