1,899 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Franklin Lakes: Gold Medal Service - Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical, CR Score 65/100; 4.8★ from 5,572 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Efficient Air Service, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 1,899.
Most-reviewed: Service Professionals, 6,302 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 1,899 ranked; ranked #21.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
1,899 Franklin Lakes HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 750 are open 24/7, 1,271 open Saturdays and 973 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 1,899 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Medal Service - Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical | 65 | 4.8★ (5,572) | West Milford, 8 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Efficient Air Service | 64 | 4.9★ (830) | Bloomingdale, 7 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | SM Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. | 63 | 5.0★ (288) | Pompton Lakes, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Russo Bros. and Co. | 63 | 4.8★ (3,043) | East Hanover, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Air Group | 63 | 4.9★ (2,805) | East Hanover, 17 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Arctic Plumbing & HVAC | 63 | 5.0★ (652) | Emerson, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Mark Lindsay and Son Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning | 63 | 4.8★ (1,675) | Hopatcong, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | KEIL Heating and Air Conditioning | 62 | 4.8★ (495) | Bloomingdale, 6 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Absolute HVAC LLC | 62 | 5.0★ (506) | Cedar Grove, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Total Comfort Services LLC | 62 | 4.9★ (698) | Westwood, 10 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 in Franklin Lakes
Based in West Milford, 8 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 5,572 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Bloomingdale, 7 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 830 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Pompton Lakes, 5 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 288 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Hanover, 15 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,043 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Hanover, 17 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,805 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Emerson, 12 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 652 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Hopatcong, 12 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,675 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Bloomingdale, 6 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 495 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Cedar Grove, 11 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 506 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Westwood, 10 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 698 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Saddle Brook, 9 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 477 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Cedar Grove, 9 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 485 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Belleville, 6 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 817 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Little Ferry, 15 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 757 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Kinnelon, 10 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 281 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Allendale, 5 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 167 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Cedar Grove, 10 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 425 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Oakland, 2 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 311 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Franklin Lakes
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning contractor”.
Based in Totowa, 8 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 169 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Union, 22 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 6,302 Google reviews, the most in Franklin Lakes.
Based in Elmwood Park, 8 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 172 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Mahwah, 2 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 661 Google reviews.
Based in Paterson, 9 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 175 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Clifton, 10 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 430 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 1,899 ranked HVAC contractors here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more HVAC contractors within 25 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Franklin Lakes. 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 1,899 Franklin Lakes 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 Franklin Lakes 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 |