Furnace replacement
$7,600
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,600–$10,350.
State prices
$7,600
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
26.6¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in New Hampshire land between $5,600 and $10,350. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

New Hampshire is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Jeremy Hardin on Pexels.
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New Hampshire prices in 2 metros and 3 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 New Hampshire's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
Rural Central New Hampshire
Rural · 2 counties · 221k people
Rural Southwestern New Hampshire
Rural · 2 counties · 121k people
Manchester metro
Metro · 1 county · 426k people
Rural Northern New Hampshire
Rural · 3 counties · 175k people
Metro · 2 counties · 5.0M people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 2,560 HVAC techs in New Hampshire earn more than $35.51 an hour ($73,850 a year), 21% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $137 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in New Hampshire$35.51
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in New Hampshire
The numbers here
Statewide figures, against the other states.
Furnace replacement
$7,600
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,600–$10,350.
HVAC technician wage
$36/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
543 cooling and 6,836 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
776
14 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.
$4,850–$11,050 typical $7,300
$7,100–$14,350 typical $10,100
$5,600–$10,350 typical $7,600
$10,700–$18,350 typical $14,000
$4,100–$7,600 typical $5,600
$360–$550 typical $450
$260–$630 typical $410
$380–$580 typical $470
$130–$290 typical $190
$430–$680 typical $540
Before you sign
New central AC installed in New Hampshire must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensed locally: New Hampshire OPLC, Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board (gas fitters) and Plumbers Board.
Permit rules are set city by city.
0 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
26.6¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
543 cooling and 6,836 heating degree days in an average year.
Nearby
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
New Hampshire OPLC, Mechanical Safety and Licensing Board (gas fitters) and Plumbers Board
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