2,690 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Hillside: Service Professionals, CR Score 66/100; 4.7★ from 6,302 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Meyer & Depew Co., Inc., posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 2,690.
Most-reviewed: Arctic Air Conditioning, 9,474 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 2,690 ranked; ranked #10.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
2,690 Hillside HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 1,016 are open 24/7, 1,824 open Saturdays and 1,399 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 2,690 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Professionals | 66 | 4.7★ (6,302) | Union, 3 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Meyer & Depew Co., Inc. | 65 | 4.9★ (1,618) | Kenilworth, 4 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Air Group | 63 | 4.9★ (2,805) | East Hanover, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Pipe Works Services, Inc. | 63 | 4.8★ (1,940) | Chatham, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Russo Bros. and Co. | 63 | 4.8★ (3,043) | East Hanover, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Chapman Bros. Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning | 63 | 4.8★ (732) | Cranford, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Bill Leary Air Conditioning & Heating | 63 | 4.8★ (3,190) | Metuchen, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Platinum Heating & Cooling | 63 | 4.9★ (300) | Union, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | VIP HVAC SERVICE CORPORATION | 63 | 5.0★ (178) | Berkeley Heights, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Arctic Air Conditioning | 62 | 4.9★ (9,474) | Old Bridge, 23 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
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: 4.7★ from 6,302 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Kenilworth, 4 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,618 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Hanover, 12 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,805 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Chatham, 8 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,940 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Hanover, 11 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,043 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Cranford, 5 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 732 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Metuchen, 13 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,190 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Union, 3 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 300 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Berkeley Heights, 3 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 178 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Old Bridge, 23 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 9,474 Google reviews, the most in Hillside.
Based in Metuchen, 13 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,475 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in East Hanover, 4 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 238 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Woodbridge, 11 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,378 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Edison, 14 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,766 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Little Ferry, 14 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 757 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Scotch Plains, 10 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 474 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Somerset, 19 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,574 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Staten Island, 11 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 350 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Staten Island, 10 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 346 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Carlstadt, 11 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 378 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Jersey City, 7 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 219 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Bridgewater, 24 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 3,876 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Hillside
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Cedar Grove, 11 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 425 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Staten Island, 7 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 441 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning 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 2,690 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.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| AIR RICH HEATING & COOLING SERVICES | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| All Year Plumbing Heating and Air Conditioning | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| ASAP Heating, Cooling & Refrigeration | 5.0★ (2) | 2 mi |
| Breeze Heating and Cooling LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Broadway HVAC Services | In Hillside | |
| Corvelli Plumbing and Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Day' N' Night Mechanical | 1.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Economic pro construction llc | 5.0★ (2) | 3 mi |
| GARDEN STATE MECHANICAL MG LLC HOME IPROVEMET | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| GPH Boiler and Mechanical Services | 4.5★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Green Ductors HVAC Installation & Coating | 5.0★ (2) | 4 mi |
| Heating & Cooling | 1.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| High Tech PTAC Services | 1.0★ (1) | In Hillside |
| HomeServe of Staten Island | 4.6★ (748) | 11 mi |
| Inventi Service | 4.9★ (112) | 8 mi |
| J.C. Heating & Air Conditioning | 3.0★ (2) | In Hillside |
| Jacinto Plumbing Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 2 mi |
| LIBERTY ENTERPRISE CORPORATION | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Mr G's Heating & Air Conditioning | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Sam Hanna (General Cooling and Heating) | 4.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Hillside. 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 2,690 Hillside 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 Hillside 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 |