Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,500–$9,700.
State prices
$7,300
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
23.1¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in Michigan land between $5,500 and $9,700. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Michigan is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on Pexels.
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Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.
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Metros in Michigan with their own prices, largest first.
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn · 4,376,828 people
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood · 1,162,152 people
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Michigan prices in 16 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
Shades split Michigan's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
Rural Mid Michigan
Rural · 15 counties · 554k people
Muskegon metro
Metro · 1 county · 176k people
Niles metro
Metro · 1 county · 153k people
Midland metro
Metro · 1 county · 84k people
Metro · 5 counties · 1.2M people
Ann Arbor metro
Metro · 1 county · 370k people
Metro · 6 counties · 4.4M people
Bay City metro
Metro · 1 county · 103k people
Battle Creek metro
Metro · 1 county · 134k people
Traverse City metro
Metro · 4 counties · 155k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 12,590 HVAC techs in Michigan earn more than $29.26 an hour ($60,850 a year), in line with the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $113 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Michigan$29.26
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Michigan
The numbers here
Statewide figures, against the other states.
Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,500–$9,700.
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
10≥90°F
649 cooling and 6,646 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
2,652
6.5 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Every job
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
$4,600–$10,350 typical $6,900
$6,850–$13,550 typical $9,650
$5,500–$9,700 typical $7,300
$10,350–$17,450 typical $13,450
$4,050–$7,250 typical $5,400
$320–$490 typical $390
$220–$560 typical $350
$330–$510 typical $410
$110–$240 typical $160
$360–$560 typical $450
Before you sign
New central AC installed in Michigan must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Statewide license: Michigan LARA, Bureau of Construction Codes, Mechanical Contractor license.
A mechanical permit is required to replace heating or cooling equipment.
1 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
23.1¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
649 cooling and 6,646 heating degree days in an average year.
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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.
State and utility programs, income limits
When you need one and what it costs
Michigan LARA, Bureau of Construction Codes, Mechanical Contractor license
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