Ductless Mini-Split Installation Cost by City (2026)

Nationally, homeowners pay about $7,500 to install a ductless mini-split, ranging from $4,300 to $12,000. Prices swing with local labor and materials — pick your city for a localized estimate.

Low end$4,300

Average$7,500

High end$12,000

Figures reflect 2026 cost data from Angi, NerdWallet, HomeAdvisor, and other national cost-reporting sources, adjusted for local labor and material rates — see our full methodology.

Ductless Mini-Split Installation cost by city

New York, NY$10,500 San Francisco, CA$10,900 San Jose, CA$10,650 Los Angeles, CA$9,800 San Diego, CA$9,550 Oakland, CA$10,100 Sacramento, CA$8,850 Fresno, CA$7,900 Seattle, WA$9,800 Spokane, WA$7,650 Portland, OR$8,850 Boston, MA$9,950 Providence, RI$8,600 Hartford, CT$8,450 Newark, NJ$9,150 Jersey City, NJ$9,250 Philadelphia, PA$8,450 Pittsburgh, PA$7,350 Washington, DC$9,550 Baltimore, MD$8,300 Richmond, VA$7,650 Virginia Beach, VA$7,500 Chicago, IL$8,850 Minneapolis, MN$8,450 Milwaukee, WI$7,650 Detroit, MI$7,500 Columbus, OH$7,350 Cleveland, OH$7,250 Cincinnati, OH$7,250 Indianapolis, IN$7,100 Kansas City, MO$7,250 St. Louis, MO$7,100 Denver, CO$8,600 Colorado Springs, CO$7,900 Salt Lake City, UT$7,750 Boise, ID$7,650 Las Vegas, NV$7,900 Reno, NV$8,050 Phoenix, AZ$7,650 Tucson, AZ$7,100 Albuquerque, NM$6,950 Austin, TX$8,050 Dallas, TX$7,650 Fort Worth, TX$7,500 Houston, TX$7,500 San Antonio, TX$7,100 El Paso, TX$6,550 Oklahoma City, OK$6,800 Tulsa, OK$6,550 Atlanta, GA$7,650 Charlotte, NC$7,500 Raleigh, NC$7,500 Greensboro, NC$7,100 Nashville, TN$7,750 Memphis, TN$6,800 Knoxville, TN$6,950 Chattanooga, TN$6,800 Louisville, KY$6,950 Birmingham, AL$6,550 Jacksonville, FL$7,350 Orlando, FL$7,500 Tampa, FL$7,500 Miami, FL$8,600 New Orleans, LA$7,350 Baton Rouge, LA$6,800 Little Rock, AR$6,550 Wichita, KS$6,550 Omaha, NE$7,100 Des Moines, IA$7,100 Buffalo, NY$7,350 Rochester, NY$7,250 Honolulu, HI$11,300 Toledo, OH$7,100 Akron, OH$7,250 Dayton, OH$7,350 Youngstown, OH$6,800 Fort Wayne, IN$6,950 Evansville, IN$6,800 South Bend, IN$6,950 Grand Rapids, MI$7,350 Ann Arbor, MI$8,050 Lansing, MI$7,100 Flint, MI$6,950 Madison, WI$7,650 Green Bay, WI$7,250 Lincoln, NE$6,950 Sioux Falls, SD$7,100 Fargo, ND$7,250 Springfield, MO$6,800 Columbia, MO$7,100 Topeka, KS$6,550 Cedar Rapids, IA$7,100 St. Paul, MN$8,300 Rochester, MN$7,500 Peoria, IL$6,950 Springfield, IL$6,950 Rockford, IL$7,100 Naperville, IL$8,450 Fort Collins, CO$8,050 Aurora, CO$8,300 Provo, UT$7,500 Ogden, UT$7,350 Billings, MT$7,350 Cheyenne, WY$7,250 Eugene, OR$8,050 Salem, OR$7,650 Bend, OR$8,300 Tacoma, WA$8,600 Bellevue, WA$10,100 Vancouver, WA$8,300 Chandler, AZ$7,650 Mesa, AZ$7,500 Scottsdale, AZ$8,300 Gilbert, AZ$7,750 Henderson, NV$7,900 Santa Fe, NM$7,500 Las Cruces, NM$6,800 Arlington, TX$7,500 Plano, TX$7,900 Frisco, TX$8,050 Corpus Christi, TX$6,950 Lubbock, TX$6,800 Amarillo, TX$6,800 Waco, TX$6,800 McAllen, TX$6,550 Savannah, GA$7,250 Augusta, GA$6,950 Athens, GA$7,100 Durham, NC$7,500 Winston-Salem, NC$7,100 Fayetteville, NC$6,950 Asheville, NC$7,650 Cary, NC$7,650 Columbia, SC$7,100 Charleston, SC$7,650 Greenville, SC$7,100 Huntsville, AL$6,950 Montgomery, AL$6,550 Mobile, AL$6,800 Jackson, MS$6,400 Shreveport, LA$6,800 Lafayette, LA$6,950 Fort Lauderdale, FL$8,450 St. Petersburg, FL$7,650 Tallahassee, FL$7,250 Fort Myers, FL$7,650 Sarasota, FL$7,900 Cape Coral, FL$7,500 West Palm Beach, FL$8,450 Clarksville, TN$6,950 Murfreesboro, TN$7,350 Lexington, KY$7,100 Norfolk, VA$7,500 Chesapeake, VA$7,500 Roanoke, VA$7,100 Frederick, MD$8,300 Wilmington, DE$7,900 Erie, PA$6,950 Reading, PA$7,250 Scranton, PA$7,100 Lancaster, PA$7,350 Allentown, PA$7,350 Trenton, NJ$8,300 Edison, NJ$9,000 Paterson, NJ$8,850 Camden, NJ$7,900 Yonkers, NY$10,100 Syracuse, NY$7,250 Albany, NY$7,650 Bridgeport, CT$8,600 New Haven, CT$8,450 Stamford, CT$10,100 Worcester, MA$8,600 Springfield, MA$7,900 Cambridge, MA$10,100 Manchester, NH$8,050 Portland, ME$8,050 Burlington, VT$8,300 Warwick, RI$8,300

What affects ductless mini-split installation cost

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

Last updated: September 2026 · Pricing reviewed by the Project Pricer research team, using national cost-reporting data adjusted for local labor and material rates. See our methodology for sources, or contact us with corrections.