949 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in East Brunswick: Arctic Air Conditioning, CR Score 66/100; 4.9★ from 9,474 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): RA Nichols Home Services, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 949.
Most-reviewed: A.J. Perri, 13,782 Google reviews at 4.4★, the most of 949 ranked; ranked #38.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
949 East Brunswick HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 332 are open 24/7, 647 open Saturdays and 465 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 949 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arctic Air Conditioning | 66 | 4.9★ (9,474) | Old Bridge, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | RA Nichols Home Services | 64 | 4.9★ (637) | East Brunswick | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Gold Medal Service - Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical | 64 | 4.4★ (5,625) | East Brunswick | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Bill Leary Air Conditioning & Heating | 64 | 4.8★ (3,190) | Metuchen, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Binsky Home Service | 64 | 4.8★ (3,574) | Somerset, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Fras-Air Service Experts | 63 | 4.9★ (3,876) | Bridgewater, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Edison Heating & Cooling | 63 | 4.8★ (1,766) | Edison, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | First Choice Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning & Electrical | 63 | 4.9★ (1,475) | Metuchen, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Alexander Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Co., Inc. | 62 | 4.8★ (288) | East Brunswick | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Temperature Masters | 62 | 4.8★ (376) | Milltown, 2 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 9,474 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 637 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 5,625 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Metuchen, 8 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,190 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Somerset, 9 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,574 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Bridgewater, 13 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 3,876 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Edison, 7 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,766 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Metuchen, 9 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,475 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 288 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Milltown, 2 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 376 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Edison, 8 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 621 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 205 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Bound Brook, 11 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 965 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Woodbridge, 11 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,378 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Manville, 12 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 717 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Dayton, 6 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 3,162 Google reviews.
Based in Robertsville, 8 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 1,213 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Morganville, 8 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 207 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Union, 20 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 6,302 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 56 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Brunswick
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 88 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Princeton, 15 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 2,172 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Mercerville, 17 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,305 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #38, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 38 of 949 ranked HVAC contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | C & C Air Conditioning and Heating | 61 | 4.8★ (2,117) | 18 mi |
| 38 | A.J. Perri | 60 | 4.4★ (13,782) | 20 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for East Brunswick. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC replacement | $3,887 | $5,978 | $8,073 | Per system, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
| Furnace replacement | $2,823 | $4,814 | $6,896 | Per system, installed; typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
In New Jersey, New Jersey State Board of Examiners of HVACR Contractors licenses Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration work.
No chip usually means we have not matched a state record yet. Check the lookup yourself before you hire.
Guide checked October 2026. How we verify licenses
HVAC demand peaks in summer for cooling and in winter for heating. Spring and fall are the easiest times to book maintenance or a replacement.
We scored 949 East Brunswick HVAC contractors on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In East Brunswick data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |