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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
$5,010
$2,730–$10,930
Huntsville, AL
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Mobile, AL
$4,920
$2,680–$10,730
Montgomery, AL
$4,920
$2,680–$10,730
Tuscaloosa, AL
$4,920
$2,680–$10,730
Alaska
Anchorage, AK
$6,640
$3,620–$14,480
Fairbanks, AK
$6,760
$3,690–$14,740
Juneau, AK
$6,830
$3,730–$14,910
Arizona
Chandler, AZ
$5,470
$2,980–$11,930
Flagstaff, AZ
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Gilbert, AZ
$5,550
$3,020–$12,100
Goodyear, AZ
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
Mesa, AZ
$5,360
$2,920–$11,690
Peoria, AZ
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
Phoenix, AZ
$5,470
$2,980–$11,930
Scottsdale, AZ
$5,880
$3,210–$12,840
Surprise, AZ
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Tempe, AZ
$5,470
$2,980–$11,930
Tucson, AZ
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Fort Smith, AR
$4,770
$2,600–$10,420
Little Rock, AR
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
California
Anaheim, CA
$6,730
$3,670–$14,680
Bakersfield, CA
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Elk Grove, CA
$6,030
$3,290–$13,170
Fremont, CA
$6,980
$3,800–$15,220
Fresno, CA
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Irvine, CA
$6,990
$3,810–$15,260
Los Angeles, CA
$6,900
$3,760–$15,050
Oceanside, CA
$6,390
$3,490–$13,940
Pasadena, CA
$6,820
$3,720–$14,880
Riverside, CA
$6,030
$3,290–$13,170
Sacramento, CA
$6,130
$3,340–$13,370
San Diego, CA
$6,560
$3,580–$14,310
San Francisco, CA
$7,240
$3,950–$15,790
San Jose, CA
$7,190
$3,920–$15,680
Santa Clarita, CA
$6,820
$3,720–$14,880
Santa Rosa, CA
$6,390
$3,490–$13,940
Stockton, CA
$5,790
$3,160–$12,630
Torrance, CA
$6,730
$3,670–$14,680
Colorado
Aurora, CO
$5,820
$3,170–$12,700
Boulder, CO
$6,220
$3,390–$13,580
Centennial, CO
$5,860
$3,190–$12,780
Colorado Springs, CO
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Denver, CO
$5,980
$3,260–$13,050
Fort Collins, CO
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Lakewood, CO
$5,890
$3,210–$12,850
Thornton, CO
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Connecticut
Hartford, CT
$5,910
$3,220–$12,890
New Haven, CT
$5,840
$3,180–$12,740
Stamford, CT
$6,610
$3,610–$14,420
Waterbury, CT
$5,570
$3,040–$12,150
Delaware
Dover, DE
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Newark, DE
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Wilmington, DE
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
District of Columbia
Washington, DC
$6,800
$3,710–$14,840
Florida
Cape Coral, FL
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Coral Springs, FL
$5,810
$3,170–$12,670
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$5,880
$3,210–$12,840
Gainesville, FL
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Jacksonville, FL
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Lakeland, FL
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Miami, FL
$6,050
$3,300–$13,210
Naples, FL
$5,880
$3,210–$12,840
Ocala, FL
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Orlando, FL
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
Pembroke Pines, FL
$5,790
$3,160–$12,630
Port St. Lucie, FL
$5,360
$2,920–$11,690
Sarasota, FL
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
St. Petersburg, FL
$5,470
$2,980–$11,930
Tampa, FL
$5,470
$2,980–$11,930
Georgia
Alpharetta, GA
$5,810
$3,170–$12,670
Athens, GA
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Atlanta, GA
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Johns Creek, GA
$5,880
$3,210–$12,840
Marietta, GA
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Roswell, GA
$5,710
$3,120–$12,470
Sandy Springs, GA
$5,810
$3,170–$12,670
Savannah, GA
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Hawaii
Honolulu, HI
$7,110
$3,880–$15,520
Kailua, HI
$7,090
$3,860–$15,460
Pearl City, HI
$6,990
$3,810–$15,260
Idaho
Boise, ID
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Idaho Falls, ID
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Meridian, ID
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Nampa, ID
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Illinois
Aurora, IL
$5,770
$3,150–$12,590
Chicago, IL
$5,890
$3,210–$12,850
Evanston, IL
$6,130
$3,340–$13,370
Joliet, IL
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Naperville, IL
$6,030
$3,290–$13,170
Peoria, IL
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Rockford, IL
$4,990
$2,720–$10,890
Schaumburg, IL
$5,840
$3,180–$12,740
Springfield, IL
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Indiana
Carmel, IN
$5,550
$3,020–$12,100
Evansville, IN
$4,840
$2,640–$10,560
