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Best overall in Saint Stephens: CertaPro Painters of Hickory/ Catawba Valley/ High Country, CR Score 61/100; 4.9★ from 258 Google reviews.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Eagle Painting & Flooring, Inc., posts 24/7 hours; ranked #7 of 47.
Most-reviewed: Rim Repair Of Hickory, 274 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 47 ranked; ranked #2.
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47 Saint Stephens painters are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 5 are open 24/7, 27 open Saturdays and 10 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 47 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CertaPro Painters of Hickory/ Catawba Valley/ High Country | 61 | 4.9★ (258) | Hickory, 5 mi away | — | Overall |
| 2 | Rim Repair Of Hickory | 60 | 4.9★ (274) | Hickory, 6 mi away | — | Most reviews |
| 3 | Hip Hip hooWray - Events & Designs | 60 | 4.8★ (169) | Conover, 5 mi away | Sat | — |
| 4 | New Era PaintWorksLLC | 59 | 5.0★ (9) | Saint Stephens | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 5 | SprayMasters Cabinet Refinishing and Painting | 59 | 4.8★ (49) | Newton, 8 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 6 | G Ochoa Painting LLC | 58 | 5.0★ (14) | Hickory, 4 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 7 | Eagle Painting & Flooring, Inc. | 58 | 5.0★ (7) | Hickory, 4 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 8 | Painting For You LLC | 58 | 5.0★ (30) | Hickory, 10 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 9 | JTC Painting & Pressure Washing | 57 | 5.0★ (9) | Lenoir, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Bill Pope's painting and remodeling | 57 | 5.0★ (20) | Newton, 9 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
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 in Saint Stephens
Based in Hickory, 5 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 258 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hickory, 6 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 274 Google reviews, the most in Saint Stephens.
Based in Conover, 5 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 169 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Saint Stephens
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Newton, 8 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hickory, 4 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hickory, 4 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hickory, 10 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Lenoir, 9 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Newton, 9 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 20 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Conover, 5 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Conover, 6 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hickory, 4 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Fletcher, 5 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Hickory, 5 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Hickory, 3 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 2.7★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Hickory, 4 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Conover, 8 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting studio”.
Based in Reidsville, 11 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Saint Stephens
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Hickory, 4 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.9★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hickory, 5 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
Based in Conover, 6 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Hickory, 1 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Lake Norman of Catawba, 9 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painting”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #47, in CR Score order; each links to its profile.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| AJ Painting | In Saint Stephens | |
| Artistic drywall and painting | In Saint Stephens | |
| Blue Ridge Epoxy | 5.0★ (26) | In Saint Stephens |
| Brent Enloe Painting | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Classy Coats | 1.0★ (2) | In Saint Stephens |
| Eric’s Painting & Plaster | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Glidden Professional Paint Center | 4.5★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Ivado properties LLC | In Saint Stephens | |
| J&J Home Solution's | In Saint Stephens | |
| Lake Hickory Services Inc | 5.0★ (1) | 3 mi |
| Parkhurst Painting | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| R&R Landscaping and Painting LLC | 5.0★ (2) | In Saint Stephens |
| Reyes The Painter | In Saint Stephens | |
| SCG Painting | 5.0★ (1) | 5 mi |
| Smoked Stains | In Saint Stephens | |
| Sophia Dempsey Cabinet Painting | 5.0★ (1) | In Saint Stephens |
| Speaks Painting | 5.0★ (1) | 6 mi |
| Umanaclean | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Vision Drywall & Paint LLC | 5.0★ (1) | 8 mi |
| Whitmire Decorating | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Saint Stephens. 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 47 Saint Stephens 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 Saint Stephens 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 |