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Best overall in Cottage Grove: Five Star Painting of Woodbury, CR Score 64/100; 5.0★ from 64 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Home Transformations Fine Housepainting, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #6 of 182.
Most-reviewed: Color Me Mine, 646 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 182 ranked; ranked #5.
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182 Cottage Grove painters are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 18 are open 24/7, 108 open Saturdays and 46 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 182 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Star Painting of Woodbury | 64 | 5.0★ (64) | Cottage Grove | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Classic Finishes LLC | 63 | 4.9★ (113) | Cottage Grove | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 3 | Flannery Painting | 62 | 5.0★ (327) | Eagan, 8 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 4 | Color Me Mine | 62 | 4.9★ (470) | Woodbury, 8 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 5 | Color Me Mine | 62 | 4.8★ (646) | Eagan, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Most reviews |
| 6 | Home Transformations Fine Housepainting | 62 | 5.0★ (23) | Cottage Grove | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 7 | Larry’s Painting | 60 | 4.7★ (80) | Inver Grove Heights, 4 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 8 | Valley Creek Painters | 59 | 5.0★ (115) | Woodbury, 7 mi away | Sat | — |
| 9 | Generation Paints LLC | 59 | 5.0★ (6) | Cottage Grove | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | River Valley Painting & Remodeling | 59 | 5.0★ (23) | Cottage Grove | — | — |
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 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 113 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Eagan, 8 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 327 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Woodbury, 8 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 470 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting studio”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Eagan, 10 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 646 Google reviews, the most in Cottage Grove.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Inver Grove Heights, 4 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Woodbury, 7 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Woodbury, 5 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 48 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Woodbury, 5 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 63 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Woodbury, 7 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Woodbury, 7 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 189 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Inver Grove Heights, 4 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 15 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Oakdale, 13 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Saint Paul, 9 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 143 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Eden Prairie, 15 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Apple Valley, 14 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 141 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Cottage Grove
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Hastings, 7 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
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 182 ranked painters here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | St Paul Drywall and Painting | 56 | 5.0★ (10) | In Cottage Grove |
| 27 | Copal Painting Services | 56 | 5.0★ (69) | 11 mi |
| 28 | Home by Home Painting | 56 | 5.0★ (6) | In Cottage Grove |
| 29 | Trone Family Painting | 56 | 4.0★ (8) | 3 mi |
| 30 | Cheers Pablo Woodbury | 56 | 4.2★ (91) | 8 mi |
| 31 | Chuy’s Quality Painting LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (6) | In Cottage Grove |
| 32 | Kurtzbach Painting of Stillwater LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (35) | 12 mi |
| 33 | Sevans Painting | 56 | 5.0★ (42) | 14 mi |
| 34 | Northern Painting | 56 | 5.0★ (252) | 15 mi |
| 35 | Affordable painting | 56 | 5.0★ (28) | 8 mi |
| 36 | Larin Painting LLC | 56 | 5.0★ (5) | In Cottage Grove |
| 37 | All Star Painters | 56 | 4.9★ (44) | 9 mi |
| 38 | Valley Grove Landscape & Remodeling | 55 | 4.3★ (6) | In Cottage Grove |
| 39 | Ojeda Drywall & Painting | 55 | 5.0★ (108) | 11 mi |
| 40 | A+ Professional Painting LLC. | 55 | 4.9★ (31) | 13 mi |
| 41 | Arrow Painting LLC | 55 | 4.3★ (4) | In Cottage Grove |
| 42 | Painter Rick | 55 | 4.7★ (11) | In Cottage Grove |
| 43 | Del Prado Paint | 55 | 5.0★ (9) | 9 mi |
| 44 | Rivera Cleaning & Painting | 55 | 4.8★ (21) | 8 mi |
| 45 | Paint & Sip Minnesota by Your Bearded Artist | 54 | 5.0★ (46) | 15 mi |
| 46 | A+ Professional Painting Minneapolis | 54 | 5.0★ (24) | 15 mi |
| 47 | Capital Painting LLC | 54 | 4.6★ (9) | 9 mi |
| 48 | TC Painting & Drywall Inc | 54 | 4.8★ (18) | 9 mi |
| 49 | Neumann Painting | 54 | 5.0★ (43) | 14 mi |
| 50 | Spegal Painting | 54 | 5.0★ (6) | In Cottage Grove |
20 more painters within 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Painting and Finishing | 5.0★ (2) | In Cottage Grove |
| Axiom Construction LLC | 5.0★ (9) | In Cottage Grove |
| Bohl Construction | 5.0★ (3) | In Cottage Grove |
| Brynn Alden design+build | 5.0★ (9) | In Cottage Grove |
| Cranston Painting and Wallcovering | 4.5★ (2) | In Cottage Grove |
| D&H Cottage Grove | 4.9★ (39) | In Cottage Grove |
| Good Neighbor Construction | 5.0★ (4) | In Cottage Grove |
| Kitchen Tune-Up Eden Prairie MN | 5.0★ (25) | In Cottage Grove |
| L 3 Construction LLC | 4.9★ (29) | In Cottage Grove |
| Level Edge Construction and Roofing | 4.9★ (181) | In Cottage Grove |
| Lucas Builders | 5.0★ (20) | In Cottage Grove |
| Maruska Maintenance Contracting | 5.0★ (25) | In Cottage Grove |
| Miller Garage Door Handyman Services | 4.0★ (23) | In Cottage Grove |
| Nathan’s Outdoor Services | 3.4★ (62) | In Cottage Grove |
| Northern Exteriors MN Inc. | 4.9★ (59) | In Cottage Grove |
| Premium Quality Contracting LLC | 5.0★ (2) | In Cottage Grove |
| Rapid Remodeling LLC. | 4.8★ (18) | In Cottage Grove |
| Renewal by Andersen of the Greater Twin Cities | 4.6★ (523) | In Cottage Grove |
| Weldon Construction Inc. | 1.0★ (2) | In Cottage Grove |
| Wilwert Home Services | 5.0★ (19) | In Cottage Grove |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Cottage Grove. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior painting | $965 | $2,022 | $3,089 | Per project: typical range of customer-reported jobs (about $2 to $6 per sq ft of floor area). US national range | October 2026 |
| Exterior painting | $1,819 | $3,178 | $4,551 | Per house: typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
We scored 182 Cottage Grove painters 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 Cottage Grove 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 |