New ac unit cost: HVAC Replacement Cost Index
The median published figure in the HVAC Replacement Cost Index is 5,500 USD across 7 sources' own pages (range 3,000 to 8,343.09 USD), read 26 September 2026.
5,500 USD Median published figure unchanged since 25 Sept 2026 middle half 4,858 to 6,999 USD
3,000 to 8,343.09 USD Range a 5,343.09 USD spread; quartiles 4,858 and 6,999
7 Sources with a figure of 56 read in full, 26 Sept 2026
7 of 56 Sources read that publish one 13% publish a figure at all
7 of the 56 named sources read in full publish a figure; 49 publish none, read 26 September 2026.
The median is unchanged since 25 September 2026 (was 5,500 USD across 7).
By equipment vs installed
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| equipment vs installed installed | 5,500 USD | 3,000 to 8,343.09 USD | 7 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas AC Repair 3.5 ton AC unit price guide | 8,343.09 USD | installed | 2026-09-12 |
| Reliable Heating & Air new AC unit cost (Atlanta) | 6,999 USD | installed | 2026-09-12 |
| Logan Services HVAC pricing (Ohio Trane dealer) | 6,000 USD | installed | 2026-09-12 |
| Guardian Home Experts: what a new system should cost in Atlanta | 5,500 USD | installed | 2026-09-12 |
| Bryant HVAC pricing guide (manufacturer) | 5,000 USD | installed | 2026-09-11 |
| Chicago Comfort HVAC: Costco HVAC cost | 4,858 USD | installed | 2026-09-12 |
| Sears Home Services: air conditioner replacement cost | 3,000 USD | installed | 2026-09-12 |
The sentence each figure was read from (7)
- Atlas AC Repair 3.5 ton AC unit price guide, read 2026-09-12:
3.5 Ton HVAC System Cost – $8,343.09 to $8,819.19
- Reliable Heating & Air new AC unit cost (Atlanta), read 2026-09-12:
Complete Central AC Units in Atlanta costs on average around $9,550, but can range from $6,999 to $19,000 for a single unit.
- Logan Services HVAC pricing (Ohio Trane dealer), read 2026-09-12:
Average Price: $6,000-$8,000+
- Guardian Home Experts: what a new system should cost in Atlanta, read 2026-09-12:
If you're considering replacing your heating and air system, one of the first questions is, "How much will this cost?" For homeowners near Atlanta, Georgia, the price of a new HVAC system typically ranges from $5,500 to $15,500, with an average around $7,500 to $12,000.
- Bryant HVAC pricing guide (manufacturer), read 2026-09-11:
In 2026, the average cost to replace a complete HVAC system ranges from $5,000 to $28,0001 nationally.
- Chicago Comfort HVAC: Costco HVAC cost, read 2026-09-12:
Costco HVAC offers Lennox systems with installation by approved local contractors at prices ranging from $4,858 to $8,939, sometimes exceeding $13,000.
- Sears Home Services: air conditioner replacement cost, read 2026-09-12:
In 2026, the cost to replace an air conditioner typically ranges from $3,000 to $7,500 for most homes, including the AC unit and professional installation.
Read in full, publishes no figure
49 named sources were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- HVACDirect air conditioner condensers, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVACDirect furnaces, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVACDirect Goodman furnaces, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVACDirect 80,000 BTU furnaces, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVACDirect complete air conditioning systems, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVACDirect heat pumps, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- The AC Outlet 80-90% AFUE gas furnaces, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- The AC Outlet Goodman 80k BTU 80% AFUE furnace, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- The AC Outlet 4 ton condensers, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- The AC Outlet 3.5 ton condensers, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- The AC Outlet 3 ton condensers, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- The AC Outlet 3.5 ton heat pumps, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Budget Heating condensers (outdoor unit), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Budget Heating straight-cool condensers 1.5-5 ton, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Budget Heating 80% AFUE upflow/horizontal furnaces, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Used AC Depot 4 ton straight-cool condensers, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Surplus City air conditioners and condensers, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Total Home Supply HVAC store, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Walmart window air conditioners, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Sylvane window air conditioners, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Sylvane window ACs with heat, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Sylvane Perfect Aire 8,000 BTU window AC with heat, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Sears Home Services: furnace and AC replacement cost, read 2026-09-11: every candidate on the page was refused
- Sears Home Services: gas furnace replacement cost, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Sears Home Services: oil furnace cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Four Seasons furnace replacement cost (Chicago), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Four Seasons average furnace replacement cost (Chicago), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- AVS Heating & Air heat pump installation cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Atlas AC Repair 4 ton AC unit price guide, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- The Cooling Company Carrier vs Lennox vs Trane (Las Vegas), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Magic Touch Mechanical: how much does a new air conditioner cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Magic Touch Mechanical AC installation, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Bell Brothers: cost to replace an air conditioner, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Comfort Experts AC replacement cost Arizona, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Jupitair HVAC Texas consumer guide, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Fixr 3.5-ton AC installed cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- This Old House 3.5-ton air conditioner cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- This Old House heat pump cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HomeGuide Trane air conditioner prices, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HomeGuide AC condenser replacement cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- PickHVAC AC prices by tonnage, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVAC.com cost of a 3.5-ton AC unit, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- Remodeling Calculator Costco HVAC, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVACcalc Home Depot HVAC, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVAC Project Cost: Atlanta HVAC replacement, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- HVAC Project Cost: AC replacement cost, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- Clear HVAC Costs Atlanta, read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- HomeScore HVAC Georgia/Atlanta, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- hvacdirect.com, read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
7 of the 56 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 49 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 12 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in USD (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 432 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
