Furnace replacement
$7,700
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,600–$10,500.
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State prices
HVAC prices in Massachusetts
$7,700
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
30.5¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in Massachusetts land between $5,600 and $10,500. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.
Massachusetts is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Richard Lathrop on Pexels.
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Prices by metro in Massachusetts
Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.
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Metros in Massachusetts with their own prices, largest first.
$7,700Boston-Cambridge-Newton · 4,953,354 people
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Where HVAC work costs more in Massachusetts
Massachusetts prices in 7 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
Shades split Massachusetts's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
- From $7.4k to $7.45k
- From $7.55k to $7.55k
- From $7.6k to $7.6k
- From $7.65k to $7.65k
- From $7.7k to $7.7k
- Statewide typical
- $7,700
- US typical
- $5,400
Lowest for furnace replacement
- $7,400
Pittsfield metro
Metro · 1 county · 129k people
- $7,450
Metro · 1 county · 1.7M people
- $7,550
Barnstable Town metro
Metro · 1 county · 232k people
- $7,550
Amherst Town metro
Metro · 1 county · 162k people
Highest for furnace replacement
- $7,700
Metro · 5 counties · 5.0M people
- $7,650
Springfield metro
Metro · 1 county · 463k people
- $7,600
Rural Massachusetts
Rural · 3 counties · 106k people
- $7,600
Worcester metro
Metro · 1 county · 868k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 8,200 HVAC techs in Massachusetts earn more than $37.16 an hour ($77,300 a year), 27% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $143 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Massachusetts$37.16
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Massachusetts
The numbers here
What HVAC costs in Massachusetts, in four figures
Statewide figures, against the other states.
HVAC technician wage
$37/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
12≥90°F
673 cooling and 6,021 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
3,069
11 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Massachusetts sits among the 51
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $7,700
- HVAC wage, median
- $37/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 12 days
- Electricity
- 30.5¢
Every job
Statewide prices in Massachusetts
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,900–$11,250 typical $7,400
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,150–$14,550 typical $10,200
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,600–$10,500 typical $7,700
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,800–$18,550 typical $14,150
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,200–$7,850 typical $5,750
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$380–$570 typical $460
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$280–$650 typical $420
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$390–$600 typical $480
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$130–$310 typical $200
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$450–$720 typical $570
Before you sign
Six things to know in Massachusetts
13.4 SEER2 minimum
New central AC installed in Massachusetts must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensing
Statewide license: Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure (Refrigeration Technicians; Sheet Metal; Plumbers and Gas Fitters boards) plus Home Improvement Contractor registration.
Permits
A mechanical permit is required to replace heating or cooling equipment.
Rebates
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
Electricity
30.5¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
Climate
673 cooling and 6,021 heating degree days in an average year.
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More about Massachusetts
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
- Statewide
Massachusetts Division of Occupational Licensure (Refrigeration Technicians; Sheet Metal; Plumbers and Gas Fitters boards) plus Home Improvement Contractor registration
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