114 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in LaFayette: Price's Crossing by D.R. Horton, CR Score 62/100; 5.0★ from 40 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Pratt Home Builders | New Homes Ooltewah TN, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #3 of 114.
Most-reviewed: Pratt Home Builders, 247 Google reviews at 4.4★, the most of 114 ranked; ranked #4.
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114 LaFayette home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 7 are open 24/7, 46 open Saturdays and 27 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 114 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Price's Crossing by D.R. Horton | 62 | 5.0★ (40) | LaFayette | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | Dreamtech Homes LLC | 62 | 5.0★ (147) | Chattanooga, 25 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 3 | Pratt Home Builders | New Homes Ooltewah TN | 61 | 5.0★ (49) | Collegedale, 23 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 4 | Pratt Home Builders | 60 | 4.4★ (247) | Chattanooga, 26 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Most reviews |
| 5 | America's Home Place - Calhoun, GA | 60 | 4.8★ (220) | Calhoun, 27 mi away | Sat | — |
| 6 | America's Home Place - Chattanooga, TN | 59 | 4.7★ (199) | Chattanooga, 24 mi away | Sat | — |
| 7 | Cash Out On My Home - Sell Your House Fast | 59 | 4.9★ (49) | Chattanooga, 24 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 8 | Fox Hollow by D.R. Horton | 58 | 4.9★ (33) | Dalton, 21 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 9 | AMS Construction LLC | 58 | 4.9★ (10) | Dalton, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Do all repairs | 58 | 4.8★ (46) | Cartersville, 29 mi away | 24/7 | — |
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: 5.0★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 25 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 147 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Collegedale, 23 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 26 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.4★ from 247 Google reviews, the most in LaFayette.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Calhoun, 27 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 220 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 24 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 199 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 24 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Dalton, 21 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Dalton, 18 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cartersville, 29 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Collegedale, 30 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fairview, 17 mi away
Ranked #12 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 Chattanooga, 24 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in LaFayette
Ranked #14 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 Rome, 29 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cleveland, 37 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rome, 26 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 18 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.1★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 21 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 37 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 23 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 144 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Dalton, 17 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 64 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 22 mi away
Ranked #22 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 Chattanooga, 23 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Chattanooga, 23 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in LaFayette
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.7★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “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 114 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.
We scored 114 LaFayette 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 LaFayette 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 |