Heating and cooling costs, and whether your quote is fair

Pick the job your quote is for. Each calculator compares your quote with declared values on city permits in your region, with the cities named.

Furnace and AC jobs are split so a furnace quote is never compared with a full system.

• AC replacement calculator

  Nationally, the middle half of homeowners paid $4,580 to $10,990 (Census American Housing Survey 2023, 1,998 jobs).

• Furnace replacement calculator

  Across regions, the median permit value runs from $4,270 in Cleveland to $6,640 in Seattle.

• HVAC replacement calculator

  Across regions, the median permit value runs from $11,000 in Cleveland to $13,860 in Seattle.

• Heat pump calculator

  Across regions, the median permit value runs from $8,000 in Baltimore to $13,940 in Buffalo and Pittsburgh.

• Mini-split calculator

  Across regions, the median permit value runs from $8,870 in Cleveland to $13,860 in Baltimore.