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 $8,000–$16,000 for a full central system (AC + furnace) in an average home. Pick your city for a local 2026 estimate.
Popular metros
Sacramento$8,650–$17,300San Jose$11,200–$22,400Fresno$7,700–$15,350San Diego$9,750–$19,500Phoenix$8,150–$16,300Los Angeles$10,000–$20,000Austin$8,400–$16,800Dallas$8,000–$16,000Houston$7,850–$15,700Denver$8,650–$17,300Atlanta$7,750–$15,500Chicago$8,800–$17,600Miami$8,500–$16,950Seattle$9,450–$18,900Las Vegas$8,000–$16,000Charlotte$7,600–$15,200
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco$10,800–$21,600Oakland$10,800–$21,600Fremont$10,800–$21,600Sunnyvale$10,800–$21,600Santa Clara$10,800–$21,600Hayward$10,800–$21,600Concord$10,800–$21,600Berkeley$10,800–$21,600Daly City$10,800–$21,600San Mateo$10,800–$21,600Redwood City$10,800–$21,600Mountain View$10,800–$21,600Palo Alto$10,800–$21,600Vallejo$10,800–$21,600Fairfield$10,800–$21,600Richmond$10,800–$21,600Antioch$10,800–$21,600Walnut Creek$10,800–$21,600Pleasanton$10,800–$21,600Livermore$10,800–$21,600San Rafael$10,800–$21,600Napa$10,800–$21,600Cupertino$10,800–$21,600Milpitas$10,800–$21,600Union City$10,800–$21,600San Leandro$10,800–$21,600Pittsburg$10,800–$21,600Vacaville$10,800–$21,600Newark$10,800–$21,600Brentwood$10,800–$21,600Dublin$10,800–$21,600San Ramon$10,800–$21,600Santa Rosa$10,800–$21,600Petaluma$10,800–$21,600Novato$10,800–$21,600Mountain House$10,800–$21,600
Los Angeles & Southern California Coast
Long Beach$9,750–$19,500Santa Ana$9,750–$19,500Anaheim$9,750–$19,500Irvine$9,750–$19,500Huntington Beach$9,750–$19,500Glendale$9,750–$19,500Santa Clarita$9,750–$19,500Oceanside$9,750–$19,500Garden Grove$9,750–$19,500Torrance$9,750–$19,500Pasadena$9,750–$19,500Orange$9,750–$19,500Fullerton$9,750–$19,500Thousand Oaks$9,750–$19,500Simi Valley$9,750–$19,500Carlsbad$9,750–$19,500Costa Mesa$9,750–$19,500Ventura$9,750–$19,500Santa Monica$9,750–$19,500Newport Beach$9,750–$19,500Chula Vista$9,750–$19,500Escondido$9,750–$19,500El Cajon$9,750–$19,500Vista$9,750–$19,500San Marcos$9,750–$19,500Encinitas$9,750–$19,500Burbank$9,750–$19,500Inglewood$9,750–$19,500Downey$9,750–$19,500West Covina$9,750–$19,500Norwalk$9,750–$19,500El Monte$9,750–$19,500Carson$9,750–$19,500Compton$9,750–$19,500Mission Viejo$9,750–$19,500Whittier$9,750–$19,500
Inland Empire & High Desert
Riverside$8,400–$16,800San Bernardino$8,400–$16,800Fontana$8,400–$16,800Moreno Valley$8,400–$16,800Rancho Cucamonga$8,400–$16,800Ontario$8,400–$16,800Corona$8,400–$16,800Victorville$8,400–$16,800Murrieta$8,400–$16,800Temecula$8,400–$16,800Rialto$8,400–$16,800Hesperia$8,400–$16,800Chino$8,400–$16,800Indio$8,400–$16,800Redlands$8,400–$16,800Chino Hills$8,400–$16,800Upland$8,400–$16,800Apple Valley$8,400–$16,800Palm Desert$8,400–$16,800Palm Springs$8,400–$16,800Hemet$8,400–$16,800Menifee$8,400–$16,800Jurupa Valley$8,400–$16,800Lake Elsinore$8,400–$16,800
Central Valley
Bakersfield$7,600–$15,200Stockton$7,600–$15,200Modesto$7,600–$15,200Visalia$7,600–$15,200Clovis$7,600–$15,200Merced$7,600–$15,200Turlock$7,600–$15,200Tracy$7,600–$15,200Manteca$7,600–$15,200Madera$7,600–$15,200Hanford$7,600–$15,200Tulare$7,600–$15,200Porterville$7,600–$15,200Lodi$7,600–$15,200Ceres$7,600–$15,200
Greater Sacramento
Elk Grove$8,400–$16,800Roseville$8,400–$16,800Folsom$8,400–$16,800Citrus Heights$8,400–$16,800Rancho Cordova$8,400–$16,800Davis$8,400–$16,800Woodland$8,400–$16,800Rocklin$8,400–$16,800Lincoln$8,400–$16,800Yuba City$8,400–$16,800El Dorado Hills$8,400–$16,800
Central Coast
Santa Barbara$8,950–$17,900San Luis Obispo$8,950–$17,900Salinas$8,950–$17,900Santa Maria$8,950–$17,900Monterey$8,950–$17,900Santa Cruz$8,950–$17,900Paso Robles$8,950–$17,900Watsonville$8,950–$17,900Lompoc$8,950–$17,900
Northern California & Sierra
Redding$8,150–$16,300Chico$8,150–$16,300Eureka$8,150–$16,300Ukiah$8,150–$16,300Truckee$8,150–$16,300Grass Valley$8,150–$16,300South Lake Tahoe$8,150–$16,300Auburn$8,150–$16,300Red Bluff$8,150–$16,300
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.