Across 4,454 permits filed since 2025-03-10, the median is $15,214; half of projects fall between $9,000 and $24,500. Figures are permit valuations reported to building departments. National cost guides answer this question with averages from other markets; these numbers are what homeowners in New York actually reported when they pulled permits.
Recent filings
- CENTRAL AIR - REPLACE 2 TON A/C SYSTEM (COIL & CONDENSER) . REPLACE GAS FURNACE IN ATTIC **ANY OUTDOOR UNIT(S) ARE NOT PERMITTED ON/IN FRONT OF RESIDENCE** **NEED PASSING FINAL ELECTRICAL INSPECTION BY TOWN APPROVED ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR**Town of Wappinger · 2026-09-08$18,086
- FURNACE / A/C - REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING 80% GAS FURNACE AND 3.5 TON A/C SYSTEM WHICH SUPPLIES HEATING & COOLING TO 2ND FLOOR (SYSTEM LOCATED IN ATTIC) GAS FURNACE AND 4 TON A/C SYSTEM WHICH SUPPLIES HEATING & COOLING TO 1ST FLOOR (SYSTEM LOTown of Wappinger · 2026-09-08$42,870
- MINI SPLIT INSTALLATION **ANY OUTDOOR UNIT(S) ARE NOT PERMITTED ON/IN FRONT OF RESIDENCE** **NEED PASSING FINAL ELECTRICAL INSPECTION BY TOWN APPROVED ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR** **NEED INSPECTION FOR SMOKE AND CO DETECTORS PER CODE THROUGHOUT Town of Wappinger · 2026-09-08$13,000
How to read these numbers
Permit valuations are the project cost the applicant reports to the building department. They skew slightly low — nobody rounds up for the permit fee — and scope varies, so the middle-half range is the honest picture: half of all hvac / central air permits in New York came in between $9,000 and $24,500. We exclude permits under $1,000, jobs filed as whole-house construction, and counties whose building departments don't reliably report valuations.
Same project, other places
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