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Cost to Install Central Air Conditioning
Compare prices across 289 cities. Select your city below for a detailed cost breakdown.
National Average
$5,500
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Alabama
Birmingham, AL
$5,060
$2,760–$11,030
Huntsville, AL
$5,190
$2,830–$11,320
Mobile, AL
$4,950
$2,700–$10,790
Montgomery, AL
$4,960
$2,710–$10,830
Tuscaloosa, AL
$4,950
$2,700–$10,790
Alaska
Anchorage, AK
$6,410
$3,500–$13,990
Fairbanks, AK
$6,470
$3,530–$14,110
Juneau, AK
$6,600
$3,600–$14,400
Arizona
Chandler, AZ
$5,480
$2,990–$11,950
Flagstaff, AZ
$5,550
$3,030–$12,110
Gilbert, AZ
$5,530
$3,010–$12,060
Goodyear, AZ
$5,450
$2,970–$11,900
Mesa, AZ
$5,400
$2,950–$11,790
Peoria, AZ
$5,450
$2,970–$11,900
Phoenix, AZ
$5,480
$2,990–$11,950
Scottsdale, AZ
$5,770
$3,150–$12,600
Surprise, AZ
$5,400
$2,950–$11,790
Tempe, AZ
$5,480
$2,990–$11,950
Tucson, AZ
$5,180
$2,820–$11,290
Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
$5,050
$2,750–$11,010
Fort Smith, AR
$4,830
$2,630–$10,530
Little Rock, AR
$4,980
$2,720–$10,860
California
Anaheim, CA
$6,490
$3,540–$14,170
Bakersfield, CA
$5,560
$3,030–$12,130
Elk Grove, CA
$5,930
$3,240–$12,950
Fremont, CA
$6,680
$3,650–$14,580
Fresno, CA
$5,570
$3,040–$12,150
Irvine, CA
$6,670
$3,640–$14,550
Los Angeles, CA
$6,620
$3,610–$14,440
Oceanside, CA
$6,230
$3,400–$13,590
Pasadena, CA
$6,570
$3,580–$14,330
Riverside, CA
$5,930
$3,230–$12,930
Sacramento, CA
$6,010
$3,280–$13,110
San Diego, CA
$6,350
$3,460–$13,860
San Francisco, CA
$6,880
$3,750–$15,020
San Jose, CA
$6,780
$3,700–$14,790
Santa Clarita, CA
$6,570
$3,580–$14,330
Santa Rosa, CA
$6,190
$3,380–$13,510
Stockton, CA
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
Torrance, CA
$6,490
$3,540–$14,170
Colorado
Aurora, CO
$5,800
$3,160–$12,660
Boulder, CO
$6,040
$3,290–$13,180
Centennial, CO
$5,800
$3,160–$12,660
Colorado Springs, CO
$5,510
$3,000–$12,020
Denver, CO
$5,930
$3,230–$12,930
Fort Collins, CO
$5,630
$3,070–$12,290
Lakewood, CO
$5,850
$3,190–$12,770
Thornton, CO
$5,680
$3,100–$12,390
Connecticut
Hartford, CT
$5,820
$3,180–$12,710
New Haven, CT
$5,790
$3,160–$12,640
Stamford, CT
$6,360
$3,470–$13,870
Waterbury, CT
$5,550
$3,030–$12,110
Delaware
Dover, DE
$5,360
$2,920–$11,690
Newark, DE
$5,530
$3,010–$12,060
Wilmington, DE
$5,650
$3,080–$12,330
District of Columbia
Washington, DC
$6,520
$3,560–$14,230
Florida
Cape Coral, FL
$5,390
$2,940–$11,770
Coral Springs, FL
$5,830
$3,180–$12,710
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$5,870
$3,200–$12,820
Gainesville, FL
$5,230
$2,850–$11,400
Jacksonville, FL
$5,320
$2,900–$11,600
Lakeland, FL
$5,230
$2,850–$11,400
Miami, FL
$6,000
$3,270–$13,090
Naples, FL
$5,770
$3,150–$12,600
Ocala, FL
$5,080
$2,770–$11,090
Orlando, FL
$5,430
$2,960–$11,860
Pembroke Pines, FL
$5,830
$3,180–$12,710
Port St. Lucie, FL
$5,380
$2,930–$11,730
Sarasota, FL
$5,570
$3,040–$12,150
St. Petersburg, FL
$5,460
$2,980–$11,910
Tampa, FL
$5,460
$2,980–$11,910
Georgia
Alpharetta, GA
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Athens, GA
