Furnace replacement
$7,700
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,650–$10,500.
State prices
$7,700
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
17.4¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in Minnesota land between $5,650 and $10,500. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Minnesota is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Thomas Parker 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 Minnesota with their own prices, largest first.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington · 3,713,668 people
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Minnesota 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
Shades split Minnesota's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
La Crosse metro
Metro · 1 county · 170k people
Sioux Falls metro
Metro · 1 county · 298k people
Rural Southwest Minnesota
Rural · 18 counties · 285k people
St. Cloud metro
Metro · 2 counties · 202k people
Rural Northeast Minnesota
Rural · 7 counties · 136k people
Metro · 13 counties · 3.7M people
Rural Southeast Minnesota
Rural · 11 counties · 364k people
Grand Forks metro
Metro · 1 county · 104k people
Mankato metro
Metro · 2 counties · 104k people
Rochester metro
Metro · 4 counties · 229k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 4,200 HVAC techs in Minnesota earn more than $36.71 an hour ($76,350 a year), 25% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $141 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Minnesota$36.71
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Minnesota
The numbers here
Statewide figures, against the other states.
Furnace replacement
$7,700
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,650–$10,500.
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
10≥90°F
626 cooling and 7,951 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
1,803
7.8 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–$10,650 typical $7,000
$9,100–$16,050 typical $12,100
$5,650–$10,500 typical $7,700
$10,500–$18,000 typical $13,750
$4,200–$7,850 typical $5,750
$370–$570 typical $460
$270–$650 typical $420
$390–$600 typical $480
$130–$300 typical $200
$370–$590 typical $470
Before you sign
New central AC installed in Minnesota must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensed locally: local (cities such as Minneapolis and St. Paul) plus Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for bonds and gas/pipefitting.
Permit rules are set city by city.
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
17.4¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
626 cooling and 7,951 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
local (cities such as Minneapolis and St. Paul) plus Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry for bonds and gas/pipefitting
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