Home / Heat pump installation cost / Manchester, NH
Manchester · Hillsborough County · labor +19.8%
Heat pump installation cost in Manchester, NH
A 2,000 sq ft home heat pump in ducted air-source heat pump comes to about $11,000 to $22,000 in Manchester once the national installed price is adjusted for what HVAC mechanics and installers earn locally. The city's fee schedule names this work puts the permit at from $55 for a job at the midpoint.
Figures checked October 20, 2026 · sources
- 1Ducted air-source, 2,000 sq ft home $11,000–$22,000
- 2Labor index +19.8% vs US
- 3Manchester permit from $55
Change size or material All Manchester projects
Heat pump installation prices in Manchester by material
Each row starts from the installed price per home published in a national cost guide, then moves only the labor part of that price by Manchester's labor index. For 2,000 sq ft home:
| Material | National | Manchester | Midpoint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ducted air-source heat pump | $10,000–$20,000 | $11,000–$22,000 | $16,500 |
| Ductless mini-split heat pump | $2,000–$17,000 | $2,200–$18,700 | $10,450 |
The ducted row is priced from the guide's table for a 2,000 sq ft home (3 tons). The ductless row is the guide's range for one system of any size, from a single head to several zones, which is why it is so wide.
By size
| Home size (sq ft) | Manchester estimate | Permit at midpoint |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 sq ft home | $6,600–$9,350 | from $55 |
| 1,500 sq ft home | $8,800–$11,550 | from $55 |
| 2,000 sq ft home | $11,000–$22,000 | from $55 |
| 2,500 sq ft home | $13,200–$24,200 | from $55 |
| 3,000 sq ft home | $19,800–$27,500 | from $55 |
| 3,500 sq ft home | $22,000–$30,750 | from $55 |
| 4,000 sq ft home | $24,200–$35,150 | from $55 |
Ducted air-source heat pump.
Permit fee in Manchester
Named in the schedule The fee schedule names this kind of work.
“$30 MIMINUM FEE + $25 APPLICATION FEE: $55.00 (Application for Heating Permit)”
Applied to a 2,000 sq ft home heat pump estimated at $11,000 to $22,000, that gives from $55 to from $55, about 0.33% of the midpoint price. Among the 14 towns on this site whose schedules cover this work, Manchester ranks 2 from the cheapest; Fitzwilliam is lowest at $50 and Newport highest at $202.81 for its own midpoint job.
Schedule: Building Code of the City of Manchester, Sec. 109.8 Fee Schedule; Heating Permit application (adopted July 6, 2021). The building department decides whether a permit is required and what valuation it accepts; the national guide puts heat pump permits at $50–$300.
Why Manchester differs from the national price
Manchester is in Hillsborough County, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics counts in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metropolitan area. The median wage there for hVAC mechanics and installers is $35.14 an hour against $29.33 nationally, so the labor part of a national price is scaled by 1.198 (+19.8%).
On this job the labor portion is $5,000 to $10,000 at national rates and $6,000 to $12,000 at Manchester rates, so the midpoint rises $1,500 above the national figure. Against the New Hampshire statewide wage it is $90 lower. Materials are priced at the national figure: shingle, lumber and equipment prices are set by distributors, not by a town.
A second published benchmark points the same way for the region: Remodeling's 2025 Cost vs Value report prices its “HVAC Conversion, Electrification” job at $19,500 nationally and $22,200 in New England. Those are fixed specification jobs, not per-square-foot prices, so they are shown for comparison only.
Manchester at a glance
Manchester had 117,556 residents in the state's 2025 estimate, up 7.3% from 109,565 in 2010, about the same pace as New Hampshire as a whole (7.5%). At 3,587 people per square mile it is one of the most built-up places on this site (1 of 19 by density), so crews often work on tight lots with neighbours close by.
48.7% of Manchester's occupied homes are lived in by their owners, fewer than the 72.8% statewide, and the median owner-occupied home is valued at $365,600 (New Hampshire: $402,500). The midpoint estimate for this heat pump works out to 4.5% of that median value.
Before asking for quotes
- The Manchester building department can say for free whether this job needs a permit and what it will cost; the schedule linked above is its own published document.
- Written quotes that list the same scope (area, material line, removal, disposal, permit) can be compared line by line; the quote comparison guide walks through it with these numbers.
- A quote far below $11,000 or above $22,000 is not wrong in itself, but it is worth asking what it includes or leaves out.
Other projects in Manchester
Roof replacement cost in Manchester · Siding replacement cost in Manchester · Deck building cost in Manchester
Heat pump installation in nearby towns
| Town | Labor area | Estimate | Permit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | Manchester-Nashua | $11,000–$22,000 | $75 |
| Merrimack | Manchester-Nashua | $11,000–$22,000 | from $110 |
| New Ipswich | Manchester-Nashua | $11,000–$22,000 | from $100 |
| Bow | Central NH | $10,200–$20,400 | $75 |
| Conway | Northern NH | $10,950–$21,900 | $75 |
More: all heat pump installation town pages · permit fees by town · labor costs in New Hampshire
Sources
- Installed price: HomeGuide: Heat pump cost (Oct 30, 2025) — “Air-source (ducted) $10,000 – $25,000+ (includes air handler installation)”.
- Labor portion: Filterbuy: Heat pump installation cost guide (Mar 4, 2026) — “labor typically accounts for 40% to 60% of the total installation cost.” (midpoint, 50%, used).
- Labor index: O*NET OnLine, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (49-9021.00), New Hampshire local wages; area definitions: BLS, May 2025 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions.
- Permit: Building Code of the City of Manchester, Sec. 109.8 Fee Schedule; Heating Permit application.
- Population: NH Office of Planning and Development, 2025 Population Estimates of New Hampshire Cities and Towns (published July 17, 2026); housing: Census QuickFacts, Manchester.
All figures checked October 20, 2026. Estimates are ranges built from published averages, not quotes; a contractor's price depends on the house, access, the season and the scope written into the quote. Cost by Town does not perform or arrange work.