395 painters ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Hawthorn Woods: A Plus Decorating Inc, CR Score 63/100; 4.9★ from 170 Google reviews; open 7 days a week.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Five Star Painting of North Shore, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 395.
Most-reviewed: Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist, 398 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 395 ranked; ranked #9.
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395 Hawthorn Woods painters are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 40 are open 24/7, 287 open Saturdays and 121 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 395 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Plus Decorating Inc | 63 | 4.9★ (170) | Arlington Heights, 5 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Overall |
| 2 | Five Star Painting of North Shore | 62 | 5.0★ (20) | Hawthorn Woods | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Alvarado's Painting Corp | 62 | 5.0★ (191) | Vernon Hills, 4 mi away | Sat | — |
| 4 | Fresh Coat Painters of Vernon Hills | 62 | 4.9★ (49) | Gurnee, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Active Painting | 62 | 5.0★ (263) | Des Plaines, 7 mi away | Sat | — |
| 6 | Michael B Painting | 62 | 4.8★ (19) | Hawthorn Woods | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Standard 28 | 61 | 5.0★ (62) | Deerfield, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Ultimate Finish Remodeling | 61 | 5.0★ (30) | Hawthorn Woods | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | Bottle & Bottega by Painting with a Twist | 61 | 4.8★ (398) | Arlington Heights, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | Most reviews |
| 10 | CertaPro Painters of Palatine, IL | 61 | 4.8★ (129) | Palatine, 7 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
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 170 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hawthorn Woods
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Vernon Hills, 4 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 191 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Gurnee, 5 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Des Plaines, 7 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 263 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hawthorn Woods
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Deerfield, 8 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hawthorn Woods
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Arlington Heights, 10 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 398 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting studio”.
Based in Palatine, 7 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 129 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Fox Lake, 9 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 56 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Vernon Hills, 5 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 102 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting studio”.
Based in Palatine, 5 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hawthorn Woods
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Mundelein, 5 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 238 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Elmwood Park, 11 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 94 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Northbrook, 10 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 61 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Lake Zurich, 3 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 99 Google reviews.
Based in Schaumburg, 12 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 353 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting studio”.
Based in Northbrook, 12 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 151 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Arlington Heights, 9 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 167 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hawthorn Woods
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Palatine, 7 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Mundelein, 4 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 135 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Wauconda, 6 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
#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 395 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 Hawthorn Woods. 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 395 Hawthorn Woods 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 Hawthorn Woods 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 |