61 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Iowa City: Elevation HomeBuilders, CR Score 62/100; 4.9★ from 78 Google reviews.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Keil's Iowa City Repair Home Remodeling Specialist, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #8 of 61.
Most-reviewed: Skogman Homes, 66 Google reviews at 4.7★, the most of 61 ranked after Elevation HomeBuilders; ranked #5.
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61 Iowa City home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 2 are open 24/7, 12 open Saturdays and 10 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.7★ across 61 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevation HomeBuilders | 62 | 4.9★ (78) | Iowa City | — | Overall |
| 2 | Forevergreen Heights by D.R. Horton | 59 | 4.4★ (23) | Coralville, 5 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 3 | Prairie Village by D.R. Horton | 57 | 4.9★ (9) | Iowa City | Sat · Sun | — |
| 4 | Schrage Construction Inc. | 57 | 5.0★ (24) | Cedar Rapids, 27 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 5 | Skogman Homes | 57 | 4.7★ (66) | Cedar Rapids, 23 mi away | — | Most reviews |
| 6 | Bedrock Builders | 57 | 5.0★ (19) | Iowa City | — | — |
| 7 | Capital Construction and Remodeling LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (11) | Coralville, 4 mi away | Sat | — |
| 8 | Keil's Iowa City Repair Home Remodeling Specialist | 55 | 2.0★ (4) | Iowa City | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 9 | American Prairie by D.R. Horton | 55 | 5.0★ (9) | Cedar Rapids, 17 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 10 | H&H Home Builders | 54 | 4.5★ (16) | North Liberty, 9 mi away | — | — |
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: 4.9★ from 78 Google reviews, the most in Iowa City.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Coralville, 5 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 27 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 23 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 66 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Coralville, 4 mi away
Ranked #7 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 Iowa City
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 2.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 17 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in North Liberty, 9 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Coralville, 5 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 14 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 23 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Washington, 26 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.5★ from 53 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 18 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #17 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 Iowa City
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.3★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 26 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Marion, 28 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Marion, 25 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hiawatha, 28 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.2★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 26 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ 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 Cedar Rapids, 21 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 23 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency 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 61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C.A.S. homes | In Iowa City | |
| City Construction | 5.0★ (4) | In Iowa City |
| DPO Construction | 5.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| Furman Builders | 5.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| HBD | 4.5★ (2) | In Iowa City |
| jleehomes | In Iowa City | |
| Knutson Construction | 2.3★ (3) | In Iowa City |
| LCTConstruction LLC | In Iowa City | |
| Liberty Home Pros | 5.0★ (30) | In Iowa City |
| Martin Construction | 4.1★ (9) | In Iowa City |
| Michel Cuevas Home Improvment | 1.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| Rempel Construction | 5.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| Rob Phipps Building & Design | 5.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| SERVPRO of Iowa City/Coralville | 4.5★ (137) | In Iowa City |
| SGA Construction | 5.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| Stebral Construction | 5.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| Streb Construction Co., Inc. | 3.2★ (25) | In Iowa City |
| The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association | 5.0★ (2) | In Iowa City |
| Weimer Construction | 5.0★ (2) | In Iowa City |
| Westwinds Real Estate | 3.4★ (192) | In Iowa City |
We scored 61 Iowa City 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 Iowa City 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 |