Best heat pumps for Southeast

• Alabamaheat pump $594 · gas $576 · oil $1,644
• Arkansasheat pump $727 · gas $952 · oil $2,466
• Floridaheat pump $123 · gas $186 · oil $365
• Georgiaheat pump $573 · gas $709 · oil $1,735
• Kentuckyheat pump $951 · gas $883 · oil $3,030
• Louisianaheat pump $314 · gas $382 · oil $1,096
• Mississippiheat pump $508 · gas $519 · oil $1,553
• North Carolinaheat pump $744 · gas $748 · oil $2,226
• South Carolinaheat pump $472 · gas $463 · oil $1,370
• Tennesseeheat pump $710 · gas $562 · oil $2,375
• Virginiaheat pump $894 · gas $829 · oil $2,455
• West Virginiaheat pump $1,128 · gas $907 · oil $3,288

Yearly cost to heat a typical house (36,000 BTU/h) at each state's prices and climate.

• TOSHIBA CARRIER MCY-MUB0368HS2P-UL12.2 HSPF2 · $717/yr
• LG KUSXA361A10.5 HSPF2 · $865/yr
• LG KUSXB361A10.3 HSPF2 · $901/yr
• Trane 5TWV0X36A110.5 HSPF2 · $913/yr
• Lennox SL22KLV-036-230A10.5 HSPF2 · $924/yr
• Heil H5H3V36*K*AAA9.5 HSPF2 · $932/yr

• Fujitsu AOUH12KTAP113.7 HSPF2 · $218/yr
• MDV MOX430-12HFN1-MZ60W14.5 HSPF2 · $226/yr
• Goodman MSH123G26MCAA14.5 HSPF2 · $226/yr
• Fujitsu AOUH12KZAH112.7 HSPF2 · $231/yr
• Fujitsu AOUG12LZAS112.9 HSPF2 · $233/yr
• Carrier 37MPRAQ12AA312.7 HSPF2 · $234/yr

What is the best heat pump for the Southeast?

Ranked by yearly running cost in the regional climate, the leading 3-ton central heat pump is the TOSHIBA CARRIER MCY-MUB0368HS2P-UL and the leading 12,000 BTU mini-split is the Fujitsu AOUH12KTAP1. City guides below adjust this for local weather and prices.

Do heat pumps work in the Southeast winters?

Across the region's large cities there are on average 0.1 nights a year at or below 0°F and 5 at or below 20°F (NOAA 1991-2020 normals). Any modern variable-speed heat pump handles these winters.

Is a heat pump cheaper than gas in the Southeast?

At current prices a typical heat pump heats for less than a 95% gas furnace in 6 of 12 states in the region. Against heating oil or propane it is cheaper everywhere here.