Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,500–$9,700.
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State prices
HVAC prices in Indiana
$7,300
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
16.7¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in Indiana land between $5,500 and $9,700. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.
Indiana is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: K on Pexels.
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Prices by metro in Indiana
Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.
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Metros in Indiana with their own prices, largest first.
$5,350Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood · 2,130,055 people
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Where HVAC work costs more in Indiana
Indiana prices in 15 metros and 3 rural areas, 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
Shades split Indiana's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
- From $5.2k to $5.25k
- From $5.3k to $5.3k
- From $5.35k to $5.35k
- From $7.15k to $7.2k
- From $7.25k to $7.85k
- Statewide typical
- $7,300
- US typical
- $5,400
Lowest for furnace replacement
- $5,200
Terre Haute metro
Metro · 4 counties · 169k people
- $5,250
Columbus metro
Metro · 1 county · 84k people
- $5,300
Louisville/Jefferson County metro
Metro · 4 counties · 1.4M people
- $5,300
Rural Southern Indiana
Rural · 18 counties · 485k people
- $5,300
Evansville metro
Metro · 3 counties · 270k people
Highest for furnace replacement
- $7,850
Metro · 4 counties · 9.4M people
- $7,350
Kokomo metro
Metro · 1 county · 84k people
- $7,300
Lafayette metro
Metro · 4 counties · 227k people
- $7,250
Michigan City metro
Metro · 1 county · 112k people
- $7,250
Elkhart metro
Metro · 1 county · 207k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 8,530 HVAC techs in Indiana earn more than $29.05 an hour ($60,430 a year), in line with the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $112 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Indiana$29.05
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Indiana
The numbers here
What HVAC costs in Indiana, in four figures
Statewide figures, against the other states.
HVAC technician wage
$29/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
19≥90°F
1,056 cooling and 5,410 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
2,002
7.4 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Indiana sits among the 51
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $7,300
- HVAC wage, median
- $29/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 19 days
- Electricity
- 16.7¢
Every job
Statewide prices in Indiana
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,600–$10,300 typical $6,900
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,850–$13,500 typical $9,600
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,500–$9,700 typical $7,300
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,300–$17,400 typical $13,400
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,150 typical $5,350
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$310–$480 typical $390
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$220–$550 typical $350
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$510 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$100–$240 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$350–$560 typical $450
Before you sign
Six things to know in Indiana
13.4 SEER2 minimum
New central AC installed in Indiana must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensing
Licensed locally: local (e.g., Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services).
Permits
Permit rules are set city by city.
Rebates
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
Electricity
16.7¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
Climate
1,056 cooling and 5,410 heating degree days in an average year.
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More about Indiana
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.
- 0 active
State and utility programs, income limits
- By city
When you need one and what it costs
- Local
local (e.g., Indianapolis Department of Business and Neighborhood Services)
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