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HVAC prices in Tennessee

$6,750

AC replacement typical, statewide

13.7¢

Electricity per kWh residential average

Most AC replacement quotes in Tennessee land between $4,550 and $10,050. Prices differ by metro, so start with yours below.

Tennessee landscape

Tennessee is in the DOE southeast region: new central AC must meet 14.3 SEER2. Photo: MINEIA MARTINS on Pexels.

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Prices by metro in Tennessee

AC replacement, typical installed price. Press a metro for every job, local factors and rebates.

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Metros in Tennessee with their own prices, largest first.

  • Nashville-Davidson

    Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin · 2,079,596 people

    $6,900

  • Memphis

    Memphis · 1,341,924 people

    $6,800

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Where HVAC work costs more in Tennessee

Tennessee prices in 10 metros and 4 rural areas, each on its own. Every county takes its area's typical price; switch the job and the map redraws.

AC replacement · typical price by county

Nashville$6.9kMemphis$6.8kKingsport$6.55k

Shades split Tennessee's counties into even groups; each county takes its metro or rural area's price.

  1. From $6.5k to $6.5k
  2. From $6.55k to $6.7k
  3. From $6.75k to $6.8k
  4. From $6.9k to $6.9k
Statewide typical
$6,750
US typical
$7,000

Lowest for AC replacement

  1. Rural West Tennessee

    Rural · 16 counties

    $6,500

  2. Rural North Central Tennessee

    Rural · 13 counties

    $6,500

  3. Rural East Tennessee

    Rural · 10 counties

    $6,550

  4. Rural South Central Tennessee

    Rural · 12 counties

    $6,550

  5. Kingsport metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $6,550

Highest for AC replacement

  1. Nashville-Davidson metro

    Metro · 14 counties

    $6,900

  2. Knoxville metro

    Metro · 9 counties

    $6,800

  3. Memphis metro

    Metro · 3 counties

    $6,800

  4. Cleveland metro

    Metro · 2 counties

    $6,750

  5. Jackson metro

    Metro · 4 counties

    $6,700

HVAC technician pay

Half the 9,740 HVAC techs in Tennessee earn more than $26.68 an hour ($55,490 a year), 9% below the US median. Shops here bill that hour at about $103 in our price model.

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025; billable rate from the HVACFIND price model.

HVAC technician salary in Tennessee

$26.68

Median hourly pay for HVAC technicians in Tennessee

The numbers here

What HVAC costs in Tennessee, in four figures

Statewide figures, against the other states.

AC replacement

$6,750

Typical for a 1,500–2,500 sq ft home. Most jobs run $4,550–$10,050.

HVAC technician wage

$27/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

46≥90°F

1,674 cooling and 3,537 heating degree days in a normal year, 1991–2020 (NOAA).

HVAC companies

1,873

6.6 for every 10,000 homes (Census County Business Patterns). More competition tends to mean tighter quotes.

Where Tennessee sits among the 51

AC replacement, typical
$6,750
HVAC wage, median
$27/hr
Days at 90°F or hotter
46 days
Electricity
13.7¢

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Statewide prices in Tennessee

Averages across the state. Your metro's page is closer to what you'll be quoted.

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Six things to know in Tennessee

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Reference pages built from public records, each row with its source and the date we checked it.

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Federally funded HEAR heat pump rebates in this state.

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