68 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Dover: Roto-Rooter Plumbing, Drain, & Water Restoration Services, CR Score 64/100; 4.8★ from 524 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Dover Drain LLC, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 68.
Most-reviewed: Shanklin Heating, Air Conditioning, & Electric, 3,486 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 68 ranked; ranked #9.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
68 Dover plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 20 are open 24/7, 32 open Saturdays and 22 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 68 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing, Drain, & Water Restoration Services | 64 | 4.8★ (524) | New Philadelphia, 2 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Dover Drain LLC | 61 | 5.0★ (34) | Dover | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Dans Plumbing Repairs/ Drain Cleaning | 61 | 4.9★ (116) | Dover | Sat · Sun | — |
| 4 | Geer Plumbing Solutions | 60 | 4.8★ (24) | Dover | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | FlowPros Sewer, Drain, & Repair Service | 60 | 4.9★ (720) | Canton, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Lebowski Home Services | 60 | 5.0★ (14) | Dover | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Beck Electric, Generators, & Plumbing | 57 | 4.8★ (1,757) | Canton, 16 mi away | — | — |
| 8 | Drain Ops, LLC | 57 | 4.9★ (83) | Canton, 20 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Shanklin Heating, Air Conditioning, & Electric | 57 | 4.9★ (3,486) | Massillon, 20 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 10 | Culligan Water of Dover | 57 | 4.6★ (176) | Dover | — | — |
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 Dover
Based in New Philadelphia, 2 mi away
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 524 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Dover
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Dover
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Dover
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Canton, 18 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 720 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Dover
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 14 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Canton, 16 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,757 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Canton, 20 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Massillon, 20 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 3,486 Google reviews, the most in Dover.
Based in Dover
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 176 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Canton, 23 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Dover
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 38 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
Based in Canton, 24 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Massillon, 19 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 1,525 Google reviews.
Based in North Canton, 24 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 200 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Massillon, 20 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 101 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Massillon, 19 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Canton, 21 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 637 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in New Philadelphia, 4 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Canton, 18 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 202 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Massillon, 22 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 151 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Canton, 20 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 250 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in New Philadelphia, 2 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Dover
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.1★ from 88 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Dover
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #27 to #46, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 46 of 68 ranked plumbers here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Affordable Drain Cleaning | 54 | 4.9★ (80) | 23 mi |
| 31 | Free Flowing Drain & Plumbing Repair | 53 | 3.6★ (22) | 20 mi |
| 32 | North Canton Drain & Sewer Cleaning | 52 | 3.7★ (7) | 20 mi |
| 34 | Jeff Cottrell & Sons Plumbing | 52 | 4.1★ (10) | 11 mi |
| 38 | Doug Mullaly Plumbing | 51 | 4.5★ (31) | 22 mi |
| 40 | Standard Plumbing & Heating | 50 | 4.2★ (40) | 20 mi |
| 42 | KLEMPNER | 50 | 4.8★ (54) | 19 mi |
| 44 | Catlett Quality Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. | 50 | 4.9★ (15) | 23 mi |
| 46 | Custom Comfort Systems Inc. | 50 | 4.8★ (96) | 24 mi |
1 more plumbers within 25 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dale's Heating & Cooling | 4.2★ (10) | 11 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Dover. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water heater replacement | $882 | $1,348 | $1,826 | Per unit, installed (unit plus labor); typical range of customer-reported jobs. US national range | October 2026 |
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We scored 68 Dover plumbers 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 Dover 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 |