506 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Lake Forest: Icon Building Group - Custom Homes and Remodeling, CR Score 62/100; 4.9★ from 157 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Pradeep Singh – Your Local Real Estate Expert, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 506.
Most-reviewed: VMC CONSTRUCTION GROUP, 132 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 506 ranked after Icon Building Group - Custom Homes and Remodeling; ranked #14.
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506 Lake Forest home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 24 are open 24/7, 244 open Saturdays and 117 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 506 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icon Building Group - Custom Homes and Remodeling | 62 | 4.9★ (157) | Vernon Hills, 7 mi away | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | Pradeep Singh – Your Local Real Estate Expert | 61 | 4.9★ (85) | Schaumburg, 22 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | The Townes at Oak Creek by D.R. Horton | 59 | 4.9★ (40) | Mundelein, 8 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 4 | Century General Contractors & Home Builders | 59 | 5.0★ (61) | Northbrook, 10 mi away | Sat | — |
| 5 | J.J. Doherty Bldrs. Inc. | 57 | 4.8★ (21) | Elmhurst, 25 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Badger Built LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (13) | Antioch, 21 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Kathcon Development, Inc | 56 | 5.0★ (10) | Grayslake, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | David Riano, Worth Clark Realty | 56 | 5.0★ (19) | Schaumburg, 19 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | Skycrest Homes | 56 | 5.0★ (17) | Barrington, 17 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 10 | Identity Home Builder & Additions | 56 | 5.0★ (57) | Skokie, 14 mi away | — | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 in Lake Forest
Based in Vernon Hills, 7 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 157 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Schaumburg, 22 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mundelein, 8 mi away
Ranked #3 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 Northbrook, 10 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 61 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Elmhurst, 25 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Antioch, 21 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Grayslake, 9 mi away
Ranked #7 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 Schaumburg, 19 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrington, 17 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Skokie, 14 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mundelein, 11 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Northbrook, 9 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.1★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Bartlett, 26 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 Chicago, 21 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 132 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrington, 17 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hawthorn Woods, 12 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Chicago, 22 mi away
Ranked #17 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 McHenry, 26 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hawthorn Woods, 12 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Pingree Grove, 32 mi away
Ranked #20 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 Wilmette, 14 mi away
Ranked #21 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 Kenosha, 23 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Chicago, 18 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Burr Ridge, 35 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 100 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Schaumburg, 20 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 25 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 506 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Altounian Construction Inc | In Lake Forest | |
| ARVIN Engineering | In Lake Forest | |
| Barts Remodeling | In Lake Forest | |
| Chameleon Restoration llc | In Lake Forest | |
| change of space homes | 5.0★ (1) | In Lake Forest |
| Current Construction Co. | 5.0★ (8) | In Lake Forest |
| D Michael Development | In Lake Forest | |
| Emory Construction | In Lake Forest | |
| Highview Group Ltd | In Lake Forest | |
| Jonathan Copeland Contracting, Inc | In Lake Forest | |
| Kelmscott Park Model Home and Sales Center | 5.0★ (1) | In Lake Forest |
| Lisk Homes | 5.0★ (1) | In Lake Forest |
| Maddock Construction Co | 5.0★ (1) | In Lake Forest |
| Mirage Window Replacement | In Lake Forest | |
| MV Homes, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | In Lake Forest |
| Poulton Group, Ltd. | In Lake Forest | |
| Premier Building & Development, Ltd. | 4.8★ (6) | In Lake Forest |
| Thorndale Estates | 3.5★ (2) | In Lake Forest |
| Tiedmann Enterprises Inc | 5.0★ (1) | In Lake Forest |
| Timberline Inc | In Lake Forest |
We scored 506 Lake Forest 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 Lake Forest 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 |