How much does HVAC installation cost in Somerville? The usual HVAC & sheet metal job filed with Somerville is $27,680, from 691 priced permits (October 2023 through September 2026); the middle half of firms file between $21,543 and $36,668. A filed value is what the contractor wrote on the permit, not a quote or the final bill.
The usual HVAC & sheet metal job filed with Somerville is $27,680, from 691 priced permits, October 2023 through September 2026. The middle half of firms usually file between $21,543 and $36,668. 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 & sheet metal permit here usually takes 365 days from issue to final inspection. How long permits take →
Approximately, from each firm's own spread: every firm's range of filed values, weighted by its 691 priced permits across 230 firms, pooled into one. Half of Somerville HVAC & sheet metal permits were filed between $18,200 and $39,900.
| Percentile | Filed value | Reads as |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $11,900 | 1 in 10 permits filed below |
| 25th | $18,200 | 1 in 4 filed below |
| 50th | $27,700 | the middle permit |
| 75th | $39,900 | 1 in 4 filed above |
| 90th | $54,800 | 1 in 10 filed above |
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: City of Somerville FY2025 assessed values.
| Firms working on | Usual home value | Usual filed value | Firms | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower third | under $1,015,800 | $29,500 | 74 | 224 |
| Middle third | $1,015,800–$1,274,700 | $25,987 | 75 | 312 |
| Upper third | $1,277,800 and up | $25,133 | 75 | 149 |
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.
| Firm | Permits | Last 12 mo | Usual | Middle half | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Team, Inc | 54 | 23 | $25,987 | $18,512–$37,484 | 36.2% |
| Alves HVAC Mechanical | 20 | 8 | $31,250 | $22,340–$43,500 | 69.1% |
| NX HVAC Services | 18 | 8 | $25,450 | $16,250–$33,750 | 65.0% |
| Jetson Home Corporation | 6 | 6 | $19,994 | $17,251–$29,482 | — |
| VIP Pro HVAC Inc | 14 | 5 | $52,500 | $47,875–$57,000 | 6 of 9 |
| Central Cooling & Heating, Inc | 13 | 5 | $22,489 | $15,000–$25,690 | 2 of 8 |
| Amigo HVAC Inc | 5 | 5 | $25,000 | $25,000–$30,000 | — |
| Dubai HVAC | 5 | 5 | $48,000 | $39,000–$54,000 | — |
| Air System Consultants Inc | 13 | 4 | $30,000 | $24,000–$38,870 | 6 of 9 |
| Sumzero Energy Systems | 7 | 4 | $27,000 | $15,025–$34,251 | — |
Line your quote up against the file. In Somerville, 1 in 10 HVAC & sheet metal filed values sit under $11,900, the middle half between $18,200 and $39,900, and 1 in 10 over $54,800.
Somerville files the fewest HVAC & sheet metal permits in June (78 against an average month of 100) and the most in January (122). 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 Somerville →
Source: City of Somerville permit applications (issued permits only). 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 Somerville →
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