1,278 HVAC contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Sudbury: Papalia Home Services, CR Score 66/100; 4.9★ from 3,978 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Nicholson Plumbing, Electrical, Heating, and Air Conditioning, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 1,278.
Most-reviewed: Sila Heating, Air Conditioning, Plumbing & Electrical, 4,377 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 1,278 ranked; ranked #12.
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1,278 Sudbury HVAC contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 404 are open 24/7, 715 open Saturdays and 532 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 1,278 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papalia Home Services | 66 | 4.9★ (3,978) | Acton, 10 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Nicholson Plumbing, Electrical, Heating, and Air Conditioning | 64 | 4.8★ (2,950) | Holliston, 12 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Obie Comfort Solutions | 64 | 4.8★ (1,322) | Framingham, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Winters Home Services | 64 | 4.8★ (2,862) | Watertown, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Central Cooling & Heating | 64 | 4.9★ (3,169) | Woburn, 16 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Akian Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric | 63 | 4.8★ (1,625) | Watertown, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric | 63 | 4.9★ (3,912) | Wakefield, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Precision Home Services | 63 | 4.9★ (1,017) | Northborough, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | MillTown Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electrical | 63 | 4.8★ (2,927) | Chelmsford, 17 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Landry Mechanical Inc Plumbing HVAC & Electric | 63 | 4.8★ (581) | Framingham, 8 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 3,978 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Holliston, 12 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 2,950 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Framingham, 8 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,322 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Watertown, 13 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 2,862 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Woburn, 16 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 3,169 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Watertown, 11 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,625 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Wakefield, 19 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 3,912 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Northborough, 11 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,017 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Chelmsford, 17 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 2,927 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Framingham, 8 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 581 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Grafton, 13 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 781 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Stoneham, 17 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 4,377 Google reviews, the most in Sudbury.
Based in Newton, 9 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 389 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Heating contractor”.
Based in Sudbury
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 88 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Ashland, 4 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 114 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Wilmington, 20 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,352 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Acton, 13 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,833 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Sudbury
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 174 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Natick, 8 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 234 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Auburn, 23 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,563 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Needham, 11 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 259 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Millbury, 22 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,030 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Holliston, 15 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 2,938 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Shrewsbury, 17 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 586 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Framingham, 6 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 362 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 1,278 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A&D Sheet Metal, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Affinity Exterior Corp | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| B & X & T HVAC | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Carlson Hvac Inc | 3.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Emanuelson Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 4 mi |
| HomeWorks Energy | 1.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| J. Griffin Heating & Plumbing Inc | 5.0★ (643) | 20 mi |
| KEN's HVAC SERVICE | 5.0★ (97) | 9 mi |
| Mass HVAC Comfort Solutions | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Mc Gregor Heating & Air Conditioning | 3.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| MILLER PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING, LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| N & T HVAC | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Obie Comfort Solutions | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Panza Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Park Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Performance Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| PureComfort Heating & Air Conditioning | 4.8★ (71) | 6 mi |
| Sahlberg Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Spectrum Heating And Cooling, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| T Y B HVAC Solutions | 1.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Sudbury. 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 Massachusetts, 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 1,278 Sudbury 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 Sudbury 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 |