317 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Portsmouth: Bass' Reddy Rooter, CR Score 63/100; 4.9★ from 774 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 317.
Most-reviewed: GEM Plumbing and Heating, 6,353 Google reviews at 4.6★, the most of 317 ranked; ranked #32.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
317 Portsmouth plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 81 are open 24/7, 164 open Saturdays and 102 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.8★ across 317 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bass' Reddy Rooter | 63 | 4.9★ (774) | Fall River, 10 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 63 | 4.9★ (1,471) | Narragansett, 13 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 63 | 4.8★ (3,084) | Providence, 16 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Rhode Island | 62 | 4.9★ (1,027) | Warwick, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Quahog Plumbing | 62 | 4.9★ (479) | Swansea, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Wicked Plumbing | 61 | 4.9★ (349) | Somerset, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 61 | 4.8★ (1,477) | New Bedford, 17 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | New England Sewer and Drain | 61 | 5.0★ (150) | Swansea, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | ProSeptic | 60 | 5.0★ (123) | East Greenwich, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Paul Anderson Drain Cleaning Inc. | 59 | 4.8★ (137) | Warwick, 13 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: 4.9★ from 774 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Narragansett, 13 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,471 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Providence, 16 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,084 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Warwick, 13 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,027 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Swansea, 11 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 479 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Somerset, 10 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 349 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in New Bedford, 17 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,477 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Swansea, 9 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 150 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in East Greenwich, 13 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 123 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Septic system service”.
Based in Warwick, 13 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 137 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in West Warwick, 17 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 244 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Portsmouth
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Fall River, 9 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 851 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Seekonk, 9 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Coventry, 13 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in East Providence, 17 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 73 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Freetown, 21 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,634 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Seekonk, 13 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Fall River, 8 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Providence, 17 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Fall River, 7 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 766 Google reviews.
Based in Rehoboth, 14 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Berkley, 14 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 67 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Pawtucket, 20 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 77 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Warwick, 11 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 62 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 317 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A1 Plumbing and Drain Cleaning | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| All Island Landscape Inc | In Portsmouth | |
| Camaras Plumbing Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Clermont Mechanical | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Competitive Plumbing Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| D C Plumbing Co | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| E W Flagg Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Ed Sylvia Plumbing Inc. | 4.8★ (23) | 13 mi |
| Emergency Response Plumbing and Heating Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Fressilli Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| H&R Paving and Excavation, Inc | 4.6★ (36) | 13 mi |
| J B Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Lincoln Oil Co Inc | 3.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| Maintenance Man Tom | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Michael Perri & Sons Septic Service, Inc. | 3.7★ (17) | 13 mi |
| Miguel Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Monster-Vac | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Pelletier & Son Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Ultimate Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Wakefield Plumbing LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Portsmouth. 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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Guide checked October 2026. How we verify licenses
We scored 317 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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 |