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HVAC prices in Delaware

$5,400

Furnace replacement typical, statewide

18.5¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most furnace replacement quotes in Delaware land between $3,650 and $7,950. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Delaware landscape

Delaware is in the DOE southeast region: new central AC must meet 14.3 SEER2. Photo: K on Pexels.

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Where HVAC work costs more in Delaware

Delaware prices in 2 metros and 1 rural area, each on its own. Every county takes its area's typical price; switch the job and the map redraws.

Furnace replacement · typical price by county

Dover$5.35k

Shades split Delaware's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.

  1. From $5.35k to $5.35k
  2. From $5.45k to $5.45k
Statewide typical
$5,400
US typical
$5,400

Every price area in Delaware, lowest first

  1. Rural Sussex Delaware

    Rural · 1 county

    $5,350

  2. Dover metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $5,350

  3. Philadelphia metro

    Metro · 1 county

    $5,450

HVAC technician pay

Half the 1,730 HVAC techs in Delaware earn more than $29.96 an hour ($62,320 a year), 2% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $115 in our price model.

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.

HVAC technician salary in Delaware

$29.96

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Delaware

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Delaware, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

Furnace replacement

$5,400

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,650–$7,950.

HVAC technician wage

$30/hr

Median hourly pay here against $29.33 for the US (BLS OEWS). Labor is a third of a typical install.

Hot days a year

25≥90°F

1,291 cooling and 4,414 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

344

8.6 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.

Where Delaware sits among the 51

Furnace replacement, typical
$5,400
HVAC wage, median
$30/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
25 days
Electricity
18.5¢

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Statewide prices in Delaware

Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.

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More about Delaware

Reference pages built from public records, each row with its source and the date we checked it.

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Federally funded HEAR heat pump rebates in this state.

  • Rebates in Delaware

    State and utility programs, income limits

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  • Permits

    When you need one and what it costs

    By city

  • Contractor licensing

    Delaware Division of Professional Regulation, Board of Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Examiners

    Statewide

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