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HVAC cost · Minnesota

What a new HVAC system costsin Minnesota

From 12 real quotes that homeowners in Minnesota received. Not a calculator, not an estimate.

The short answer

Middle price$17,450

The middle quote for a full system (a furnace or air handler plus the outdoor unit) in Minnesota was $17,450, across 12 real quotes. Half of them fell between $15,450 and $18,250; the full range ran from $12,500 to $24,300.

That is 20% above the middle of all 209 full-system quotes in the database ($14,600).

Price per ton

Dividing each price by the system's size lets a big house and a small one be compared. The middle Minnesota quote came to $6,280 per ton of cooling, across 11 quotes that state a size, and the middle system was 2.5 tons.

Brands on these quotes

The name on the outdoor unit, and how many of the 12 Minnesota full-system quotes carried it. A count, not a ranking: too few quotes per brand to price them separately here. The price index compares brands across every state.

  • Carrier 3
  • Rheem 3
  • Daikin 2
  • Lennox 2
  • Armstrong 1
  • Mitsubishi 1

Before you sign a quote in Minnesota

  • Ask for the load calculation. The size should come from a room-by-room calculation (called a Manual J), not the size of the old unit.
  • Ask what's included. Equipment, labor, permit, removal of the old unit and the startup readings, each named. Six questions worth asking.
  • Ask about the permit. Most towns require one for a replacement, not only a first install. Why it matters.
  • Read the model numbers. They say what you are actually being sold. How to read them.

Holding a quote now? The Quote X-Ray reads it line by line and sets it against these quotes, for free. Or see every Minnesota quote in the database.

How to read these numbers

  • These are quotes, what a contractor proposed, not final invoices. Scope varies: some include ductwork, a thermostat or a permit and some don't.
  • The middle price is the median: half the quotes were lower and half higher. It moves less than an average when one quote is unusually high.
  • 12 quotes is a real sample, not a survey of the state. Prices differ across a state, and one city can sit well above or below this.
  • The quotes are dated from January 2025 to May 2026. The page updates as new quotes arrive.

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