I'd love to put a heat pump in and will probably long term, but that's looking to be 20k-30k for an install assuming my existing furnace interfaces and doesn't need replacement. I have seen a lot of people put in multiple mini splits but I don't like the look of those. Reminds me too much of a hotel room. Mini splits are still 10k-15k. New build probably would be a lot easier to get a heat pump, but a house built in 1977 that's just over 1700 sqft it's not on the practical list at the moment. With fans in the window at night I can get my house down to 60° if the outside temperature is 60° or lower. The problem is when the low for the night is 70, the house never has a chance to cool off and the attic heat just builds and builds. I can suffer through a few days of heat, but my wife is at that stage where hot flashes are her new best friend so for the sanity of my marriage, AC was requested for this summer...

Hey man, alot of people (like my family) are renting, having a heat pump is out of our control, if it didn't have one when we moved in, we don't get one, not everyone can afford the luxury of owning a home

Wonderful AIFS run.

Different climates. Western WA doesn't get nearly as hot... Though it's gotten worse recently. Even worse trends in Western OR. Can't compare Eastern OR which is literally an arid part of the region...

I would assume it’s the initial cost for many people. That and from many people I’ve talked to they just don’t seem to run very economically. I hear people with heat pumps spending 300-400 a month during the winter to heat their homes. We have our hydro on equal payments of $130 per month and then we mostly heat with a gas fireplace in the winter that adds another 50-75 bucks a month.