140 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Carolina Beach: Airlie Homes, CR Score 59/100; 4.8★ from 20 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Most-reviewed: Stevens Fine Homes, 301 Google reviews at 4.4★, the most of 140 ranked; ranked #12.
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140 Carolina Beach home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 4 are open 24/7, 47 open Saturdays and 28 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 140 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Airlie Homes | 59 | 4.8★ (20) | Wilmington, 13 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Indigo Preserve by D.R. Horton | 59 | 5.0★ (35) | Leland, 14 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 3 | Kent Homes | 58 | 4.9★ (116) | Wilmington, 14 mi away | — | — |
| 4 | Bass Built Custom Homes and Renovations | 58 | 5.0★ (47) | Carolina Beach | — | — |
| 5 | Bella Point by D.R. Horton | 58 | 4.9★ (40) | Oak Island, 18 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 6 | Grayson Park by D.R. Horton | 58 | 4.9★ (35) | Leland, 16 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 7 | Ryan Homes at Lakes at Riverbend Single Family Homes | 58 | 4.8★ (47) | Leland, 19 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 8 | The Townes at SeaBrooke by D.R. Horton | 58 | 4.8★ (32) | Leland, 15 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 9 | Cedar Hill Landing by D.R. Horton | 57 | 5.0★ (30) | Leland, 20 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 10 | Riverlights by Pulte Homes | 57 | 4.1★ (31) | Wilmington, 7 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
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: 4.8★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Leland, 14 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Wilmington, 14 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Carolina Beach
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Oak Island, 18 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Leland, 16 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Leland, 19 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Leland, 15 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Leland, 20 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Wilmington, 7 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.1★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 14 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 69 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Wilmington, 19 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.4★ from 301 Google reviews, the most in Carolina Beach.
Based in Wilmington, 14 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Carolina Beach
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Leland, 19 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 11 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Wilmington, 14 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.8★ from 48 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Wilmington, 7 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.1★ from 37 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Boiling Spring Lakes, 9 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Leland, 13 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Wilmington, 14 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Leland, 9 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 121 Google reviews.
Based in Wilmington, 13 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 87 Google reviews.
Based in Leland, 14 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Wilmington, 14 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
#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 140 ranked home builders here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more home builders within 40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Generators | 4.9★ (102) | In Carolina Beach |
| Carve Surfaceworks | 5.0★ (1) | In Carolina Beach |
| Coats Contracting | 5.0★ (4) | In Carolina Beach |
| Elevate Construction, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | In Carolina Beach |
| Ewe Electric | 4.2★ (16) | In Carolina Beach |
| Finishing Touch Painting | 5.0★ (1) | In Carolina Beach |
| Hourglass Concierge - Home Management & Concierge Services in Wilmington, NC | 5.0★ (20) | In Carolina Beach |
| Island Air Heating and Cooling | 5.0★ (70) | In Carolina Beach |
| Jones Rooofing & Construction, Inc | 1.0★ (2) | In Carolina Beach |
| Kerwick Painting Service | 5.0★ (3) | In Carolina Beach |
| No Sweat Air Conditioning Service, Inc. | 4.8★ (45) | In Carolina Beach |
| Phil's Heating and Air | 4.9★ (46) | In Carolina Beach |
| Rackley's Painting | 5.0★ (2) | In Carolina Beach |
| Skatepark Construction By Jim Rees | 3.5★ (4) | In Carolina Beach |
| SmartChoice | 5.0★ (2) | In Carolina Beach |
| Snow Marine Construction & Dredging | 1.0★ (2) | In Carolina Beach |
| T.o.o. Construction Co Inc | 5.0★ (1) | In Carolina Beach |
| W3 Built, LLC | 4.8★ (17) | In Carolina Beach |
| Wells Construction Corp. | 5.0★ (3) | In Carolina Beach |
| Wilmington Air | 4.8★ (156) | In Carolina Beach |
We scored 140 Carolina Beach home builders 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 Carolina Beach 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 |