Furnace replacement
$5,350
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,650–$7,900.
All of Ohio
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HVAC prices in Cincinnati
$5,350
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1976
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $3,650 and $7,900. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area.
The median home here was built in 1976; 51% heat with gas and 40% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Mohan Reddy on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Cincinnati, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$30/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
25≥90°F
1,112 cooling and 4,911 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
628
6.9 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Cincinnati sits among Ohio's metros
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $5,350
- HVAC wage, median
- $30/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 25 days
- Electricity
- 15.0¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 2,950 HVAC techs in the Cincinnati metro earn more than $29.92 an hour ($62,240 a year), in line with the Ohio median. Shops here bill that hour at about $115 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Cincinnati$29.92
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Cincinnati
Replace or install
New systems in Cincinnati
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
$4,600–$10,350 typical $6,900
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,850–$13,550 typical $9,650
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,650–$7,900 typical $5,350
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$8,450–$15,650 typical $11,500
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,150 typical $5,350
Local factors
What moves the price in Cincinnati
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 4A
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
4,911
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
104
Electricity
Duke Energy Ohio Inc
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
15.0¢
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
$320–$490 typical $390
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$220–$560 typical $350
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$510 typical $410
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$250 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$370–$580 typical $460
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