$5,140
$2,800–$11,210
Atlanta, GA
$5,550
$3,030–$12,110
Johns Creek, GA
$5,750
$3,140–$12,540
Marietta, GA
$5,500
$3,000–$12,000
Roswell, GA
$5,620
$3,070–$12,270
Sandy Springs, GA
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Savannah, GA
$5,210
$2,840–$11,360
Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
$6,710
$3,660–$14,650
Kailua, HI
$6,710
$3,660–$14,650
Pearl City, HI
$6,640
$3,620–$14,490
Idaho
Boise, ID
$5,480
$2,990–$11,960
Idaho Falls, ID
$5,150
$2,810–$11,230
Meridian, ID
$5,530
$3,020–$12,070
Nampa, ID
$5,310
$2,900–$11,580
Illinois
Aurora, IL
$5,730
$3,130–$12,510
Chicago, IL
$5,830
$3,180–$12,730
Evanston, IL
$5,980
$3,260–$13,050
Joliet, IL
$5,660
$3,090–$12,350
Naperville, IL
$5,910
$3,220–$12,890
Peoria, IL
$5,000
$2,730–$10,900
Rockford, IL
$5,060
$2,760–$11,030
Schaumburg, IL
$5,780
$3,150–$12,620
Springfield, IL
$5,020
$2,740–$10,940
Indiana
Carmel, IN
$5,460
$2,980–$11,920
Evansville, IN
$4,930
$2,690–$10,760
Fishers, IN
$5,410
$2,950–$11,810
Fort Wayne, IN
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Indianapolis, IN
$5,220
$2,850–$11,380
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA
$5,030
$2,740–$10,970
Davenport, IA
$4,980
$2,720–$10,860
Des Moines, IA
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Kansas
Olathe, KS
$5,310
$2,900–$11,590
Overland Park, KS
$5,360
$2,920–$11,700
Topeka, KS
$4,910
$2,680–$10,700
Wichita, KS
$4,980
$2,720–$10,860
Kentucky
Lexington, KY
$5,190
$2,830–$11,320
Louisville, KY
$5,140
$2,800–$11,210
Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA
$5,120
$2,790–$11,170
Lafayette, LA
$5,010
$2,730–$10,930
New Orleans, LA
$5,310
$2,900–$11,590
Shreveport, LA
$4,920
$2,680–$10,730
Maine
Bangor, ME
$5,230
$2,850–$11,400
Lewiston, ME
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Portland, ME
$5,720
$3,120–$12,470
Maryland
Baltimore, MD
$5,780
$3,150–$12,620
Bethesda, MD
$6,570
$3,580–$14,340
Columbia, MD
$5,830
$3,180–$12,730
Frederick, MD
$5,830
$3,180–$12,720
Silver Spring, MD
$6,270
$3,420–$13,690
Massachusetts
Boston, MA
$6,440
$3,510–$14,050
Cambridge, MA
$6,690
$3,650–$14,590
Lowell, MA
$6,020
$3,280–$13,130
Springfield, MA
$5,590
$3,050–$12,190
Worcester, MA
$5,900
$3,220–$12,870
Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
$5,630
$3,070–$12,290
Detroit, MI
$5,300
$2,890–$11,570
Grand Rapids, MI
$5,170
$2,820–$11,270
Kalamazoo, MI
$5,080
$2,770–$11,090
Lansing, MI
$5,080
$2,770–$11,090
Livonia, MI
$5,330
$2,910–$11,620
Sterling Heights, MI
$5,300
$2,890–$11,570
Troy, MI
$5,500
$3,000–$12,000
Warren, MI
$5,250
$2,860–$11,460
Minnesota
Blaine, MN
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Bloomington, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Chaska, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Coon Rapids, MN
$5,550
$3,020–$12,100
Duluth, MN
$5,150
$2,810–$11,240
Eagan, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Eden Prairie, MN
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
Edina, MN
$5,790
$3,160–$12,640