Derivation as chartered: the EQUIPMENT price per model from every online retailer that publishes one, keyed to tonnage, SEER2/AFUE and brand, beside the INSTALLED price every seller and installer publishes for the same job - so the derived figure is the INSTALL SPREAD: installed minus equipment, per component, per size and per metro, which is the number the buyer typing 'how much should a 3.5 ton ac unit cost installed' is actually asking for and which no cost guide computes because no cost guide holds both sides; plus median, minimum and maximum per size, the count of sellers publishing a price at all, the share of the job that is labour, and repriced-since the previous read
432 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (68)
- HVACDirect air conditioner condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVACDirect furnaces (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVACDirect Goodman furnaces (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVACDirect 80,000 BTU furnaces (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVACDirect complete air conditioning systems (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVACDirect heat pumps (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The AC Outlet 80-90% AFUE gas furnaces (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The AC Outlet Goodman 80k BTU 80% AFUE furnace (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The AC Outlet 4 ton condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The AC Outlet 3.5 ton condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The AC Outlet 3 ton condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The AC Outlet 3.5 ton heat pumps (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Budget Heating condensers (outdoor unit) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Budget Heating straight-cool condensers 1.5-5 ton (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Budget Heating 80% AFUE upflow/horizontal furnaces (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Used AC Depot 4 ton straight-cool condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Surplus City air conditioners and condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Total Home Supply HVAC store (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Walmart window air conditioners (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sylvane window air conditioners (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sylvane window ACs with heat (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sylvane Perfect Aire 8,000 BTU window AC with heat (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sears Home Services: furnace and AC replacement cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sears Home Services: air conditioner replacement cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sears Home Services: gas furnace replacement cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Sears Home Services: oil furnace cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Logan Services HVAC pricing (Ohio Trane dealer) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Four Seasons furnace replacement cost (Chicago) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Four Seasons average furnace replacement cost (Chicago) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Reliable Heating & Air new AC unit cost (Atlanta) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Bryant HVAC pricing guide (manufacturer) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- AVS Heating & Air heat pump installation cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Atlas AC Repair 4 ton AC unit price guide (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Atlas AC Repair 3.5 ton AC unit price guide (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Guardian Home Experts: what a new system should cost in Atlanta (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Cooling Company Carrier vs Lennox vs Trane (Las Vegas) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Magic Touch Mechanical: how much does a new air conditioner cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Magic Touch Mechanical AC installation (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Bell Brothers: cost to replace an air conditioner (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Comfort Experts AC replacement cost Arizona (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Chicago Comfort HVAC: Costco HVAC cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Jupitair HVAC Texas consumer guide (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Home Depot window air conditioners, 8,000 BTU (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- The Home Depot Rheem installed gas furnace (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Lowe's central air conditioners (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SupplyHouse gas furnaces (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- SupplyHouse blower motors (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Alpine Home Air standard air-conditioning condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- AC Wholesalers 4 ton condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Ingrams Water & Air Goodman range (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- AC Direct complete systems (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- eComfort AC + furnace packages (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Costco heating and air conditioning (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Ferguson heat pump condensers (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Fixr 3.5-ton AC installed cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- This Old House 3.5-ton air conditioner cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- This Old House heat pump cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HomeGuide Trane air conditioner prices (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HomeGuide AC condenser replacement cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- PickHVAC AC prices by tonnage (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVAC.com cost of a 3.5-ton AC unit (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Remodeling Calculator Costco HVAC (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVACcalc Home Depot HVAC (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVAC Project Cost: Atlanta HVAC replacement (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HVAC Project Cost: AC replacement cost (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- Clear HVAC Costs Atlanta (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HomeScore HVAC Georgia/Atlanta (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- hvacdirect.com (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The median published figure in the HVAC Replacement Cost Index is 5,500 USD across 7 sources' own pages (range 3,000 to 8,343.09 USD), read 26 September 2026.
7 of the 56 named sources read in full publish a figure; 49 publish none, read 26 September 2026.
HVAC Replacement Cost Index, equipment vs installed installed: median 5,500 USD across 7 sources, read 26 September 2026.
The median is unchanged since 25 September 2026 (was 5,500 USD across 7).
Cite as: "DamageRestore HQ HVAC Replacement Cost Index", updated 2026-09-26, https://damagerestorehq.com/datasets/hvac-replacement-cost-index/.
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