131 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Forestdale: Valor Communities of Birmingham, CR Score 61/100; 4.9★ from 122 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): North Birmingham Homes, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #5 of 131.
Most-reviewed: Harris Doyle Homes, 479 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 131 ranked; ranked #4.
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131 Forestdale home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 8 are open 24/7, 49 open Saturdays and 35 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 131 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valor Communities of Birmingham | 61 | 4.9★ (122) | Pelham, 17 mi away | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | Signature Homes | 60 | 4.8★ (449) | Birmingham, 12 mi away | — | — |
| 3 | Gregory Dream Homes | 60 | 4.9★ (65) | Mountain Brook, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 4 | Harris Doyle Homes | 60 | 4.7★ (479) | Vestavia Hills, 13 mi away | — | Most reviews |
| 5 | North Birmingham Homes | 57 | 3.4★ (63) | Birmingham, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 6 | Blackridge | 57 | 4.7★ (42) | Hoover, 18 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 7 | Watermark Construction Group, LLC | 57 | 4.5★ (17) | Pelham, 17 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Dede Puryear Markle, RE/MAX Agent Trussville | 56 | 5.0★ (11) | Trussville, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Tower Homes | 56 | 4.7★ (85) | Vestavia Hills, 13 mi away | — | — |
| 10 | Brookside Square by D.R. Horton | 56 | 4.6★ (8) | Gardendale, 4 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
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 122 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 12 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 449 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mountain Brook, 10 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 65 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Vestavia Hills, 13 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 479 Google reviews, the most in Forestdale.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 5 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.4★ from 63 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hoover, 18 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Pelham, 17 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Trussville, 19 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Vestavia Hills, 13 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Gardendale, 4 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Alabaster, 7 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Trussville, 21 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Homewood, 9 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 15 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 56 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fultondale, 7 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 16 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.7★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Vestavia Hills, 11 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 110 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hoover, 12 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Bessemer, 9 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 13 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Birmingham, 13 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ 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 Bessemer, 18 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Pinson, 17 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.8★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Childersburg, 34 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Bessemer, 17 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
We scored 131 Forestdale 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 Forestdale 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 |