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Best overall in Charlottesville: Craig Builders, CR Score 62/100; 4.9★ from 42 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Most-reviewed: J & A Painting, Inc., 171 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 79 ranked; ranked #7.
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79 Charlottesville home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 1 is open 24/7, 24 open Saturdays and 15 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 79 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Builders | 62 | 4.9★ (42) | Charlottesville | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | Avinity | 59 | 4.2★ (29) | Charlottesville | Sat · Sun | — |
| 3 | Charlottesville Area Builders | 59 | 5.0★ (41) | Charlottesville | — | — |
| 4 | Southern Development Homes at Belvedere | 59 | 4.4★ (27) | Charlottesville | — | — |
| 5 | Commonwealth Contractors | 58 | 4.6★ (52) | Charlottesville | — | — |
| 6 | Zeus Building & Renovation | 58 | 5.0★ (31) | Charlottesville | — | — |
| 7 | J & A Painting, Inc. | 57 | 5.0★ (171) | Charlottesville | — | Most reviews |
| 8 | Essence at Colonial Circle by Stanley Martin Homes | 57 | 5.0★ (6) | Charlottesville | Sat · Sun | — |
| 9 | Smith & Robertson, Inc. | 57 | 4.8★ (24) | Charlottesville | — | — |
| 10 | Evergreen Homebuilders | 56 | 4.4★ (8) | Charlottesville | — | — |
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 trade focus: 4.9★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 171 Google reviews, the most in Charlottesville.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Crozet, 12 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Crozet, 13 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Culpeper, 39 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Waynesboro, 25 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Waynesboro, 23 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Crozet, 13 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Stuarts Draft, 12 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Crozet, 13 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Charlottesville
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 2.4★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
#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 79 ranked home builders here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Southern Development Homes | 55 | 4.3★ (12) | In Charlottesville |
| 27 | Bramante Homes | 54 | 4.6★ (9) | In Charlottesville |
| 28 | Excalibur Homes | 54 | 5.0★ (14) | 22 mi |
| 29 | Dominion Custom Homes | 54 | 5.0★ (30) | In Charlottesville |
| 30 | Southern Development Homes Design Center | 53 | 5.0★ (5) | In Charlottesville |
| 31 | Decks by DAK Construction | 53 | 5.0★ (98) | 16 mi |
| 32 | 2H Builders | 52 | 4.0★ (4) | In Charlottesville |
| 33 | Ryan Homes at Boulder Ridge Towns | 52 | 4.7★ (10) | 35 mi |
| 34 | Alloy Architecture & Construction | 52 | 5.0★ (29) | In Charlottesville |
| 35 | Liberty Homes Inc | 52 | 1.9★ (10) | 14 mi |
| 36 | Ryan Homes | 51 | 3.9★ (18) | 35 mi |
| 37 | Synergy Home Crafters | 51 | 5.0★ (11) | 26 mi |
| 38 | Crescent Development Homes | 50 | 5.0★ (6) | 22 mi |
| 39 | Tiny House Building Company, LLC | 50 | 4.3★ (46) | 40 mi |
| 40 | Gary Crummett & Sons, LLC | 50 | 5.0★ (5) | 33 mi |
| 41 | White Haven Home Improvements | 50 | 5.0★ (3) | 27 mi |
| 42 | Graystone Homes, Inc | 50 | 5.0★ (16) | 40 mi |
| 43 | Sona Homes at Redwood Lakes (Culpeper, VA) | 50 | 4.4★ (5) | 40 mi |
| 44 | CTG Green Building and Remodeling | 50 | 4.4★ (38) | 9 mi |
| 45 | Pillar & Perch: Architects + Builders | 50 | 5.0★ (14) | In Charlottesville |
| 46 | Valley Custom Homes | 50 | 3.8★ (24) | 34 mi |
| 47 | Braithwaite Studios and Cafe | 49 | 4.8★ (66) | 37 mi |
| 48 | Capler Homes | 49 | 5.0★ (4) | 20 mi |
| 49 | Rocktown Custom Builders | 49 | 5.0★ (8) | 33 mi |
| 50 | A M Yoder & Co. | 49 | 4.8★ (9) | 36 mi |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Contracting Inc. | 4.3★ (6) | In Charlottesville |
| Advantage Home Contracting | 4.3★ (114) | In Charlottesville |
| Alpha and Omega Home Improvement Contracting, LLC | 5.0★ (9) | In Charlottesville |
| Building Goodness Foundation | 4.3★ (6) | In Charlottesville |
| Charlottesville Remodeling Company | 5.0★ (7) | In Charlottesville |
| Donaldson Construction | 5.0★ (4) | In Charlottesville |
| Edenali, Inc. | 4.5★ (2) | In Charlottesville |
| Green Mountain Construction LLC | 5.0★ (4) | In Charlottesville |
| Greer & Associates Inc | 5.0★ (3) | In Charlottesville |
| Halcyon Contracting | 5.0★ (6) | In Charlottesville |
| Heritage United Builders (HUB) | 5.0★ (2) | In Charlottesville |
| Hourigan | 5.0★ (2) | In Charlottesville |
| Lee Building Company | 4.0★ (4) | In Charlottesville |
| Lithic Construction | 5.0★ (2) | In Charlottesville |
| Martin Horn, Inc. | 4.4★ (15) | In Charlottesville |
| NOLA Build & Design | 5.0★ (10) | In Charlottesville |
| Ovation Builders LLC | 5.0★ (2) | In Charlottesville |
| Peter Johnson Builders LLC | 4.0★ (6) | In Charlottesville |
| Roger Robertson Paving Inc. | 4.6★ (19) | In Charlottesville |
| Shelter Associates Ltd | 5.0★ (3) | In Charlottesville |
We scored 79 Charlottesville 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 23, 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 Charlottesville 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 |