Furnace replacement
$7,300
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,450–$9,750.
All of Ohio
Ohio
HVAC prices in Cleveland
$7,300
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1963
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $5,450 and $9,750. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Cleveland, OH metro area.
The median home here was built in 1963; 78% heat with gas and 17% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Jay Brand on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Cleveland, 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
10≥90°F
878 cooling and 5,622 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
602
6.5 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Cleveland sits among Ohio's metros
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $7,300
- HVAC wage, median
- $30/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 10 days
- Electricity
- 16.8¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 2,610 HVAC techs in the Cleveland metro earn more than $30.19 an hour ($62,790 a year), in line with the Ohio median. Shops here bill that hour at about $116 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Ohio$30.19
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Cleveland
Replace or install
New systems in Cleveland
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–$13,600 typical $9,650
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,450–$9,750 typical $7,300
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,300–$17,450 typical $13,400
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,250 typical $5,400
Local factors
What moves the price in Cleveland
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 5A
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
5,622
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
98
Electricity
Cleveland Electric Illum Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
16.8¢
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 $400
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$230–$560 typical $360
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$330–$520 typical $420
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$250 typical $160
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$370–$580 typical $460
Nearby
Ohio's other metros
Prices move with local wages, weather and permit fees. Press a metro for its own page.
10
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in Cleveland, on 1991–2020 normals.
$5,350Cincinnati · 2,270,706 people
$5,400Columbus · 2,175,788 people
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