HVAC price index

What HVAC replacementactually costs

The middle price from real homeowner quotes, by state, brand and type of equipment. Updated as each quote comes in.

312 real homeowner quotes · 33 states · live · latest weekly report Oct 12

These are quotes homeowners actually received, not ranges from a calculator. Each figure is the middle quote in its group, shown only once the group holds 5 or more. The last column is the change since the Oct 12 report.

HVAC replacement cost by state

Middle total price for a full system: the indoor unit (furnace or air handler) and the outdoor unit together. Open a state for its own page, or see every state.

	Middle price	Quotes	Since Oct 12
Massachusetts	$21,100	8	no change
Minnesota	$17,450	12	no change
Texas	$16,135	8	−6.6%
Washington	$15,575	6	no change
Pennsylvania	$15,166	16	no change
Virginia	$14,700	11	no change
New Jersey	$13,900	29	no change
California	$13,751	31	no change
Colorado	$13,206	8	no change
Nevada	$12,875	5	no change
Georgia	$12,500	9	no change
New York	$10,900	17	no change

Cost per ton, by brand

Price divided by the system size in tons, so a big system and a small one can be compared. The brand is the name on the outdoor unit.

	Middle price	Quotes	Since Oct 12
Mitsubishi	$5,950/ton	6	−7.0%
Goodman	$5,410/ton	7	no change
Carrier	$5,196/ton	35	no change
Bryant	$5,072/ton	14	no change
Daikin	$4,855/ton	16	no change
Rheem	$4,584/ton	15	no change
Trane	$4,284/ton	14	no change
Lennox	$4,212/ton	21	no change
Ruud	$3,820/ton	7	no change
American Standard	$3,781/ton	18	no change

Single-stage, two-stage and variable speed

Cost per ton by how the equipment runs: one speed, two stages, or variable speed.

	Middle price	Quotes	Since Oct 12
Variable / modulating	$5,111/ton	56	no change
Two-stage	$4,533/ton	21	no change
Single-stage	$3,979/ton	38	no change

Mini-split cost per indoor unit

Ductless systems priced per indoor head, since that is what a homeowner is buying.

	Middle price	Quotes	Since Oct 12
Single-zone	$5,550/head	16	−5.1%
4 heads	$4,988/head	7	no change

Same size, different price

The most common system size in the database holds 59 quotes, from $8,350 to $22,850. The priciest is 2.7× the cheapest, for the same size of system.

How to read this

A quote is what a contractor proposed, not a final invoice. Scope varies between quotes: some include ductwork, permits or a new thermostat and some do not.
The middle price is the median: half the quotes in the group were lower and half were higher.
A state or brand appears only once it holds 5 quotes, so the lists grow as quotes arrive.
Every week's figures are kept as a dated report. See every report, or the full analysis on Analytics.

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