Lakeville, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Mankato, MN
$5,120
$2,790–$11,170
Maple Grove, MN
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
Minneapolis, MN
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
Moorhead, MN
$5,100
$2,780–$11,120
Plymouth, MN
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
Prior Lake, MN
$5,690
$3,110–$12,420
Richfield, MN
$5,620
$3,070–$12,260
Rochester, MN
$5,420
$2,960–$11,820
Roseville, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Savage, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Shakopee, MN
$5,620
$3,070–$12,260
St. Cloud, MN
$5,140
$2,810–$11,220
St. Louis Park, MN
$5,690
$3,110–$12,420
St. Paul, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Woodbury, MN
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
Mississippi
Gulfport, MS
$4,910
$2,680–$10,720
Jackson, MS
$4,860
$2,650–$10,590
Southaven, MS
$4,930
$2,690–$10,760
Missouri
Columbia, MO
$5,030
$2,740–$10,970
Kansas City, MO
$5,240
$2,860–$11,430
Springfield, MO
$4,910
$2,680–$10,700
St. Louis, MO
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Montana
Billings, MT
$5,250
$2,860–$11,450
Great Falls, MT
$5,100
$2,780–$11,130
Missoula, MT
$5,460
$2,980–$11,920
Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
$5,060
$2,760–$11,030
Omaha, NE
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Nevada
Henderson, NV
$5,500
$3,000–$12,000
Las Vegas, NV
$5,550
$3,030–$12,110
Reno, NV
$5,560
$3,030–$12,130
Sparks, NV
$5,510
$3,000–$12,020
New Hampshire
Concord, NH
$5,590
$3,050–$12,190
Manchester, NH
$5,750
$3,140–$12,550
Nashua, NH
$5,800
$3,160–$12,660
New Jersey
Edison, NJ
$6,240
$3,400–$13,610
Jersey City, NJ
$6,410
$3,500–$13,990
Newark, NJ
$6,310
$3,440–$13,770
Paterson, NJ
$6,060
$3,310–$13,230
Toms River, NJ
$5,910
$3,230–$12,910
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
$5,170
$2,820–$11,270
Santa Fe, NM
$5,610
$3,060–$12,250
New York
Albany, NY
$5,380
$2,930–$11,730
Buffalo, NY
$5,290
$2,890–$11,540
New York, NY
$6,980
$3,810–$15,230
Rochester, NY
$5,300
$2,890–$11,560
Syracuse, NY
$5,220
$2,850–$11,380
Yonkers, NY
$6,660
$3,630–$14,530
North Carolina
Asheville, NC
$5,470
$2,990–$11,940
Cary, NC
$5,530
$3,020–$12,070
Charlotte, NC
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Durham, NC
$5,360
$2,920–$11,690
Fayetteville, NC
$5,010
$2,730–$10,920
Raleigh, NC
$5,410
$2,950–$11,800
Wilmington, NC
$5,290
$2,890–$11,540
Winston-Salem, NC
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
North Dakota
Bismarck, ND
$5,120
$2,790–$11,170
Fargo, ND
$5,120
$2,790–$11,170
Grand Forks, ND
$5,010
$2,730–$10,930
Ohio
Akron, OH
$5,040
$2,750–$11,000
Cincinnati, OH
$5,210
$2,840–$11,360
Cleveland, OH
$5,200
$2,840–$11,340
Columbus, OH
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Dayton, OH
$4,990
$2,720–$10,890
Toledo, OH
$4,970
$2,710–$10,850
Oklahoma
Broken Arrow, OK
$5,030
$2,740–$10,970
Oklahoma City, OK
$5,040
$2,750–$10,990
Tulsa, OK
$5,000
$2,730–$10,920
Oregon
Beaverton, OR
$5,840
$3,190–$12,750
Bend, OR
$5,780
$3,150–$12,620
Eugene, OR
$5,570
