Heating and cooling in College Station
College Station's Planning & Development Services fee schedule for fiscal year 2027, with a footer reading "Updated September 30, 2026," lists mechanical change-outs at $98. For a mechanical permit, the minimum is $55 for the first 1,000 square feet of building area "plus $0.03 per square foot over 1,000." A mechanical vent hood is $98, and commercial mechanical is $42 minimum for the first $1,000 of valuation plus $6.95 per additional $1,000.
Contractor registration costs $83 on that schedule. On the registration line, TDLR's FAQ points to Occupations Code section 1302.304: since September 1, 2021 Texas cities can't charge A/C contractors with a TDLR license a registration fee; building permit fees are still allowed. The Building Permits page says electrical and mechanical (HVAC) permits are required for sub-contractor work. The city adopted the family of International Building Codes effective January 1, 2026, with local amendments: the 2024 editions of the IMC and IECC, among others, and also the 2023 National Electrical Code.
The Planning & Development Services office is at 1101 Texas Ave., College Station, TX 77840. The main phone, 979.764.3500, is answered from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. on weekdays, permit and inspection scheduling is 979.764.3570, and the online system is eTRAKiT. For College Station, the median year built comes to 1999 (Census figures, 2020 to 2024). A change-out is $98, while other mechanical work is priced by building area, so know which one yours is.
What heating and cooling work costs near College Station
Nobody's given us a quote for work in College Station yet, so this page can't show a city price. The Texas page lists the estimates with what technicians earn (the Texas mean in May 2025 BLS wage data is $28.43 an hour, which is their pay, not your price) and some city permit fees. How we estimate costs.
Permits for heating and cooling work in College Station
Texas cities issue the permit for replacing a furnace, air conditioner or heat pump, and each city sets its own fee; the ones cited on our Texas page all require one. TDLR licenses the air conditioning and refrigeration contractor, so ask for that license number as well as what your city's permit office needs.
Heating and cooling jobs in College Station
Sources for College Station
- PDS Fee Schedule (FY27), City of College Station Read Oct 23, 2026.
- TDLR: ACR frequently asked questions Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Building Permits, City of College Station Read Oct 23, 2026.
- Building Codes, City of College Station Read Oct 23, 2026.
- ACS 5-year B25035 Median Year Structure Built