Furnace replacement
$7,750
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,700–$10,600.
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HVAC prices in Minneapolis
$7,750
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1981
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $5,700 and $10,600. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area.
The median home here was built in 1981; 75% heat with gas and 19% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Andrew Patrick Photo on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Minneapolis, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
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
713 cooling and 7,609 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
1,015
6.9 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 2,420 HVAC techs in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro earn more than $37.25 an hour ($77,490 a year), in line with the Minnesota median. Shops here bill that hour at about $144 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Minneapolis$37.25
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Minneapolis
Replace or install
New systems in Minneapolis
Typical installed prices for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home, with the range most quotes fall in.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,650–$10,750 typical $7,050
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$9,150–$16,200 typical $12,200
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,700–$10,600 typical $7,750
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,600–$18,200 typical $13,900
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,250–$7,950 typical $5,800
Local factors
What moves the price in Minneapolis
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 6A
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
7,609
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
152
Electricity
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
17.0¢
Permit
Depends on the city
The contractor pulls it and books the inspection.
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Repair and service
Repairs and tune-ups
Visit, diagnosis and the common repair, at local rates.
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$380–$580 typical $470
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$280–$660 typical $430
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$400–$610 typical $490
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$130–$310 typical $200
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$380–$600 typical $480
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