AC replacement
$6,950
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,650–$10,350.
All of Georgia
Georgia
HVAC prices in Atlanta
$6,950
AC replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1994
Median home built Census ACS
Most AC replacement quotes here land between $4,650 and $10,350. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area.
The median home here was built in 1994; 53% heat with gas and 43% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Connor Scott McManus on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Atlanta, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$28/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
51≥90°F
1,766 cooling and 2,898 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
1,820
7.9 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 7,060 HVAC techs in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro earn more than $28.35 an hour ($58,970 a year), 5% above the Georgia median. Shops here bill that hour at about $109 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Atlanta$28.35
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Atlanta
Replace or install
New systems in Atlanta
Typical installed prices for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home, with the range most quotes fall in.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,650–$10,350 typical $6,950
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,900–$13,600 typical $9,700
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,650–$7,900 typical $5,400
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$8,500–$15,750 typical $11,600
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,100 typical $5,350
Local factors
What moves the price in Atlanta
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 3A
Cooling degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means longer AC runtime and wear.
1,766
Hot days
Days at 90°F or hotter
Including 1 days at 100°F or more, on average.
51
Electricity
Georgia Power Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
15.5¢
Permit
Depends on the city
The contractor pulls it and books the inspection.
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Repair and service
Repairs and tune-ups
Visit, diagnosis and the common repair, at local rates.
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$310–$490 typical $390
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$210–$560 typical $350
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$510 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$100–$230 typical $150
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$350–$550 typical $430
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