Across 4,951 permits filed since 2025-04-28, the median is $15,000; half of projects fall between $8,778 and $24,565. 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
- DIRECTREPLACEMENT OF EXISTING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH NEW CONDENSERS, FURNACE AND HEAT PUMP AS SPECIFIED IN THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED BELOWCity of Yonkers · 2026-10-27$24,783
- INSTALL A NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH ONE NEW CONDENSERS AND AIRHANDLERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED BELOWCity of Yonkers · 2026-10-27$23,400
- INSTALL A NEW AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH ONE NEW CONDENSERS AND AIRHANDLERS AS SPECIFIED IN THE SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION WITH THE CONDITIONS LISTED BELOWCity of Yonkers · 2026-10-27$23,400
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 $8,778 and $24,565. 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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