132 home builders ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Sawmills: Cline Village by D.R. Horton, CR Score 62/100; 4.9★ from 78 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Touchstone Custom Homes, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #12 of 132.
Most-reviewed: JC Property Professionals, 137 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 132 ranked; ranked #24.
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132 Sawmills home builders are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 5 are open 24/7, 56 open Saturdays and 27 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 132 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cline Village by D.R. Horton | 62 | 4.9★ (78) | Conover, 16 mi away | Sat · Sun | Overall |
| 2 | Falls at Hickory by D.R. Horton | 59 | 5.0★ (20) | Hickory, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 3 | ABH Construction | 58 | 4.8★ (26) | Hickory, 9 mi away | Sat | — |
| 4 | Chestnut at Laurelbrook by D.R. Horton | 58 | 5.0★ (41) | Lake Norman of Catawba, 30 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 5 | Blackstone Bay Townhomes by D.R. Horton | 58 | 4.9★ (45) | Lake Norman of Catawba, 32 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 6 | America's Home Place - Statesville, NC | 58 | 4.6★ (135) | Statesville, 35 mi away | Sat | — |
| 7 | JCM Custom Homes LLC | 57 | 4.8★ (39) | Morganton, 9 mi away | — | — |
| 8 | Clark Creek Landing by D.R. Horton | 57 | 5.0★ (23) | Lincolnton, 25 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 9 | Wallace Springs by D.R. Horton | 57 | 4.7★ (39) | Statesville, 32 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 10 | Legacy Homes | 57 | 5.0★ (14) | Hickory, 9 mi away | Sat | — |
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.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 78 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Hickory, 10 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Hickory, 9 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Lake Norman of Catawba, 30 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Lake Norman of Catawba, 32 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Statesville, 35 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 135 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Morganton, 9 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Lincolnton, 25 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Statesville, 32 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Hickory, 9 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Hickory, 8 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Mooresville, 38 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Lincolnton, 28 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Modular home builder”.
Based in Lake Norman of Catawba, 30 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 25 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Hickory, 4 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Hickory, 6 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.6★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Conover, 16 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Belmont, 35 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 62 Google reviews.
Based in Hickory, 12 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Lake Norman of Catawba, 31 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 78 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Hickory, 9 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Statesville, 32 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Home builder”.
Based in Conover, 24 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
Based in Marion, 30 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 137 Google reviews, the most in Sawmills.
Based in Lenoir, 7 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Custom home builder”.
#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 132 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Home Builders, Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 29 mi |
| Baker Home Builders | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| ClearVision Dream Homes | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| David Cline Signature Homes | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Gibsons moving service | In Sawmills | |
| Henson Construction, Inc. | 4.5★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Hometown Carolina | 5.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| J. Marshall Construction | 5.0★ (3) | In Sawmills |
| J. Sprinkle Homes | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Jeff Keever Construction Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Kincaid Heating and Air | 5.0★ (7) | In Sawmills |
| Larry Clark Builders | 3.5★ (2) | 26 mi |
| Laurel Ridge Construction Co., Inc. | 4.5★ (2) | 25 mi |
| LB Vending LLC | 4.8★ (19) | In Sawmills |
| Miller Built Homes Inc | 3.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| O'Hara Homes & Improvements llc. | In Sawmills | |
| Pennington Carpentry | 3.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Richard Gentry Construction | 3.7★ (3) | In Sawmills |
| Roy R Hamby Construction Company Inc | 5.0★ (1) | In Sawmills |
| Terry Reitzel Construction | 2.5★ (2) | 13 mi |
We scored 132 Sawmills 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 Sawmills 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 |