13 drywall contractors ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz Stucco & Plastering, CR Score 59/100; 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews; open Saturdays until 5 PM.
Most-reviewed: Watsonville Stucco & Plastering, 14 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 13 ranked; ranked #6.
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13 Santa Cruz drywall contractors are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 5 open Saturdays and 1 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 13 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz Stucco & Plastering | 59 | 5.0★ (10) | Santa Cruz | Sat | Overall |
| 2 | Godoy Plastering | 57 | 5.0★ (11) | Aptos, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 3 | Progressive Stucco Solutions | 55 | 5.0★ (12) | Scotts Valley, 5 mi away | Sat | — |
| 4 | Cordell Davis Plastering | 55 | 3.3★ (4) | Santa Cruz | — | — |
| 5 | Moran Drywall | 55 | 4.2★ (5) | Soquel, 3 mi away | — | — |
| 6 | Watsonville Stucco & Plastering | 55 | 5.0★ (14) | Watsonville, 14 mi away | Sat | Most reviews |
| 7 | Ramsey Lath & Plaster, Inc. | 54 | 4.6★ (9) | Soquel, 5 mi away | — | — |
| 8 | Holm Drywall Inc. | 54 | 5.0★ (4) | Santa Cruz | — | — |
| 9 | Pegasus Drywall | 52 | 3.0★ (4) | Aptos, 6 mi away | — | — |
| 10 | A Better Plastering Co | 51 | 5.0★ (3) | Capitola, 8 mi away | Sat | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Aptos, 10 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Scotts Valley, 5 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.3★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “General contractor”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Soquel, 3 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Dry wall contractor”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Watsonville, 14 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, the most in Santa Cruz.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Soquel, 5 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Construction company”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Aptos, 6 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Dry wall contractor”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Capitola, 8 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Stucco contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Aptos, 6 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Watsonville, 15 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Watsonville, 14 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Dry wall contractor”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
20 more drywall contractors within 15 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Santa Cruz. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drywall repair | $296 | $613 | $930 | Per repair: typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
We scored 13 Santa Cruz drywall 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 Santa Cruz 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 |