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HVAC Installation Cost in Arlington, VA: what the permits say

How much does HVAC installation cost in Arlington, VA? The usual HVAC job filed with Arlington, VA is $8,600, from 2,805 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $4,000 and $12,320. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.

$8,600usual filed value
$4,000–$12,320middle half of firms' usual jobs
2,805priced permits (100% of 2,807)
274firms on file
148days, permit issue to final
Sep 2026records through

How much does HVAC installation cost in Arlington, VA?

The usual HVAC job filed with Arlington, VA is $8,600, from 2,805 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $4,000 and $12,320. Half of jobs were filed for less, half for more. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill. An HVAC permit here usually takes 148 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →

What the spread looks like

Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 2,805 priced permits across 273 firms, pooled into one. Half of Arlington, VA HVAC permits were filed between $3,500 and $15,300.

PercentileFiled valueReads as
10th$1,2001 in 10 permits filed below
25th$3,5001 in 4 filed below
50th$8,500the middle permit
75th$15,3001 in 4 filed above
90th$23,6001 in 10 filed above

By home value

Firms split into thirds by the usual value of the homes they work on, with each third's usual filed value weighted by permits. Home values: Arlington County 2026 assessed values.

Firms working onUsual home valueUsual filed valueFirmsPermits
Lower thirdunder $1,065,650$10,00091506
Middle third$1,065,650–$1,342,500$10,000911,029
Upper third$1,347,900 and up$4,862911,271

Busiest firms and what they usually charge

Top 10 by permits in the last 12 months. Usual is each firm's middle filed value; middle half is the range its middle half of jobs were filed in. Busy is not the same as careful: pick what you value to build a list.

FirmPermitsLast 12 moUsualMiddle halfFinished
Hearth & Home Technologies LLC27885$4,000$2,800–$6,40392.7%
Thermal Comfort Heating & Air LLC17559$20,000$15,000–$20,00097.8%
Horizon Services MD LLC14056$13,553$10,000–$19,05368.5%
Ralph Beall14649$800$80085.9%
Chesapeake Hearth and Stone Company LLC3736$1,000$1,000–$2,000—
Masters Mid Atlantic LLC4429$24,000$19,978–$26,15591.5%
Michael & Son Services Inc6325$7,938$6,000–$11,00082.5%
FH Furr Plumbing Heating & Air Conditioning Inc9421$12,320$9,658–$19,23886.3%
United Air-Temp Air Conditioning and Heating LLC3720$5,675$1,200–$11,54578.7%
Marbin N Gutierrez4918$6,000$3,200–$7,90089.7%

Why filed values run low or high

  • The 10 busiest firms usually file $6,000; the 212 firms with fewer than 10 permits usually file $7,716.
  • Firms working on the most expensive third of homes (usual home value $1,347,900 and up) usually file $4,862, against $10,000 for the least expensive third.
  • One permit type covers small and large jobs: 1 in 10 HVAC permits is filed under $1,200 and 1 in 10 over $23,600, 20 times as much.
  • 99.9% of the 2,807 permits carry a value; the 2 without one are left out of every figure here.

Is your quote normal? Compare it with 2,805 filed values

Line your quote up against the file. In Arlington, VA, 1 in 10 HVAC filed values sit under $1,200, the middle half between $3,500 and $15,300, and 1 in 10 over $23,600.

  • $30,700Above $23,600: higher than 9 in 10 filed values for this work in Arlington, VA.
  • $8,600Right at the usual $8,600: in the middle of the file.
  • $840Below $1,200: lower than 9 in 10. Ask what the quote leaves out.

When to schedule HVAC work in Arlington, VA

Arlington, VA files the fewest HVAC permits in June (86 against an average month of 100) and the most in October (119). If you can choose, ask for quotes in a quiet month. We have no prices by month, so this is about crews' schedules, not a discount. When each trade is busiest in Arlington, VA →

How these numbers are made

Source: Arlington County, VA building and trade permits. The window is October 2023 through September 2026; a permit filed after that isn't here yet.

Usual is the middle permit: half were filed for less, half for more. Only permits with a filed value count; a value of $0 or none is left out.

The spread is approximate: we keep seven points of each firm's own range of filed values, not every permit, and pool them.

Nobody paid to be on this page and nobody can. How the records work in Arlington, VA →

Common questions

  • How many quotes should I get for an HVAC job in Arlington, VA?At least three. In the permit record the middle half of Arlington, VA HVAC firms usually file between $4,000 and $12,320 a job, so two ordinary firms can sit 3.1 times apart and both be normal for Arlington, VA. A third quote shows which one is the outlier. Filed values are what contractors wrote on permits, not quotes, so use them to judge the spread, not to price your own job.
  • What range is normal for HVAC jobs in Arlington, VA?Half of permits were filed between $3,500 and $15,300; 8 in 10 between $1,200 and $23,600. These are approximate, pooled from each firm's own spread.
  • How much do HVAC contractors charge in Arlington, VA?The usual HVAC job is filed at $8,600; the middle half of firms usually file between $4,000 and $12,320. The 10 firms with the most permits in the last 12 months usually file $6,000, less than the usual. See every firm's usual job →
  • Do bigger houses get bigger bills?Not in the file: firms working on the upper third of homes by value usually file $4,862, the lower third $10,000.
  • Where does this data come from?Arlington County, VA building and trade permits, read October 2026. How the records work in Arlington, VA →

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