Hvac Installation cost by city
Installing or replacing a central heating and cooling system is a major mechanical job priced by system size (tonnage), efficiency rating, and the condition of your existing ductwork.
Nationally this runs about $7,000–$14,000 for a full central system in an average home. Pick your city for a local 2026 estimate.
Popular metros
Sacramento$7,550–$15,100San Jose$9,800–$19,600Fresno$6,700–$13,450San Diego$8,550–$17,100Phoenix$7,150–$14,300Los Angeles$8,750–$17,500Austin$7,350–$14,700Dallas$7,000–$14,000Houston$6,850–$13,700Denver$7,550–$15,100Atlanta$6,800–$13,600Chicago$7,700–$15,400Miami$7,400–$14,850Seattle$8,250–$16,500Las Vegas$7,000–$14,000Charlotte$6,650–$13,300
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco$9,450–$18,900Oakland$9,450–$18,900Fremont$9,450–$18,900Sunnyvale$9,450–$18,900Santa Clara$9,450–$18,900Hayward$9,450–$18,900Concord$9,450–$18,900Berkeley$9,450–$18,900Daly City$9,450–$18,900San Mateo$9,450–$18,900Redwood City$9,450–$18,900Mountain View$9,450–$18,900Palo Alto$9,450–$18,900Vallejo$9,450–$18,900Fairfield$9,450–$18,900Richmond$9,450–$18,900Antioch$9,450–$18,900Walnut Creek$9,450–$18,900Pleasanton$9,450–$18,900Livermore$9,450–$18,900San Rafael$9,450–$18,900Napa$9,450–$18,900Cupertino$9,450–$18,900Milpitas$9,450–$18,900Union City$9,450–$18,900San Leandro$9,450–$18,900Pittsburg$9,450–$18,900Vacaville$9,450–$18,900Newark$9,450–$18,900Brentwood$9,450–$18,900Dublin$9,450–$18,900San Ramon$9,450–$18,900Santa Rosa$9,450–$18,900Petaluma$9,450–$18,900Novato$9,450–$18,900Mountain House$9,450–$18,900
Los Angeles & Southern California Coast
Long Beach$8,550–$17,100Santa Ana$8,550–$17,100Anaheim$8,550–$17,100Irvine$8,550–$17,100Huntington Beach$8,550–$17,100Glendale$8,550–$17,100Santa Clarita$8,550–$17,100Oceanside$8,550–$17,100Garden Grove$8,550–$17,100Torrance$8,550–$17,100Pasadena$8,550–$17,100Orange$8,550–$17,100Fullerton$8,550–$17,100Thousand Oaks$8,550–$17,100Simi Valley$8,550–$17,100Carlsbad$8,550–$17,100Costa Mesa$8,550–$17,100Ventura$8,550–$17,100Santa Monica$8,550–$17,100Newport Beach$8,550–$17,100Chula Vista$8,550–$17,100Escondido$8,550–$17,100El Cajon$8,550–$17,100Vista$8,550–$17,100San Marcos$8,550–$17,100Encinitas$8,550–$17,100Burbank$8,550–$17,100Inglewood$8,550–$17,100Downey$8,550–$17,100West Covina$8,550–$17,100Norwalk$8,550–$17,100El Monte$8,550–$17,100Carson$8,550–$17,100Compton$8,550–$17,100Mission Viejo$8,550–$17,100Whittier$8,550–$17,100
Inland Empire & High Desert
Riverside$7,350–$14,700San Bernardino$7,350–$14,700Fontana$7,350–$14,700Moreno Valley$7,350–$14,700Rancho Cucamonga$7,350–$14,700Ontario$7,350–$14,700Corona$7,350–$14,700Victorville$7,350–$14,700Murrieta$7,350–$14,700Temecula$7,350–$14,700Rialto$7,350–$14,700Hesperia$7,350–$14,700Chino$7,350–$14,700Indio$7,350–$14,700Redlands$7,350–$14,700Chino Hills$7,350–$14,700Upland$7,350–$14,700Apple Valley$7,350–$14,700Palm Desert$7,350–$14,700Palm Springs$7,350–$14,700Hemet$7,350–$14,700Menifee$7,350–$14,700Jurupa Valley$7,350–$14,700Lake Elsinore$7,350–$14,700
Central Valley
Bakersfield$6,650–$13,300Stockton$6,650–$13,300Modesto$6,650–$13,300Visalia$6,650–$13,300Clovis$6,650–$13,300Merced$6,650–$13,300Turlock$6,650–$13,300Tracy$6,650–$13,300Manteca$6,650–$13,300Madera$6,650–$13,300Hanford$6,650–$13,300Tulare$6,650–$13,300Porterville$6,650–$13,300Lodi$6,650–$13,300Ceres$6,650–$13,300
Greater Sacramento
Elk Grove$7,350–$14,700Roseville$7,350–$14,700Folsom$7,350–$14,700Citrus Heights$7,350–$14,700Rancho Cordova$7,350–$14,700Davis$7,350–$14,700Woodland$7,350–$14,700Rocklin$7,350–$14,700Lincoln$7,350–$14,700Yuba City$7,350–$14,700El Dorado Hills$7,350–$14,700
Central Coast
Santa Barbara$7,850–$15,700San Luis Obispo$7,850–$15,700Salinas$7,850–$15,700Santa Maria$7,850–$15,700Monterey$7,850–$15,700Santa Cruz$7,850–$15,700Paso Robles$7,850–$15,700Watsonville$7,850–$15,700Lompoc$7,850–$15,700
Northern California & Sierra
Redding$7,150–$14,300Chico$7,150–$14,300Eureka$7,150–$14,300Ukiah$7,150–$14,300Truckee$7,150–$14,300Grass Valley$7,150–$14,300South Lake Tahoe$7,150–$14,300Auburn$7,150–$14,300Red Bluff$7,150–$14,300
Ranges are typical national project costs from public contractor-pricing and industry references (e.g. RSMeans-style cost data and HomeAdvisor/Angi-type surveys), adjusted by a local cost-of-construction index for each city. See our methodology.