Furnace replacement
$5,750
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,850–$8,600.
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State prices
HVAC prices in New York
$5,750
Furnace replacement typical, statewide
29.9¢
Electricity per kWh residential average
Most furnace replacement quotes in New York land between $3,850 and $8,600. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.
New York is in the DOE north region: new central AC must meet 13.4 SEER2. Photo: Vlad Alexandru Popa on Pexels.
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Prices by metro in New York
Furnace replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.
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Metros in New York with their own prices, largest first.
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Where HVAC work costs more in New York
New York prices in 13 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 York's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.
- From $5.85k to $5.85k
- From $7.4k to $7.45k
- From $7.5k to $7.5k
- From $7.55k to $7.7k
- Statewide typical
- $5,750
- US typical
- $5,400
Lowest for furnace replacement
- $5,850
Metro · 10 counties · 19.8M people
- $7,400
Metro · 2 counties · 1.2M people
- $7,400
Utica metro
Metro · 2 counties · 289k people
- $7,400
Binghamton metro
Metro · 2 counties · 245k people
- $7,400
Kingston metro
Metro · 1 county · 183k people
Highest for furnace replacement
- $7,700
Kiryas Joel metro
Metro · 2 counties · 705k people
- $7,550
Rural Southwest New York
Rural · 9 counties · 514k people
- $7,500
Elmira metro
Metro · 1 county · 82k people
- $7,500
Rural Capital/Northern New York
Rural · 8 counties · 403k people
- $7,500
Rural Central East New York
Rural · 8 counties · 460k people
HVAC technician pay
Half the 24,430 HVAC techs in New York earn more than $35.78 an hour ($74,430 a year), 22% above the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $138 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in New York$35.78
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in New York
The numbers here
What HVAC costs in New York, in four figures
Statewide figures, against the other states.
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
13≥90°F
936 cooling and 5,477 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
7,057
9.1 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where New York sits among the 51
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $5,750
- HVAC wage, median
- $36/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 13 days
- Electricity
- 29.9¢
Every job
Statewide prices in New York
Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,950–$11,300 typical $7,500
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,300–$14,650 typical $10,350
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,850–$8,600 typical $5,750
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$9,050–$16,900 typical $12,350
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,250–$7,900 typical $5,800
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$380–$570 typical $460
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$270–$650 typical $420
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$390–$600 typical $490
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$130–$300 typical $200
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$440–$690 typical $550
Before you sign
Six things to know in New York
13.4 SEER2 minimum
New central AC installed in New York must meet the DOE north standard. Heat pumps need 14.3 SEER2 and 7.5 HSPF2.
Licensing
Licensed locally: local (NYC DCWP Home Improvement Contractor license; county/city licensing elsewhere, e.g., Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester).
Permits
Permit rules are set city by city.
Rebates
2 active programs verified. The federal 25C credit ended for 2026 installs.
Electricity
29.9¢ per kWh on average, which sets what efficiency saves you.
Climate
936 cooling and 5,477 heating degree days in an average year.
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More about New York
Reference pages built from public records, each row with its source and the date we checked it.
Live
Federally funded HEAR heat pump rebates in this state.
- 2 active
State and utility programs, income limits
- By city
When you need one and what it costs
- Local
local (NYC DCWP Home Improvement Contractor license; county/city licensing elsewhere, e.g., Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester)
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