- Whole house fan installation usually costs $900 to $2,500, about $1,700 typical.
- A whole-house fan in the ceiling below the attic, installed and wired.
What whole house fan installation costs
Expect whole house fan installation to cost between $900 and $2,500, with $1,700 as a typical figure. A whole-house fan in the ceiling below the attic, installed and wired.
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Low end | $900 |
| Typical | $1,700 |
| High end | $2,500 |
National figures from Fixr and Today's Homeowner, combined as shown below. Labor rates move the price by state: about $1,962 typical in Hawaii against $1,544 in Arkansas.
What drives the price
- Size. Bigger fans move more air for larger homes.
- Attic venting. The attic needs enough vents to let the air out. Adding vents adds cost.
- Ceiling framing. Cutting a joist for a big fan means framing around it.
- Quiet models. Ducted, insulated fans are quieter and cost more.
Whole house fan installation cost by fan size
| Fan size (CFM) | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4,000 CFM | $600 to $2,200 | Fixr |
| 6,000 CFM | $700 to $2,300 | Fixr |
Whole house fan installation cost by state
Estimates by state, made by Koira: the national whole house fan installation range with its labor part, roughly 40%, adjusted to local wages for construction and extraction workers. Real quotes vary with the job.
| State | Low | Typical | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $829 | $1,566 | $2,303 |
| Alaska | $997 | $1,884 | $2,770 |
| Arizona | $891 | $1,683 | $2,475 |
| Arkansas | $817 | $1,544 | $2,270 |
| California | $973 | $1,838 | $2,704 |
| Colorado | $910 | $1,719 | $2,528 |
| Connecticut | $973 | $1,838 | $2,703 |
| Delaware | $899 | $1,698 | $2,497 |
| District of Columbia | $964 | $1,821 | $2,677 |
| Florida | $838 | $1,584 | $2,329 |
| Georgia | $841 | $1,589 | $2,336 |
| Hawaii | $1,038 | $1,962 | $2,885 |
| Idaho | $880 | $1,661 | $2,443 |
| Illinois | $1,027 | $1,940 | $2,853 |
| Indiana | $914 | $1,726 | $2,539 |
| Iowa | $899 | $1,699 | $2,499 |
| Kansas | $872 | $1,648 | $2,423 |
| Kentucky | $861 | $1,627 | $2,392 |
| Louisiana | $842 | $1,590 | $2,339 |
| Maine | $905 | $1,709 | $2,513 |
| Maryland | $902 | $1,704 | $2,506 |
| Massachusetts | $1,008 | $1,905 | $2,801 |
| Michigan | $910 | $1,719 | $2,528 |
| Minnesota | $979 | $1,849 | $2,719 |
| Mississippi | $823 | $1,554 | $2,286 |
| Missouri | $913 | $1,725 | $2,537 |
| Montana | $909 | $1,716 | $2,524 |
| Nebraska | $865 | $1,634 | $2,403 |
| Nevada | $913 | $1,725 | $2,537 |
| New Hampshire | $903 | $1,706 | $2,509 |
| New Jersey | $984 | $1,859 | $2,734 |
| New Mexico | $842 | $1,590 | $2,338 |
| New York | $966 | $1,824 | $2,682 |
| North Carolina | $839 | $1,584 | $2,330 |
| North Dakota | $910 | $1,719 | $2,527 |
| Ohio | $916 | $1,730 | $2,544 |
| Oklahoma | $834 | $1,575 | $2,317 |
| Oregon | $940 | $1,775 | $2,610 |
| Pennsylvania | $906 | $1,711 | $2,516 |
| Rhode Island | $921 | $1,740 | $2,559 |
| South Carolina | $840 | $1,586 | $2,332 |
| South Dakota | $843 | $1,592 | $2,342 |
| Tennessee | $845 | $1,597 | $2,348 |
| Texas | $837 | $1,581 | $2,326 |
| Utah | $886 | $1,673 | $2,460 |
| Vermont | $901 | $1,702 | $2,503 |
| Virginia | $881 | $1,665 | $2,448 |
| Washington | $996 | $1,882 | $2,768 |
| West Virginia | $888 | $1,678 | $2,468 |
| Wisconsin | $925 | $1,747 | $2,569 |
| Wyoming | $901 | $1,702 | $2,503 |
Big metro areas often run above their state's figure.
How we got these numbers
| Guide | Range | Average | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixr | $900 to $2,600 | $1,700 | Counted |
| Today's Homeowner | $900 to $2,400 | Not given | Counted |
How the whole house fan installation range is combined: low end from the middle of the guides' lows, high end from the middle of their highs, typical from the middle of their averages (a range's midpoint where no average is given). Figures read on each guide's page on October 9, 2026.
Labor share used: 40%. None of the guides splits labor out for this job, so this share is Koira's working assumption for heating and cooling work. State factor: the state's median hourly wage for construction and extraction workers over the national $28.63 (BLS, May 2025), kept between 0.7 and 1.4.
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Sources: Fixr, whole house fan installation cost; Today's Homeowner, whole house fan installation cost; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state and national files). Prices checked October 9, 2026. More for your trade: how the trade runs on Koira.