172 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Hopkinton: South Shore Heating & Cooling Inc, CR Score 60/100; 4.9★ from 564 Google reviews.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Kneeland heating & Cooling LLC, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 172.
Most-reviewed: National Refrigeration Inc., 665 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 172 ranked; ranked #13.
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172 Hopkinton HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 30 are open 24/7, 67 open Saturdays and 47 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.7★ across 172 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Shore Heating & Cooling Inc | 60 | 4.9★ (564) | Pawcatuck, 8 mi away | — | Overall |
| 2 | Kneeland heating & Cooling LLC | 60 | 4.6★ (169) | Groton, 15 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | AirTemp HVAC | 60 | 5.0★ (106) | Johnston, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Priority One Oil Heat Service, Inc. | 60 | 4.9★ (35) | Hopkinton | Sat · Sun | — |
| 5 | Emergency Response Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning | 59 | 4.8★ (259) | Warwick, 24 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Valley Heating & Cooling Inc | 59 | 3.9★ (56) | Hopkinton | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Boss Heating & Cooling Inc | 59 | 4.9★ (280) | Charlestown, 8 mi away | — | — |
| 8 | Densmore Oil Company | 58 | 4.9★ (283) | Groton, 12 mi away | — | — |
| 9 | Heru hvac | 58 | 4.9★ (41) | Attleboro, 16 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Duncklee Cooling & Heating Inc | 58 | 4.7★ (256) | Groton, 8 mi away | — | — |
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 564 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Groton, 15 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 169 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Johnston, 19 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 106 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Hopkinton
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Warwick, 24 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 259 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Hopkinton
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.9★ from 56 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Charlestown, 8 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 280 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Groton, 12 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 283 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Attleboro, 16 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Groton, 8 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 256 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Westerly, 8 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Pawcatuck, 7 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.8★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Warwick, 24 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 665 Google reviews, the most in Hopkinton.
Based in Norwich, 19 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Coventry, 18 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 380 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Guilford, 25 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 107 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning contractor”.
Based in Smithfield, 17 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Hopkinton
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Seekonk, 16 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in New London, 18 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 422 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Air conditioning contractor”.
Based in West Warwick, 22 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 244 Google reviews.
Based in Seekonk, 16 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ledyard, 17 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 175 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Coventry, 22 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ledyard, 18 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 28 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 172 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 Guarden | 5.0★ (59) | 19 mi |
| AllPhase Heating & Cooling | 3.0★ (54) | 19 mi |
| Barrette Mechanical | 3.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Beaver River Heating & Cooling LLC | 3.0★ (2) | In Hopkinton |
| Brayman Heating & Cooling, Inc | 3.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| Charles Greene & Sons | 5.0★ (9) | In Hopkinton |
| Chimney Works | 4.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Clermont Mechanical | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| D J Mc Carthy Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| Dupuis Energy | 4.5★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Emergency Response Plumbing and Heating Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Fitzy Heating & Cooling LLC | 5.0★ (3) | 16 mi |
| Harris Plumbing & Heating Inc | 4.8★ (8) | 15 mi |
| Joseph C Grimm Plumbing & Heating | 4.7★ (7) | 16 mi |
| Pelletier & Son Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| PRB Services | 3.5★ (2) | 21 mi |
| Sprague Heating & Cooling LLC | 5.0★ (8) | 22 mi |
| T & W Plumbing & Heating | 4.5★ (4) | 2 mi |
| VSP Plumbing & Heating | 1.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Wakefield Heating & Air Conditioning | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Hopkinton. 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 Rhode Island, furnace and heat pump calls peak in the coldest winter weeks and AC calls in summer heat waves. Spring and fall are the easiest times to book maintenance or a replacement.
We scored 172 Hopkinton 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 Hopkinton 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 |