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HVAC prices in Kentucky

$5,300

Furnace replacement typical, statewide

13.8¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most furnace replacement quotes in Kentucky land between $3,650 and $7,800. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

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Prices by metro in Kentucky

Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.

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Metros in Kentucky with their own prices, largest first.

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Where HVAC work costs more in Kentucky

Kentucky prices in 9 metros and 4 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

Louisville$5.3kClarksville$5.15k

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

  1. From $5.15k to $5.15k
  2. From $5.2k to $5.2k
  3. From $5.25k to $5.25k
  4. From $5.3k to $5.35k
Statewide typical
$5,300
US typical
$5,400

Lowest for furnace replacement

  1. Rural South Central Kentucky

    Rural · 20 counties

    $5,150

  2. Huntington metro

    Metro · 4 counties

    $5,150

  3. Clarksville metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $5,150

  4. Rural Central Kentucky

    Rural · 24 counties

    $5,200

  5. Rural West Kentucky

    Rural · 18 counties

    $5,250

Highest for furnace replacement

  1. Owensboro metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $5,350

  2. Lexington-Fayette metro

    Metro · 6 counties

    $5,350

  3. Cincinnati metro

    Metro · 7 counties

    $5,350

  4. Paducah metro

    Metro · 4 counties

    $5,300

  5. Louisville/Jefferson County metro

    Metro · 8 counties

    $5,300

HVAC technician pay

Half the 5,100 HVAC techs in Kentucky earn more than $28.18 an hour ($58,620 a year), 4% below the US 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 Kentucky

$28.18

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Kentucky

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Kentucky, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

Furnace replacement

$5,300

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,650–$7,800.

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

30≥90°F

1,339 cooling and 4,333 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

1,344

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

Where Kentucky sits among the 51

Furnace replacement, typical
$5,300
HVAC wage, median
$28/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
30 days
Electricity
13.8¢

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Statewide prices in Kentucky

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

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Six things to know in Kentucky

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More about Kentucky

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.

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