Cost guide · October 2026

How much do HVAC contractors cost?

Most customers pay around $322 per job. The most common job, HVAC system maintenance, usually runs $37–$292. 97% of customers who rated the price called it fair or great.

Best HVAC contractors for HVAC duct & vent repair

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Typical priceMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).$982
Middle half paid25th to 75th percentile of reported prices: half of all customers paid inside this range.$344–$1.9k
Said fair or greatOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.97%
Reviews of this jobNumber of Google reviews in this category tagged with the job.711
  1. Cool Air Mechanical logoCool Air Mechanical (Atlanta) — 111 customers reviewed a HVAC duct & vent repair job here and gave it 4.95★ on average; 97% were 5★, 1% were 1–2★. Most paid $1,000+. 89% called the price fair.
  2. Bartlett Heating & Cooling logoBartlett Heating & Cooling (Atlanta) — 29 customers reviewed a HVAC duct & vent repair job here and gave it 4.97★ on average; 97% were 5★ and none were 1–2★. Most paid $2,000+. 100% called the price fair.
  3. Henson Mechanical Heating Air and Plumbing logoHenson Mechanical Heating Air and Plumbing (Atlanta) — 21 customers reviewed a HVAC duct & vent repair job here and gave it 5.00★ on average; 100% were 5★ and none were 1–2★. Most paid $100–200.
  4. The Comfort Authority logoThe Comfort Authority (Tampa) — 23 customers reviewed a HVAC duct & vent repair job here and gave it 5.00★ on average; 100% were 5★ and none were 1–2★. Most paid $100–200. 100% called the price fair.
  5. Fontana Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning logoFontana Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning (Tampa) — 22 customers reviewed a HVAC duct & vent repair job here and gave it 5.00★ on average; 100% were 5★ and none were 1–2★. Most paid $2,000+. 100% called the price fair.

Job match = this company’s ★ on reviews Google tagged “HVAC duct & vent repair” (shrunk toward the category average when there are few), how many such jobs it has done, and its overall Experts Score.

What customers said about HVAC duct & vent repair

★★★★★ Jason · Edited a week agoBartlett Heating & Cooling logoBartlett Heating & Cooling

The team did excellent work and kept me notified during the process. Really well done Wally and Mike crushed it today. .

HVAC system maintenanceHVAC duct & vent repairHeating system installation
★★★★★ C · Edited 3 weeks agoFontana Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning logoFontana Brothers Heating …

Punctual, professional, efficient, great communication, kind team. This is the reason I keep coming back for all my a/c needs. They did quite a bit of work on my home cooling needs. New duct lines, & insulated the entire attic, as I found my home had no roof insulation after purchasing it a few months ago. I trust…

Reasonable priceHVAC system repairHVAC system maintenanceA/C system maintenance
★★★★★ B · 4 weeks agoAll Star A/C, Plumbing & Electrical logoAll Star A/C, Plumbing & …

Antonio was awesome!!! He was on time very Polite and knowledgeable of our system. After completing the routine maintenance we requested he did show us some pictures of our plenum that had some sort of growth going on that confirms what we had been thinking. In a professional manner he showed a couple of options…

Great priceHVAC system repairHVAC system maintenanceA/C system maintenance
★★★★★ Frank · a month agoCool Air Mechanical logoCool Air Mechanical

Cool Air and their rep tech Will did an excellent job today. First class figured out what was going on with our air and solved it. Again first class organization.

Paid $200–400Reasonable priceHVAC system repairHVAC system maintenanceA/C system maintenance
★★★★★ Angela · a month agoThe Comfort Authority logoThe Comfort Authority

I called a well known competitor who i was paying monthly subscription and they couldnt get out until Tuesday. Arthur came out the same day of the call. He was professional courteous, explained and showed me everything that was wrong with my unit and fixed my duct to my bathroom exhaust in the attic. Because of him…

Paid $200–400HVAC system maintenanceHVAC duct & vent repair
★★★★★ Ronnie · 2 months agoTexas AirZone LLC logoTexas AirZone LLC

I have used Texas Air Zone for around 10 years. They have replaced my ancient unit, serviced my new unit twice a year since on a service contract. They promptly show up if anything unusual happens and they are very reasonable. Greg has been our technician during that time and just a really nice and knowledgeable…

Reasonable priceHVAC system maintenanceHVAC duct & vent repairHVAC duct & vent installation

Price list: what each job costs

Low = 25th percentile, high = 75th. Tap a job for the best companies for it.

JobLow25th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid less than this.TypicalMedian of the bill customers reported in their Google review (Google asks reviewers for a price range; we use the middle of each range).High75th percentile: 1 in 4 customers paid more than this.FairOf customers who rated the price, the share who chose “Great price” or “Reasonable” rather than “Overpriced”.
HVAC system maintenance$37$124$29298%
A/C system maintenance$54$216$44198%
HVAC system repair$192$406$95596%
A/C system repair$209$383$88097%
Install AC$1.5k$2.4k$3.2k98%
Heating system maintenance$54$148$29297%
Repair HVAC$236$359$84096%
Heating system installation$1.4k$2.1k$2.8k97%
Heating system repair$228$680$1.6k96%
Installation$1.1k$1.9k$2.8k99%
HVAC duct & vent cleaning$192$441$939100%
HVAC duct & vent installation$526$1.6k$2.5k94%
HVAC duct & vent repair$344$982$1.9k97%
Thermostat installation$148$299$1.3k97%
Thermostat repair$56$198$39697%

Best HVAC contractors by what matters to you

Winners per factor among companies with 20+ reviews.

Questions people ask

How much does a HVAC contractor cost?

Customers reported a typical bill of $322 (middle half $57–$882 last month). The cheapest common job is HVAC system maintenance at about $124; the priciest is install AC at about $2.4k.

Is my quote fair?

Pick the job and enter your quote above. We place it on what real customers paid: inside the middle half is normal, above the top quarter deserves a second quote.

How do I pick a good HVAC contractor?

Look past the star average — almost everyone listed is 4.5★+. What separates them: the share of 1–2★ jobs in the last two years (category average 2%), whether the owner answers complaints (63% do), and how customers rated the specific job you need.

Where do these numbers come from?

79,234 Google reviews of 67 companies, using the price, price verdict and service fields Google collects with each review. No paid placements.

From 79,234 Google reviews of 67 top-rated HVAC contractors nationwide. Updated October 25, 2026.