307 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Stafford: Hurley & David - Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical, CR Score 62/100; 4.7★ from 3,509 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Pioneer Valley Environmental, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 307.
Most-reviewed: HARP Home Services - Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical, 4,138 Google reviews at 4.5★, the most of 307 ranked; ranked #3.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
307 Stafford HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 50 are open 24/7, 111 open Saturdays and 74 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.7★ across 307 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurley & David - Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical | 62 | 4.7★ (3,509) | Springfield, 19 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Pioneer Valley Environmental | 61 | 4.8★ (1,305) | Ware, 19 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | HARP Home Services - Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical | 60 | 4.5★ (4,138) | Windsor, 22 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 4 | CNM Heating Cooling Piping LLC | 60 | 5.0★ (186) | Storrs, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Aiello Home Services- Plumbing, Heating, AC, Electrical & Drain Cleaning | 60 | 4.6★ (4,103) | Windsor Locks, 20 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 6 | Degree Heating and Cooling | 60 | 4.8★ (1,302) | Glastonbury, 25 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Landry Mechanical Inc Plumbing HVAC & Electric | 59 | 4.9★ (424) | Charlton, 22 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Glasco Heating & Air Conditioning | 59 | 4.7★ (1,132) | South Windsor, 19 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | Wyman Energy Services Inc. | 58 | 4.8★ (172) | Manchester, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Limitless Mechanical Services | 57 | 5.0★ (64) | Manchester, 17 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 Stafford
Based in Springfield, 19 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 3,509 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ware, 19 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,305 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Windsor, 22 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.5★ from 4,138 Google reviews, the most in Stafford.
Based in Storrs, 15 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 186 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Windsor Locks, 20 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 4,103 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Glastonbury, 25 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,302 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Charlton, 22 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 424 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in South Windsor, 19 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 1,132 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Manchester, 18 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 172 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Manchester, 17 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ellington, 13 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 138 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Hebron, 25 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 150 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ellington, 2 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 166 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ellington, 13 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 366 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Oxford, 22 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ellington, 13 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 451 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in West Springfield, 18 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 132 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Stafford
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 179 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Chimney sweep”.
Based in Ellington, 12 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 242 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in West Springfield, 19 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Hampden, 9 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Enfield, 17 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 466 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Stafford
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in South Hadley, 22 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 991 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Willimantic, 19 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 80 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 307 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A1- Plumbing & Heating | 4.2★ (59) | 16 mi |
| Air Control Mechanical LLC | 5.0★ (4) | 12 mi |
| American Medical Cooling Inc | In Stafford | |
| Angeloni Refrigeration & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Coleman Cooling & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Cowan Family Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | In Stafford |
| Davidson Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Drollett Plumbing and Heating | 4.3★ (7) | 20 mi |
| Duke Mechanical LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Dyson's Oil Burner & Air Conditioning | 4.6★ (9) | 15 mi |
| E. M. Gas Services LLC | 5.0★ (12) | 23 mi |
| Freedom Mechanical Services Inc | 2.3★ (3) | 19 mi |
| High Tech Comfort LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| HL Bowman Inc Plumbing Heating & AC | 4.4★ (7) | 18 mi |
| JL Mechanical Services LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| New England Quality Air Solutions | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Reliable Mechanical Contractors | 3.0★ (10) | 16 mi |
| Sussman & Perry Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Tandem Mechanical Inc. | 3.9★ (40) | 24 mi |
| W.L. Heating and Cooling, LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Stafford. 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 Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection licenses Heating, piping, cooling and sheet metal licenses.
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
In Connecticut, 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 307 Stafford 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 Stafford 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 |