CostolioHVAC replacement cost in Corona
In Corona, the median declared value on 184 hvac replacement permits issued to was $10,998, according to CorStat - Building Permits permit data (checked ).
HVAC replacement cost in Corona: permit figures
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Median | $10,998 |
| 25th percentile | $5,000 |
| 75th percentile | $17,000 |
How this was counted
184 permits · 2022-01-12 to 2026-09-30 · Source: CorStat - Building Permits · Filter: https://corstat.coronaca.gov/resource/2agx-camz.json?$where=issued >= '2022-01-01' (paged by :id) ; rule: code: permitsubtype IN (RESIDENTIAL - AC CONDENSER CHANGE OUT; RESIDENTIAL - FAU AND AC CHANGE OUT; RESIDENTIAL - FAU CHANGE OUT) ; residential only ; cost>0 · Pulled: 2026-11-02T14:19:22-08:00 · Checked on: 2026-11-02
What a hvac replacement permit usually covers
Replacing a furnace, central AC or heat pump system. Swapping the furnace, air conditioner or heat pump and the connections the mechanical permit inspects. New ductwork, electrical panel work and thermostats are often separate line items or separate permits.
HVAC replacement in Corona compared with other places
Among the 2 places where we have hvac replacement figures, Corona has the median at position 1 from lowest. Corona has the lowest median of these. Higher medians: Elk Grove.
Read this first. Permit values are self-reported by the applicant to set permit fees. They often leave out materials or labor, and they are not what the contractor actually charged. A quote above or below this range can be reasonable.
About this Corona sample
- 184 permits after dropping $0 or blank values (88% of keyword matches had no cost)
- cost field
jobvaluein CorStat - Building Permits - permits issued 2022-01-12 to 2026-09-30
HVAC replacement permits in Corona by year
43 of these permits were issued in 2024, the busiest year in this sample. Counting only full years, the number of permits went down in 2023, then up in 2024, then about the same in 2025. The median declared value went up in 2023, then down in 2024, then up in 2025. 2022 and 2026 are partial years here, so their counts are lower.
| Year issued | Permits | Median |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 33 | $7,500 |
| 2023 | 31 | $13,000 |
| 2024 | 43 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 43 | $13,000 |
| 2026 | 34 | $11,750 |
By month issued, the busiest months were July, August, June, and the quietest were December, November, October.
What the Corona hvac replacement permits describe
We read the description each applicant wrote, leave out the standard wording the city adds to every permit, and sort the permit by the words it uses. The permit type the city chose is not used here. Where the description does not say, we count it as not stated. The most common kind here is furnace and air conditioner.
- Furnace and air conditioner: 68 permits (37%), median $12,000
- Air conditioner: 43 permits (23%), median $7,897
- Furnace: 26 permits (14%)
- Heat pump: 4 permits (2%)
- Mini-split or ductless: 1 permits (1%)
- Not stated in the description: 42 permits (23%), median $14,595
Other work listed on the same Corona permits
None of the 184 Corona hvac replacement permit descriptions we read mention other major work alongside it.
How we matched hvac replacement permits in Corona
We count a permit when its permit sub-type in the Corona dataset is “Residential - ac condenser change out”, “Residential - fau and ac change out” or “Residential - fau change out”. We keep only permits for homes, not commercial buildings, and only permits with a declared value above $0.
Counted from the same 184 permits as the figures above (2022-01-12 to 2026-09-30). Source: CorStat - Building Permits.
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