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Best Home Builders in Gainesville, TX (2026)

297 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →

The short answer

  1. 1

    Best overall in Gainesville: Jose Espinosa Realtor, CR Score 63/100; 5.0★ from 201 Google reviews; open 24/7.

  2. 43

    Most-reviewed: Show Rock Texas, LLC., 263 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 297 ranked; ranked #43.

Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank

297 Gainesville home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 9 are open 24/7, 211 open Saturdays and 178 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.6★ across 297 rated businesses.

Top 10 home builders in Gainesville at a glance

Top 10 home builders in Gainesville at a glance
RankBusinessCR ScoreGoogle ratingBased inHoursBest for
1Jose Espinosa Realtor635.0★ (201)Little Elm, 32 mi away24/7Overall
2Tailor Made Custom Homes605.0★ (17)GainesvilleSat · Sun—
3M/I Homes Lane Ranch595.0★ (34)Sanger, 18 mi awaySat · Sun—
4TGC Custom Homes584.8★ (33)Sanger, 19 mi awaySat · Sun—
5Green Meadows by CastleRock Communities584.6★ (98)Celina, 28 mi awaySat · Sun—
6M/I Homes Lilyana584.5★ (177)Prosper, 33 mi awaySat · Sun—
7Cavco Home Center584.4★ (138)Sanger, 18 mi awaySat—
8Mustang Lakes584.5★ (165)Celina, 33 mi awaySat · Sun—
9Truth Construction LLC585.0★ (34)Denton, 16 mi awaySat—
10M/I Homes Mobberly Farms584.6★ (62)Celina, 26 mi awaySat · Sun—

The 297 best home builders in Gainesville, ranked

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.

  1. Ranked #1 in Gainesville

    #1 Jose Espinosa Realtor

    Based in Little Elm, 32 mi away

    63/100CR Score

    Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 201 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.

    • 5.0★ from 201 Google reviews
    • Open 24/7
    Hours
    Open 24 hours, 7 days
    Address
    1605 Canals Dr, Little Elm, TX 75068
    View profile for Jose Espinosa Realtor(214) 492-3643

  3. #3 M/I Homes Lane Ranch

    Based in Sanger, 18 mi away

    59/100CR Score

    Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.

    • 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon 12 PM–6 PM · Tue–Sat 10 AM–6 PM · Sun 12 PM–6 PM
    Address
    8024 Butterfield Drive, Sanger, TX 76266
    View profile for M/I Homes Lane Ranch(972) 280-7730

  4. #4 TGC Custom Homes

    Based in Sanger, 19 mi away

    58/100CR Score

    Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.

    • 4.8★ from 33 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon–Sun 8 AM–6 PM
    Address
    5740 FM 455, Sanger, TX 76266
    View profile for TGC Custom Homes(469) 406-2490

  6. #6 M/I Homes Lilyana

    Based in Prosper, 33 mi away

    58/100CR Score

    Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 177 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.

    • 4.5★ from 177 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon 12 PM–6 PM · Tue–Sat 10 AM–6 PM · Sun 12 PM–6 PM
    Address
    1405 Snapdragon Ct, Prosper, TX 75078
    View profile for M/I Homes Lilyana(972) 280-7730

  7. #7 Cavco Home Center

    Based in Sanger, 18 mi away

    58/100CR Score

    Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 138 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Modular home builder”.

    • 4.4★ from 138 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon–Sat 9 AM–6 PM · Sun closed
    Address
    1302 N Stemmons St, Sanger, TX 76266
    View profile for Cavco Home Center(940) 220-6562

  8. #8 Mustang Lakes

    Based in Celina, 33 mi away

    58/100CR Score

    Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 165 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.

    • 4.5★ from 165 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon–Fri 10 AM–5 PM · Sat 10 AM–6 PM · Sun 12 PM–6 PM
    Address
    2682 Roseland Pkwy, Celina, TX 75009
    View profile for Mustang Lakes(972) 993-6737

  15. #15 United Built Homes

    Based in Sherman, 31 mi away

    57/100CR Score

    Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 118 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.

    • 4.6★ from 118 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon–Thu 8 AM–6 PM · Fri–Sat 9 AM–5 PM · Sun closed
    Address
    3903 U.S, N Hwy 75, Sherman, TX 75090
    View profile for United Built Homes(903) 868-1555

  20. #20 M/I Homes Kings Way

    Based in Denton, 26 mi away

    56/100CR Score

    Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.

    • 4.8★ from 22 Google reviews
    Hours
    Mon 12 PM–6 PM · Tue–Sat 10 AM–6 PM · Sun 12 PM–6 PM
    Address
    3129 Royal Throne Ct, Denton, TX 76208
    View profile for M/I Homes Kings Way(972) 280-7730

Home builders ranked #26 to #50

#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 297 ranked home builders here; the rest are on their profiles.