Fishers, IN
$5,470
$2,980–$11,930
Fort Wayne, IN
$4,840
$2,640–$10,560
Indianapolis, IN
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA
$5,010
$2,730–$10,930
Davenport, IA
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Des Moines, IA
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Kansas
Olathe, KS
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Overland Park, KS
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
Topeka, KS
$4,850
$2,650–$10,580
Wichita, KS
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Kentucky
Lexington, KY
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Louisville, KY
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Louisiana
Baton Rouge, LA
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Lafayette, LA
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
New Orleans, LA
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Shreveport, LA
$4,920
$2,680–$10,730
Maine
Bangor, ME
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Lewiston, ME
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Portland, ME
$5,790
$3,160–$12,630
Maryland
Baltimore, MD
$5,820
$3,170–$12,700
Bethesda, MD
$6,900
$3,760–$15,050
Columbia, MD
$5,930
$3,240–$12,950
Frederick, MD
$5,860
$3,190–$12,780
Silver Spring, MD
$6,470
$3,530–$14,110
Massachusetts
Boston, MA
$6,730
$3,670–$14,680
Cambridge, MA
$7,070
$3,850–$15,420
Lowell, MA
$6,150
$3,350–$13,410
Springfield, MA
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Worcester, MA
$6,030
$3,290–$13,170
Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Detroit, MI
$5,210
$2,840–$11,370
Grand Rapids, MI
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Kalamazoo, MI
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Lansing, MI
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Livonia, MI
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Sterling Heights, MI
$5,260
$2,870–$11,470
Troy, MI
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Warren, MI
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Minnesota
Blaine, MN
$5,550
$3,030–$12,110
Bloomington, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Chaska, MN
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Coon Rapids, MN
$5,480
$2,990–$11,960
Duluth, MN
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Eagan, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Eden Prairie, MN
$5,810
$3,170–$12,670
Edina, MN
$5,880
$3,210–$12,840
Lakeville, MN
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Mankato, MN
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Maple Grove, MN
$5,790
$3,160–$12,630
Minneapolis, MN
$5,740
$3,130–$12,530
Moorhead, MN
$5,090
$2,780–$11,100
Plymouth, MN
$5,810
$3,170–$12,670
Prior Lake, MN
$5,740
$3,130–$12,520
Richfield, MN
$5,590
$3,050–$12,200
Rochester, MN
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Roseville, MN
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Savage, MN
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Shakopee, MN
$5,620
$3,070–$12,260
St. Cloud, MN
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
St. Louis Park, MN
$5,720
$3,120–$12,480
St. Paul, MN
$5,640
$3,080–$12,310
Woodbury, MN
$5,790
$3,160–$12,630
Mississippi
Gulfport, MS
$4,840
$2,640–$10,560
Jackson, MS
$4,770
$2,600–$10,420
Southaven, MS
$4,850
$2,650–$10,580
Missouri
Columbia, MO
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Kansas City, MO
$5,240
$2,860–$11,430
Springfield, MO
$4,850
$2,650–$10,580
St. Louis, MO
$5,250
$2,870–$11,460
Montana
Billings, MT
$5,260
$2,870–$11,470
Great Falls, MT
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Missoula, MT
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Omaha, NE
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Nevada
Henderson, NV
$5,530
$3,010–$12,060
Las Vegas, NV
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Reno, NV
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Sparks, NV
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
New Hampshire
Concord, NH
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Manchester, NH
$5,790
$3,160–$12,630
Nashua, NH
$5,860
$3,190–$12,780
New Jersey
Edison, NJ
$6,370
$3,480–$13,900
Jersey City, NJ
$6,610
$3,610–$14,420
Newark, NJ
$6,420
$3,500–$14,010
Paterson, NJ
$6,130
$3,340–$13,370
Toms River, NJ
$5,930
$3,240–$12,950
New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Santa Fe, NM
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
New York
Albany, NY
$5,330
$2,910–$11,630
Buffalo, NY
$5,250
$2,870–$11,460
New York, NY
$7,410
$4,040–$16,160
Rochester, NY
$5,250
$2,870–$11,460
Syracuse, NY
$5,160
$2,820–$11,260
Yonkers, NY
$6,950
$3,790–$15,160
North Carolina
Asheville, NC
