Ductless Mini-Split Installation Cost by City (2026)

Nationally, homeowners pay about $5,500 to install a ductless mini-split, ranging from $3,000 to $11,000. Prices swing with local labor and materials — pick your city for a localized estimate.

Low end$3,000

Average$5,500

High end$11,000

Ductless Mini-Split Installation cost by city

New York, NY$7,700 San Francisco, CA$8,000 San Jose, CA$7,800 Los Angeles, CA$7,200 San Diego, CA$7,000 Oakland, CA$7,400 Sacramento, CA$6,500 Fresno, CA$5,800 Seattle, WA$7,200 Spokane, WA$5,600 Portland, OR$6,500 Boston, MA$7,300 Providence, RI$6,300 Hartford, CT$6,200 Newark, NJ$6,700 Jersey City, NJ$6,800 Philadelphia, PA$6,200 Pittsburgh, PA$5,400 Washington, DC$7,000 Baltimore, MD$6,100 Richmond, VA$5,600 Virginia Beach, VA$5,500 Chicago, IL$6,500 Minneapolis, MN$6,200 Milwaukee, WI$5,600 Detroit, MI$5,500 Columbus, OH$5,400 Cleveland, OH$5,300 Cincinnati, OH$5,300 Indianapolis, IN$5,200 Kansas City, MO$5,300 St. Louis, MO$5,200 Denver, CO$6,300 Colorado Springs, CO$5,800 Salt Lake City, UT$5,700 Boise, ID$5,600 Las Vegas, NV$5,800 Reno, NV$5,900 Phoenix, AZ$5,600 Tucson, AZ$5,200 Albuquerque, NM$5,100 Austin, TX$5,900 Dallas, TX$5,600 Fort Worth, TX$5,500 Houston, TX$5,500 San Antonio, TX$5,200 El Paso, TX$4,800 Oklahoma City, OK$5,000 Tulsa, OK$4,800 Atlanta, GA$5,600 Charlotte, NC$5,500 Raleigh, NC$5,500 Greensboro, NC$5,200 Nashville, TN$5,700 Memphis, TN$5,000 Knoxville, TN$5,100 Chattanooga, TN$5,000 Louisville, KY$5,100 Birmingham, AL$4,800 Jacksonville, FL$5,400 Orlando, FL$5,500 Tampa, FL$5,500 Miami, FL$6,300 New Orleans, LA$5,400 Baton Rouge, LA$5,000 Little Rock, AR$4,800 Wichita, KS$4,800 Omaha, NE$5,200 Des Moines, IA$5,200 Buffalo, NY$5,400 Rochester, NY$5,300 Honolulu, HI$8,300 Toledo, OH$5,200 Akron, OH$5,300 Dayton, OH$5,400 Youngstown, OH$5,000 Fort Wayne, IN$5,100 Evansville, IN$5,000 South Bend, IN$5,100 Grand Rapids, MI$5,400 Ann Arbor, MI$5,900 Lansing, MI$5,200 Flint, MI$5,100 Madison, WI$5,600 Green Bay, WI$5,300 Lincoln, NE$5,100 Sioux Falls, SD$5,200 Fargo, ND$5,300 Springfield, MO$5,000 Columbia, MO$5,200 Topeka, KS$4,800 Cedar Rapids, IA$5,200 St. Paul, MN$6,100 Rochester, MN$5,500 Peoria, IL$5,100 Springfield, IL$5,100 Rockford, IL$5,200 Naperville, IL$6,200 Fort Collins, CO$5,900 Aurora, CO$6,100 Provo, UT$5,500 Ogden, UT$5,400 Billings, MT$5,400 Cheyenne, WY$5,300 Eugene, OR$5,900 Salem, OR$5,600 Bend, OR$6,100 Tacoma, WA$6,300 Bellevue, WA$7,400 Vancouver, WA$6,100 Chandler, AZ$5,600 Mesa, AZ$5,500 Scottsdale, AZ$6,100 Gilbert, AZ$5,700 Henderson, NV$5,800 Santa Fe, NM$5,500 Las Cruces, NM$5,000 Arlington, TX$5,500 Plano, TX$5,800 Frisco, TX$5,900 Corpus Christi, TX$5,100 Lubbock, TX$5,000 Amarillo, TX$5,000 Waco, TX$5,000 McAllen, TX$4,800 Savannah, GA$5,300 Augusta, GA$5,100 Athens, GA$5,200 Durham, NC$5,500 Winston-Salem, NC$5,200 Fayetteville, NC$5,100 Asheville, NC$5,600 Cary, NC$5,600 Columbia, SC$5,200 Charleston, SC$5,600 Greenville, SC$5,200 Huntsville, AL$5,100 Montgomery, AL$4,800 Mobile, AL$5,000 Jackson, MS$4,700 Shreveport, LA$5,000 Lafayette, LA$5,100 Fort Lauderdale, FL$6,200 St. Petersburg, FL$5,600 Tallahassee, FL$5,300 Fort Myers, FL$5,600 Sarasota, FL$5,800 Cape Coral, FL$5,500 West Palm Beach, FL$6,200 Clarksville, TN$5,100 Murfreesboro, TN$5,400 Lexington, KY$5,200 Norfolk, VA$5,500 Chesapeake, VA$5,500 Roanoke, VA$5,200 Frederick, MD$6,100 Wilmington, DE$5,800 Erie, PA$5,100 Reading, PA$5,300 Scranton, PA$5,200 Lancaster, PA$5,400 Allentown, PA$5,400 Trenton, NJ$6,100 Edison, NJ$6,600 Paterson, NJ$6,500 Camden, NJ$5,800 Yonkers, NY$7,400 Syracuse, NY$5,300 Albany, NY$5,600 Bridgeport, CT$6,300 New Haven, CT$6,200 Stamford, CT$7,400 Worcester, MA$6,300 Springfield, MA$5,800 Cambridge, MA$7,400 Manchester, NH$5,900 Portland, ME$5,900 Burlington, VT$6,100 Warwick, RI$6,100

What affects ductless mini-split installation cost

Number of indoor zones/heads
System capacity
Wall vs. ceiling mounting
Electrical and line-set runs