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Best overall in Darnestown: Five Star Painting Loudoun, CR Score 91/100; 4.9★ from 442 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Five Star Painting of Montgomery County, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 349.
Most-reviewed: Handyman At Your Command, 296 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 349 ranked after Five Star Painting Loudoun; ranked #20.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
349 Darnestown painters are ranked here by CR Score, from 8 published factors. 39 are open 24/7, 249 open Saturdays and 117 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 349 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Five Star Painting Loudoun | 91 | 4.9★ (442) | Ashburn, 11 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Five Star Painting of Montgomery County | 90 | 5.0★ (186) | Clarksburg, 10 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | CJ Painting Company | 90 | 5.0★ (24) | Darnestown | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | C & V PAINTING SERVICES LLC | 88 | 5.0★ (149) | Gaithersburg, 7 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 5 | That 1 Painter Fairfax - McLean | 87 | 5.0★ (110) | Potomac, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Five Star Painting of Fairfax | 87 | 5.0★ (91) | Potomac, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Five Star Painting of Bethesda | 86 | 4.8★ (63) | Aspen Hill, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | That 1 Painter MoCo | 86 | 5.0★ (76) | Darnestown | Sat | — |
| 9 | Eddie’s Painting & Remodeling | 85 | 5.0★ (62) | Ashburn, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | We Art Fun Painting Studio | 85 | 4.8★ (88) | Germantown, 6 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from 8 published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 442 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Clarksburg, 10 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 186 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Darnestown
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 24 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Gaithersburg, 7 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 149 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Potomac, 15 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 110 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Potomac, 14 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 91 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Aspen Hill, 11 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 63 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Darnestown
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 76 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Ashburn, 12 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 62 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Germantown, 6 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 88 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting studio”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Spring Ridge, 6 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.8★ from 285 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Bethesda, 7 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 162 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockville, 8 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 68 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Ashburn, 11 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 5 of 8 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Lake Barcroft, 12 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.7★ from 48 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Darnestown
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Silver Spring, 14 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 178 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Germantown, 6 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and availability: 5.0★ from 106 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Darnestown
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Bethesda, 10 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and availability: 4.9★ from 296 Google reviews, open 24/7.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Bethesda, 13 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rockville, 9 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 44 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Darnestown
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Germantown, 5 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based on 6 of 8 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Germantown, 4 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 98 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based on 6 of 8 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 349 ranked painters here; the rest are on their profiles.
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.
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Darnestown. 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 349 Darnestown painters on 8 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. Unknown factors are left out of the score, 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 Darnestown data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 35% | Bayesian-adjusted Google star rating | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license 0.6, bond 0.2, workers’ comp 0.2 | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | log10(reviews + 1) against the list maximum | Measured |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 10% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | Google main category 1.0, business name 0.7, additional category 0.5 | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | 1.0 when based in the city, falling to 0 at the trade’s radius | Measured |
| Completeness | 5% | Website, photos, description, hours, claimed profile (0.2 each) | Measured |