Furnace replacement
$5,400
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $3,650–$7,950.
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HVAC prices in Columbus
$5,400
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1982
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $3,650 and $7,950. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Columbus, OH metro area.
The median home here was built in 1982; 64% heat with gas and 29% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Chris F on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Columbus, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$31/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
19≥90°F
1,006 cooling and 5,305 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
456
5.3 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
Where Columbus sits among Ohio's metros
- Furnace replacement, typical
- $5,400
- HVAC wage, median
- $31/hr
- Days at 90°F or hotter
- 19 days
- Electricity
- 11.3¢
HVAC technician pay
Half the 3,000 HVAC techs in the Columbus metro earn more than $30.98 an hour ($64,440 a year), 3% above the Ohio median. Shops here bill that hour at about $119 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Columbus$30.98
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Columbus
Replace or install
New systems in Columbus
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–$10,450 typical $6,950
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$6,850–$13,650 typical $9,700
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$3,650–$7,950 typical $5,400
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$8,500–$15,800 typical $11,550
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,000–$7,250 typical $5,400
Local factors
What moves the price in Columbus
The same four facts on every place page, so two places read side by side compare the same rows.
Climate
Zone 5A, 4A
Heating degree days per year, 1991–2020 normals. More means a bigger heating load.
5,305
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
108
Electricity
City of Columbus - (OH)
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
11.3¢
Permit
Required for a replacement
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
$330–$500 typical $400
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$230–$570 typical $360
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$340–$520 typical $420
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$110–$260 typical $170
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$380–$600 typical $480
Nearby
Ohio's other metros
Prices move with local wages, weather and permit fees. Press a metro for its own page.
19
Days a year at 90°F or hotter in Columbus, on 1991–2020 normals.
$5,350Cincinnati · 2,270,706 people
$7,300Cleveland · 2,171,526 people
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