582 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Northborough: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, CR Score 64/100; 4.8★ from 1,228 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Stake Plumbing and Heating, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 582.
Most-reviewed: Papalia Home Services, 3,978 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 582 ranked; ranked #36.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
582 Northborough plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 210 are open 24/7, 328 open Saturdays and 253 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 582 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 64 | 4.8★ (1,228) | Worcester, 8 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Stake Plumbing and Heating | 63 | 5.0★ (182) | Holden, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Wind River Environmental | 62 | 4.9★ (854) | Hudson, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Gabriele Plumbing & Heating | 62 | 5.0★ (641) | Shrewsbury, 4 mi away | Sat | — |
| 5 | Assured Service, Inc. | 62 | 4.9★ (96) | Grafton, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Monroe Home Solutions | 61 | 4.7★ (340) | Clinton, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | G&C Plumbing & Heating | 61 | 5.0★ (602) | Blackstone, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 61 | 4.8★ (1,069) | Marlborough, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | M.Y. Plumbing & Heating LLC | 61 | 5.0★ (52) | Clinton, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | G & L Plumbing Inc. | 61 | 4.6★ (196) | Holden, 5 mi away | 24/7 | — |
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: 4.8★ from 1,228 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Holden, 5 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 182 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Hudson, 13 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 854 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Shrewsbury, 4 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 641 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Grafton, 3 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 96 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Clinton, 8 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 340 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Blackstone, 19 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 602 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Marlborough, 3 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,069 Google reviews.
Based in Clinton, 4 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Holden, 5 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 196 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Shrewsbury, 5 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 586 Google reviews.
Based in Millbury, 11 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 3,030 Google reviews.
Based in Leominster, 16 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 451 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Acton, 14 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 290 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Blackstone, 22 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 484 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Clinton, 7 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Holliston, 14 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 2,950 Google reviews.
Based in Northborough
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 1,017 Google reviews.
Based in Holden, 8 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 69 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Blackstone, 18 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 635 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Worcester, 9 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in West Boylston, 7 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 748 Google reviews.
Based in Grafton, 9 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 117 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Newton, 23 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 552 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Spencer, 20 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 825 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
#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 582 ranked plumbers here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ABH Plumbing & Heating Contractors, LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Beals & Sons Inc. - Construction Company | 5.0★ (1) | In Northborough |
| Bilodeau Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Bradco Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Corrado Building & Remodeling, Inc. | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| David A. Longuemare Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 3 mi |
| David Favreau Construction & Septic Services | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Doug Anderson Plumbing and Heating | 4.9★ (222) | 24 mi |
| Emanuelson Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Grafton Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Groundscapes Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Kevin Shea Plumbing Heating and Cooling | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Lamont Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (80) | 14 mi |
| Mark Kooyomjian Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Pitstop Plumbing and Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Providers | 1.5★ (2) | 10 mi |
| R Gustafson Sewer & Drain | 3.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Reliable Pipes Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Sahlberg Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| V & G Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (1) | In Northborough |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Northborough. 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 |
In Massachusetts, Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters licenses Plumbing work: water supply, drain, waste and vent piping and fixtures.
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Guide checked October 2026. How we verify licenses
We scored 582 Northborough 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 Northborough 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 |