2026 HVAC Replacement Cost by State

HVAC replacement cost is mostly your home's tonnage — set by square footage and climate — times an installed rate that swings with your state's labor market. This is the typical installed cost of a 2,000 sq ft ducted heat pump, a central AC + gas furnace pair, and a 3-zone ductless mini-split in every state we cover, plus the heat pump's cost per square foot. Price your own home in the HVAC cost calculator.

51 states · data updated July 10, 2026

Typical ducted heat pump replacement cost by state — 2,000 sq ft (2026)

Heat pump cost

$9.0k–$10.8k
$10.8k–$11.8k
$11.8k–$12.6k
$12.6k–$13.1k
$13.1k–$19.3k

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Installed HVAC replacement cost for a typical 2,000 sq ft home — ducted heat pump, central AC + gas furnace, and a 3-zone ductless mini-split — plus heat-pump cost per square foot, for each U.S. state we cover, 2026.

Alabama	$9k – $17k	$11k – $21k	$8k – $15k	$6.21
Alaska	$10k – $21k	$12k – $24k	$12k – $22k	$7.42
Arizona	$10k – $21k	$12k – $24k	$10k – $18k	$7.32
Arkansas	$8k – $17k	$10k – $20k	$8k – $15k	$6.07
California	$13k – $26k	$16k – $31k	$12k – $23k	$9.42
Colorado	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$10k – $19k	$6.28
Connecticut	$10k – $20k	$12k – $23k	$11k – $21k	$6.96
Delaware	$8k – $16k	$11k – $21k	$10k – $19k	$5.53
District of Columbia	$9k – $18k	$12k – $24k	$12k – $22k	$6.53
Florida	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$8k – $16k	$6.42
Georgia	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$8k – $16k	$6.42
Hawaii	$13k – $27k	$16k – $32k	$12k – $24k	$9.63
Idaho	$7k – $15k	$9k – $18k	$9k – $16k	$5.48
Illinois	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$10k – $19k	$6.45
Indiana	$7k – $15k	$9k – $17k	$8k – $16k	$5.25
Iowa	$7k – $15k	$9k – $18k	$9k – $16k	$5.37
Kansas	$7k – $15k	$10k – $19k	$8k – $16k	$5.22
Kentucky	$6k – $13k	$9k – $17k	$8k – $15k	$4.52
Louisiana	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$8k – $16k	$6.42
Maine	$8k – $17k	$10k – $19k	$9k – $18k	$5.88
Maryland	$8k – $16k	$11k – $22k	$10k – $20k	$5.78
Massachusetts	$10k – $21k	$13k – $25k	$12k – $23k	$7.53
Michigan	$8k – $16k	$9k – $18k	$9k – $17k	$5.54
Minnesota	$8k – $17k	$10k – $20k	$10k – $18k	$6.16
Mississippi	$8k – $17k	$10k – $20k	$8k – $15k	$6.07
Missouri	$7k – $14k	$9k – $18k	$8k – $15k	$5.11
Montana	$8k – $16k	$9k – $18k	$9k – $17k	$5.59
Nebraska	$7k – $15k	$9k – $17k	$8k – $16k	$5.31
Nevada	$10k – $21k	$13k – $25k	$10k – $18k	$7.46
New Hampshire	$8k – $17k	$10k – $20k	$10k – $18k	$6.16
New Jersey	$10k – $20k	$12k – $23k	$11k – $21k	$7.13
New Mexico	$9k – $18k	$11k – $22k	$9k – $16k	$6.56
New York	$10k – $21k	$12k – $24k	$12k – $22k	$7.42
North Carolina	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$8k – $16k	$6.49
North Dakota	$8k – $16k	$9k – $18k	$9k – $17k	$5.54
Ohio	$7k – $15k	$9k – $18k	$9k – $16k	$5.42
Oklahoma	$7k – $14k	$9k – $18k	$8k – $15k	$5.05
Oregon	$8k – $17k	$11k – $22k	$11k – $20k	$5.93
Pennsylvania	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$10k – $19k	$6.28
Rhode Island	$9k – $19k	$11k – $22k	$10k – $20k	$6.56
South Carolina	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$8k – $16k	$6.35
South Dakota	$7k – $14k	$9k – $17k	$8k – $15k	$5.08
Tennessee	$9k – $18k	$11k – $21k	$8k – $15k	$6.28
Texas	$9k – $19k	$11k – $22k	$9k – $16k	$6.63
Utah	$8k – $16k	$10k – $20k	$9k – $17k	$5.67
Vermont	$8k – $17k	$10k – $20k	$10k – $18k	$6.05
Virginia	$7k – $15k	$10k – $20k	$10k – $18k	$5.43
Washington	$9k – $18k	$12k – $24k	$12k – $22k	$6.43
West Virginia	$6k – $13k	$9k – $17k	$8k – $16k	$4.57
Wisconsin	$8k – $16k	$9k – $18k	$9k – $17k	$5.54
Wyoming	$7k – $15k	$9k – $17k	$8k – $16k	$5.31

Each figure is a full 2,000 sq ft home at the standard efficiency tier with ducts in good shape, old-system removal, and a mechanical permit — no duct repair or replacement, panel upgrade, or efficiency-tier upgrade. The mini-split column derives 3 zones from 2,000 sq ft (~600 sq ft per zone); the “$/sq ft” column is the ducted heat pump's installed rate.

Methodology & sources

Every figure is computed with the same engine that powers our HVAC cost calculator, so the report and the tool can never disagree. Cooling and heating loads are screened from square footage and each state's climate zone; each state's number then applies its regional installed-labor multiplier on top.

Sources: HVAC install pricing surveys, ACCA Manual J methodology, and IRS §25C guidance — see the methodology and data sources pages. Rates exclude gas-line work, flue relining, asbestos abatement, electrical panel upgrades, and ductwork repair or replacement.

Data updated July 10, 2026

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Ballpark Lab. “2026 HVAC Replacement Cost by State.” Updated July 10, 2026. ballparklab.com/reports/hvac-cost-2026

Free to reuse with attribution (CC BY 4.0) — a link back to this page is all we ask. Citing one state? Every row has a stable anchor, e.g. ballparklab.com/reports/hvac-cost-2026#california.