We have been doing roofing installation out of Garfield for 25+ years. Lodi is 2.2 miles east of the shop, in Bergen County — close enough that we are on these streets most weeks. Either way we still answer when you call about the job two winters later, which is the part that actually depends on being local.
A new roof is a system rather than a covering: decking, underlayment, ice and water membrane at the eaves and valleys, flashing at every junction, then the shingles or membrane, with intake and exhaust ventilation designed in from the start.
Bergen has some of the oldest continuously occupied housing stock in the state. The southern half is dense with 1920s to 1950s colonials, capes and two-families on narrow lots; the north opens into larger split-levels and ranches from the 1950s through the 1970s. New roofing usually has to meet something older — an addition tying into the existing roof, a dormer cut into it, a garage sitting alongside. The join is where these leak, so the flashing detail at that junction matters more than which shingle you choose.
The quote names the underlayment, the ventilation and the flashing rather than just the shingle and a colour. Permits and inspections are ours to arrange, and both the workmanship and manufacturer warranties are handed over on the day we finish.