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Cary, NC
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Charlotte, NC
$5,360
$2,920–$11,690
Durham, NC
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Fayetteville, NC
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Raleigh, NC
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
Wilmington, NC
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Winston-Salem, NC
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
North Dakota
Bismarck, ND
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Fargo, ND
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Grand Forks, ND
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Ohio
Akron, OH
$4,970
$2,710–$10,840
Cincinnati, OH
$5,160
$2,820–$11,260
Cleveland, OH
$5,140
$2,810–$11,220
Columbus, OH
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Dayton, OH
$4,900
$2,670–$10,690
Toledo, OH
$4,890
$2,670–$10,670
Oklahoma
Broken Arrow, OK
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Oklahoma City, OK
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Tulsa, OK
$4,980
$2,710–$10,860
Oregon
Beaverton, OR
$5,930
$3,240–$12,950
Bend, OR
$5,880
$3,210–$12,840
Eugene, OR
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Hillsboro, OR
$5,860
$3,190–$12,780
Medford, OR
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Portland, OR
$6,030
$3,290–$13,170
Salem, OR
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Pennsylvania
Allentown, PA
$5,400
$2,940–$11,780
Harrisburg, PA
$5,230
$2,850–$11,410
Philadelphia, PA
$5,820
$3,170–$12,700
Pittsburgh, PA
$5,330
$2,910–$11,630
Scranton, PA
$5,090
$2,780–$11,110
Rhode Island
Cranston, RI
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
Providence, RI
$5,820
$3,170–$12,700
Warwick, RI
$5,670
$3,090–$12,370
South Carolina
Charleston, SC
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Columbia, SC
$5,090
$2,780–$11,100
Greenville, SC
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
South Dakota
Rapid City, SD
$5,090
$2,780–$11,100
Sioux Falls, SD
$5,130
$2,800–$11,190
Tennessee
Chattanooga, TN
$5,010
$2,730–$10,930
Clarksville, TN
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Knoxville, TN
$5,010
$2,730–$10,930
Memphis, TN
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Murfreesboro, TN
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Nashville, TN
$5,530
$3,010–$12,060
Texas
Arlington, TX
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Austin, TX
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Beaumont, TX
$4,940
$2,700–$10,780
Corpus Christi, TX
$5,010
$2,730–$10,930
Dallas, TX
$5,530
$3,010–$12,060
Denton, TX
$5,360
$2,920–$11,690
El Paso, TX
$4,920
$2,680–$10,730
Fort Worth, TX
$5,350
$2,920–$11,670
Frisco, TX
$5,710
$3,120–$12,470
Houston, TX
$5,410
$2,950–$11,800
Killeen, TX
$4,920
$2,680–$10,730
Lewisville, TX
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
McKinney, TX
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Midland, TX
$5,330
$2,910–$11,630
New Braunfels, TX
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Pearland, TX
$5,360
$2,920–$11,690
Plano, TX
$5,700
$3,110–$12,430
Round Rock, TX
$5,530
$3,010–$12,060
San Antonio, TX
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Sugar Land, TX
$5,590
$3,050–$12,210
Utah
Ogden, UT
$5,280
$2,880–$11,520
Provo, UT
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
Salt Lake City, UT
$5,620
$3,070–$12,260
St. George, UT
$5,430
$2,960–$11,840
West Jordan, UT
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Vermont
Burlington, VT
$5,810
$3,170–$12,670
South Burlington, VT
$5,710
$3,120–$12,470
Virginia
Alexandria, VA
$6,710
$3,660–$14,640
Arlington, VA
$6,820
$3,720–$14,880
Chesapeake, VA
$5,450
$2,970–$11,890
Norfolk, VA
$5,410
$2,950–$11,800
Richmond, VA
$5,450
$2,970–$11,890
Roanoke, VA
$5,020
$2,740–$10,950
Virginia Beach, VA
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Washington
Bellevue, WA
$6,900
$3,760–$15,050
Federal Way, WA
$6,130
$3,340–$13,370
Kent, WA
$6,220
$3,390–$13,580
Kirkland, WA
$6,730
$3,670–$14,680
Renton, WA
$6,370
$3,480–$13,900
Seattle, WA
$6,560
$3,580–$14,310
Spokane, WA
$5,450
$2,970–$11,890
Tacoma, WA
$6,030
$3,290–$13,170
Vancouver, WA
$5,790
$3,160–$12,630
West Virginia
Charleston, WV
$4,840
$2,640–$10,560
Huntington, WV
$4,710
$2,570–$10,270
Wisconsin
Appleton, WI
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Green Bay, WI
$5,110
$2,790–$11,150
Kenosha, WI
$5,330
$2,910–$11,630
Madison, WI
$5,520
$3,010–$12,040
Milwaukee, WI
$5,330
$2,910–$11,630
Wyoming
Casper, WY
$5,180
$2,830–$11,300
Cheyenne, WY
$5,260
$2,870–$11,470
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