home builders in Gainesville, ranks 26 to 50
RankBusinessCR ScoreGoogle ratingDistance
26Highland Homes Star Trail564.6★ (32)32 mi
27Eagle Creek by D.R. Horton564.5★ (33)30 mi
28Designer Homes and Remodeling LLC.554.6★ (21)38 mi
29Impression Homes at Sanger Circle554.3★ (10)17 mi
30Beazer Homes Valencia on the Lake554.4★ (41)32 mi
31Bloomfield Homes at West Crossing554.6★ (48)38 mi
32Risland Homes at Legacy Gardens554.4★ (42)31 mi
33Liberty Pointe - Riverside Homebuilders553.7★ (3)In Gainesville
34McClintock Homes553.8★ (19)18 mi
35Coventry Homes - Windsong Ranch554.7★ (23)31 mi
36Lakeside Estates at Paloma Creek by Tri Pointe Homes554.3★ (33)31 mi
37Tradition Homes Mosaic555.0★ (17)30 mi
38Bloomfield Homes at Union Park554.3★ (32)30 mi
39Perry Homes - North Sky 65'555.0★ (13)27 mi
40Perry Homes - Trinity Falls 60'554.9★ (27)37 mi
41Cross Creek Meadows by Trophy Signature Homes554.7★ (35)31 mi
42American Legend Homes - Star Trail554.4★ (28)32 mi
43Show Rock Texas, LLC.555.0★ (263)28 mi
44Grand Homes - Walton Ridge554.7★ (20)33 mi
45First Texas Homes - Villages of Creekwood554.4★ (38)35 mi
46Precision Builders554.7★ (15)40 mi
47Dave R. Williams Homes L.P.554.8★ (13)30 mi
48Joseph Nixon, REALTOR® - Collin County Homes for Sale545.0★ (13)33 mi
49Tartan Homes Inc544.8★ (24)31 mi
50The Closet Design Firm535.0★ (5)35 mi

Also serving Gainesville

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.

Unranked home builders serving Gainesville
BusinessGoogle ratingDistance
Absolute Heat & Air4.8★ (580)In Gainesville
Affordable air conditioning3.6★ (53)In Gainesville
Aire Serv of Denton4.9★ (198)In Gainesville
Alvis Mechanical LLC5.0★ (20)In Gainesville
Cooke Co Quality Home Improvements4.4★ (12)In Gainesville
Cooke County Roofing LLC4.4★ (14)In Gainesville
D & H Roofing4.6★ (9)In Gainesville
Don Hunter Roofing LLC5.0★ (9)In Gainesville
EZ ConServ5.0★ (15)In Gainesville
Flatline Construction and Restoration LLC5.0★ (9)In Gainesville
Hesse Heat & Air (Formerly Hesse-Schniederjan Heating and Air Conditioning)5.0★ (657)In Gainesville
Johnson Painting & Carpentry - Exterior Home Painting, Professional Painters in Gainesville, TX4.3★ (6)In Gainesville
Little Mix Concrete LLC4.2★ (33)In Gainesville
MCM Heating & Air Conditioning4.6★ (50)In Gainesville
Parker Electric4.1★ (13)In Gainesville
Red River Handyman5.0★ (78)In Gainesville
Sanchez Decorative Concrete5.0★ (3)In Gainesville
Springtree Restoration- Gainesville5.0★ (25)In Gainesville
Stevens Floor Coverings4.9★ (49)In Gainesville
Valstar Electric, LLC4.8★ (26)In Gainesville

How we ranked Gainesville home builders

We scored 297 Gainesville 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.

Read the full method: formula, sources and exclusions

CR Score factors and weights
FactorWeightComputed fromIn Gainesville data
Reputation25%Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back itMeasured
Credentials15%Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on fileNot yet collected
Review volume10%Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the listMeasured
Recency5%Share of reviews from the last 12 monthsNot yet collected
Availability5%Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-dayMeasured
Trade focus10%How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name)Measured
Proximity5%Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it isMeasured
Claimed profile10%The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same)Measured
Partnered5%The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodicallyMeasured
ContractorsRanked reviews10%Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there areMeasured

Home builders in Gainesville: frequently asked questions

Who is the best home builder in Gainesville?

By CR Score, the highest-ranked home builder in Gainesville, TX is Jose Espinosa Realtor with a CR Score of 63/100. It has 5.0★ from 201 Google reviews. It is open 24/7. Tailor Made Custom Homes (#2) and M/I Homes Lane Ranch (#3) follow. We ranked 297 home builders on ten factors, last updated October 22, 2026.

How many home builders are there in Gainesville?

ContractorsRanked ranks 297 home builders serving Gainesville, TX. 2 of them are based in Gainesville; the rest serve it from nearby towns. Another 20 within 40 mi are listed but not ranked yet. Counts are as of October 2026.

Which home builders in Gainesville are open 24/7?

9 ranked home builders in Gainesville post 24/7 hours. The highest-ranked is Jose Espinosa Realtor (#1). Hours come from each business's Google listing as of October 2026, so call to confirm.

Which home builders in Gainesville work on weekends?

211 of 297 ranked home builders post Saturday hours and 178 post Sunday hours. The highest-ranked open Saturdays are Jose Espinosa Realtor (#1), Tailor Made Custom Homes (#2) and M/I Homes Lane Ranch (#3). Posted hours are office hours; crews may book weekend jobs separately.

What Google rating do Gainesville home builders have?

The median Google rating among 297 rated home builders in Gainesville is 4.6★, with a median of 14 reviews. Show Rock Texas, LLC. has the most, 263 reviews, and ranks #43. We adjust ratings for review count, so a few five-star reviews cannot top the list.

How does ContractorsRanked rank home builders?

Each home builder gets a 0–100 CR Score from ten published factors, led by reputation (25%), credentials (15%), review volume (10%) and trade focus (10%). A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency; other factors we cannot measure are left out. Only businesses with a confirmed trade and 3 or more reviews, or a claimed profile, are ranked.

Do home builders outside Gainesville count in this ranking?

Yes, if they are within 40 mi of the Gainesville city center, our service radius for home builders. Each listing shows where the business is based and how far away it is. Proximity is 5% of the CR Score, so a nearby business gets a small edge.

Can home builders pay to rank higher on ContractorsRanked?

No. The CR Score never reads payment status, and this ranking has 0 paid placements. Up to 3 Featured businesses may appear above the list, labelled Featured and showing their honest rank.

Update log for Gainesville

  1. October 2026: CR Scores recalculated for 297 home builders serving Gainesville.
  2. October 2026: 2 duplicate listings merged.

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