336 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Salem: Icon Building Group - Custom Homes and Remodeling, CR Score 60/100; 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 #3 of 336.
Most-reviewed: HomeSealed Exteriors, LLC, 413 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 336 ranked; ranked #9.
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336 Salem home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 15 are open 24/7, 143 open Saturdays and 80 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.7★ across 336 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icon Building Group - Custom Homes and Remodeling | 60 | 4.9★ (157) | Vernon Hills, 25 mi away | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | Trinity Home Builders | 58 | 4.5★ (60) | Kenosha, 6 mi away | — | — |
| 3 | Pradeep Singh – Your Local Real Estate Expert | 58 | 4.9★ (85) | Schaumburg, 38 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 4 | Badger Built LLC | 58 | 5.0★ (13) | Antioch, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Innavik | 57 | 5.0★ (14) | Antioch, 5 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 6 | Stonewater Traditional Single Family by D.R. Horton | 57 | 4.4★ (57) | McHenry, 17 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 7 | The Townes at Oak Creek by D.R. Horton | 57 | 4.9★ (40) | Mundelein, 23 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 8 | Veridian Homes - Milwaukee Area | 56 | 4.8★ (147) | Menomonee Falls, 39 mi away | — | — |
| 9 | HomeSealed Exteriors, LLC | 56 | 4.9★ (413) | New Berlin, 30 mi away | Sat | Most reviews |
| 10 | Duran Construction Inc. | 56 | 5.0★ (7) | Lake Geneva, 17 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 in Salem
Based in Vernon Hills, 25 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 Kenosha, 6 mi away
Ranked #2 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 Schaumburg, 38 mi away
Ranked #3 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 Antioch, 11 mi away
Ranked #4 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 Antioch, 5 mi away
Ranked #5 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 McHenry, 17 mi away
Ranked #6 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 Mundelein, 23 mi away
Ranked #7 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 Menomonee Falls, 39 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 147 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in New Berlin, 30 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 413 Google reviews, the most in Salem.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lake Geneva, 17 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Fox Lake, 8 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.8★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Kenosha, 10 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Woodstock, 12 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Northbrook, 33 mi away
Ranked #14 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 Mount Pleasant, 15 mi away
Ranked #15 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 Pingree Grove, 35 mi away
Ranked #16 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 Whitewater, 14 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Pewaukee, 36 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 256 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Mundelein, 20 mi away
Ranked #19 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 Barrington, 26 mi away
Ranked #20 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 Pleasant Prairie, 14 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrington, 25 mi away
Ranked #22 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 Huntley, 31 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hawthorn Woods, 22 mi away
Ranked #24 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 Lake Geneva, 15 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.7★ from 29 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 336 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Avis Homes, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| Countryside Meadows - Taylor Morrison | 3.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| Custom Contracting and Cabinetry LLC | 4.5★ (2) | 26 mi |
| Custom Craft Carpentry | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| D M Ketterhagen | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| DePietro Design Associates | 5.0★ (2) | 28 mi |
| Golden Construction & Excavating, Inc. | 4.0★ (2) | 30 mi |
| JPK BUILDERS | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Lehman's Manufacturing Homes | 4.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Lennar at Woodlore Townes | 4.5★ (2) | 22 mi |
| LotNova | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Lowell Custom Homes, a division of CCI | 3.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| Monogram Home Builders Inc | 4.5★ (2) | 19 mi |
| MV Homes, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 27 mi |
| Prestigious Home Builders and Remodelers, Inc. | 3.0★ (2) | 28 mi |
| Source Energy Construction | 5.0★ (2) | 28 mi |
| The Jacobs Companies, LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 30 mi |
| Thorndale Estates | 3.5★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Tim O'Brien Homes, Cape Crossing Model | 5.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| Wisconsin Concrete Homes | 5.0★ (2) | 26 mi |
We scored 336 Salem 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 23, 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 Salem 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 |