$3,040–$12,150
Hillsboro, OR
$5,790
$3,160–$12,640
Medford, OR
$5,510
$3,000–$12,020
Portland, OR
$5,920
$3,230–$12,910
Salem, OR
$5,590
$3,050–$12,190
Pennsylvania
Allentown, PA
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
Harrisburg, PA
$5,290
$2,890–$11,550
Philadelphia, PA
$5,770
$3,150–$12,600
Pittsburgh, PA
$5,330
$2,910–$11,630
Scranton, PA
$5,150
$2,810–$11,230
Rhode Island
Cranston, RI
$5,640
$3,080–$12,310
Providence, RI
$5,770
$3,140–$12,580
Warwick, RI
$5,640
$3,080–$12,310
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
$5,510
$3,000–$12,020
Columbia, SC
$5,120
$2,790–$11,180
Greenville, SC
$5,190
$2,830–$11,320
South Dakota
Rapid City, SD
$5,080
$2,770–$11,080
Sioux Falls, SD
$5,120
$2,790–$11,170
Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN
$5,050
$2,750–$11,010
Clarksville, TN
$5,050
$2,750–$11,010
Knoxville, TN
$5,070
$2,760–$11,050
Memphis, TN
$5,010
$2,730–$10,920
Murfreesboro, TN
$5,290
$2,890–$11,540
Nashville, TN
$5,460
$2,980–$11,920
Texas
Arlington, TX
$5,350
$2,920–$11,680
Austin, TX
$5,530
$3,020–$12,070
Beaumont, TX
$4,990
$2,720–$10,880
Corpus Christi, TX
$5,070
$2,760–$11,050
Dallas, TX
$5,530
$3,010–$12,060
Denton, TX
$5,400
$2,950–$11,790
El Paso, TX
$4,960
$2,710–$10,830
Fort Worth, TX
$5,400
$2,950–$11,790
Frisco, TX
$5,650
$3,080–$12,330
Houston, TX
$5,420
$2,950–$11,820
Killeen, TX
$4,970
$2,710–$10,850
Lewisville, TX
$5,450
$2,970–$11,900
McKinney, TX
$5,580
$3,040–$12,170
Midland, TX
$5,340
$2,910–$11,650
New Braunfels, TX
$5,210
$2,840–$11,360
Pearland, TX
$5,370
$2,930–$11,710
Plano, TX
$5,650
$3,080–$12,330
Round Rock, TX
$5,480
$2,990–$11,960
San Antonio, TX
$5,160
$2,810–$11,250
Sugar Land, TX
$5,540
$3,020–$12,090
Utah
Ogden, UT
$5,330
$2,910–$11,620
Provo, UT
$5,410
$2,950–$11,800
Salt Lake City, UT
$5,580
$3,050–$12,180
St. George, UT
$5,400
$2,940–$11,780
West Jordan, UT
$5,510
$3,000–$12,020
Vermont
Burlington, VT
$5,710
$3,110–$12,450
South Burlington, VT
$5,630
$3,070–$12,290
Virginia
Alexandria, VA
$6,450
$3,520–$14,070
Arlington, VA
$6,520
$3,560–$14,230
Chesapeake, VA
$5,430
$2,960–$11,850
Norfolk, VA
$5,410
$2,950–$11,800
Richmond, VA
$5,430
$2,960–$11,850
Roanoke, VA
$5,070
$2,770–$11,070
Virginia Beach, VA
$5,480
$2,990–$11,960
Washington
Bellevue, WA
$6,590
$3,590–$14,380
Federal Way, WA
$6,050
$3,300–$13,190
Kent, WA
$6,090
$3,320–$13,300
Kirkland, WA
$6,470
$3,530–$14,110
Renton, WA
$6,220
$3,390–$13,570
Seattle, WA
$6,340
$3,460–$13,840
Spokane, WA
$5,450
$2,970–$11,890
Tacoma, WA
$5,970
$3,260–$13,030
Vancouver, WA
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
West Virginia
Charleston, WV
$4,910
$2,680–$10,700
Huntington, WV
$4,800
$2,620–$10,470
Wisconsin
Appleton, WI
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Green Bay, WI
$5,140
$2,800–$11,210
Kenosha, WI
$5,390
$2,940–$11,750
Madison, WI
$5,470
$2,990–$11,940
Milwaukee, WI
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Wyoming
Casper, WY
$5,200
$2,840–$11,340
Cheyenne, WY
$5,270
$2,870–$11,490
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