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Heat pump installation cost in New Hampshire
Nationally, a 2,000 sq ft home heat pump in ducted air-source heat pump runs $10,000 to $20,000 installed. New Hampshire's HVAC mechanics and installers earn +21.1% against the US median, which moves the labor part of that price; town permit fees then come from each town's own schedule.
- 1National, 2,000 sq ft home $10,000–$20,000
- 2NH, hVAC mechanics and installers +21.1% labor
- 3Town pages 14
National price by material
These are the installed ranges the cost guide publishes; a ducted system is priced from its table by home size, a ductless system as one range. The New Hampshire column applies the statewide labor index.
| Material | National, 2,000 sq ft home | New Hampshire |
|---|---|---|
| Ducted air-source heat pump | $10,000–$20,000 | $11,050–$22,100 |
| Ductless mini-split heat pump | $2,000–$17,000 | $2,200–$18,800 |
Labor index by New Hampshire area
The Bureau of Labor Statistics splits New Hampshire into five wage areas by county. For HVAC mechanics and installers, the lowest index is Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (+3.8%) and the highest is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (+28.7%). Only the labor part of the price moves with it.
| Labor area | Counties | Index | Ducted air-source, 2,000 sq ft home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | Hillsborough | +19.8% | $11,000–$22,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Rockingham, Strafford | +28.7% | $11,450–$22,850 |
| Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | Belknap, Merrimack | +4.1% | $10,200–$20,400 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | Carroll, Coos, Grafton | +18.9% | $10,950–$21,900 |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | Cheshire, Sullivan | +3.8% | $10,200–$20,400 |
* BLS publishes no estimate for this trade in that area; the New Hampshire statewide median is used. Source: O*NET OnLine, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021.00), New Hampshire local wages.
Town pages
A town gets a page only where its own published fee schedule could be read and either names this work or sets a general residential rate. 14 towns qualify so far; others can still use the calculator by county.
| Town | County | Estimate | Permit | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow | Merrimack | $10,200–$20,400 | $75 | names it |
| Conway | Carroll | $10,950–$21,900 | $75 | names it |
| Durham | Strafford | $11,450–$22,850 | $170.07 | names it |
| Exeter | Rockingham | $11,450–$22,850 | $135.77 | names it |
| Fitzwilliam | Cheshire | $10,200–$20,400 | $50 | names it |
| Hudson | Hillsborough | $11,000–$22,000 | $75 | names it |
| Londonderry | Rockingham | $11,450–$22,850 | from $75 | names it |
| Manchester | Hillsborough | $11,000–$22,000 | from $55 | names it |
| Merrimack | Hillsborough | $11,000–$22,000 | from $110 | names it |
| New Ipswich | Hillsborough | $11,000–$22,000 | from $100 | names it |
| Newbury | Merrimack | $10,200–$20,400 | $100 | names it |
| Newport | Sullivan | $10,200–$20,400 | $202.81 | names it |
| Portsmouth | Rockingham | $11,450–$22,850 | from $75 | names it |
| Salem | Rockingham | $11,450–$22,850 | $111.50 | names it |
A second benchmark
Remodeling's 2025 Cost vs Value report prices fixed-specification jobs nationally and by region. “HVAC Conversion, Electrification”: $19,500 national, $22,200 New England. They describe one particular job each, so they are a cross-check on direction, not an input to the estimates here. Source.
How the estimate is built
Installed price per home × size gives the national range. The labor part of that range (50% of the installed price) is multiplied by the local labor index. Materials stay at the national price. The methodology has every source and formula.
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Checked October 20, 2026. Ranges built from published averages, not quotes.