Furnace replacement
$7,450
Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $5,550–$10,000.
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HVAC prices in Providence
$7,450
Furnace replacement typical, 1,500–2,500 sq ft
1962
Median home built Census ACS
Most furnace replacement quotes here land between $5,550 and $10,000. Every figure is local: wages, prices, climate and permits for the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area.
The median home here was built in 1962; 55% heat with gas and 13% with electricity (Census ACS). Photo: Phil Evenden on Pexels.
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What HVAC costs in Providence, in four figures
Prices, wages and weather for this metro, against the other metros in the state.
HVAC technician wage
$32/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
11≥90°F
708 cooling and 5,680 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).
HVAC companies
772
11.4 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.
HVAC technician pay
Half the 1,930 HVAC techs in the Providence-Warwick metro earn more than $32.39 an hour ($67,380 a year), in line with the Rhode Island median. Shops here bill that hour at about $125 in our price model.
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.
HVAC technician salary in Providence$32.39
Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Providence
Replace or install
New systems in Providence
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
$4,750–$10,700 typical $7,100
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$7,000–$13,950 typical $9,850
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$5,550–$10,000 typical $7,450
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$10,500–$17,900 typical $13,700
- 3-ton home
- 1–2 days
- Permit
$4,100–$7,450 typical $5,550
Local factors
What moves the price in Providence
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.
5,680
Freezing nights
Nights at 32°F or colder
A cold climate changes which heat pump you need.
119
Electricity
The Narragansett Electric Co
Residential rate. It sets what an efficient system saves you each year.
28.3¢
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
$340–$520 typical $420
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$240–$590 typical $380
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$350–$550 typical $440
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$120–$270 typical $180
- Typical home
- Same day
- No permit
$400–$620 typical $500
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