93 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Sanford: Zoom Drain, CR Score 62/100; 4.9★ from 2,159 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): LaPlante Electric, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 93.
Most-reviewed: LaPlante Electric, 1,260 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 93 ranked after Zoom Drain; ranked #2.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
93 Sanford plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 19 are open 24/7, 31 open Saturdays and 24 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 93 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoom Drain | 62 | 4.9★ (2,159) | Buxton, 24 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | LaPlante Electric | 62 | 4.9★ (1,260) | Buxton, 21 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies, Most reviews |
| 3 | Sgt. Smith's Drain Cleaning Services | 60 | 4.8★ (196) | Biddeford, 16 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Seacoast Sewer & Drain, Inc. | 59 | 4.9★ (156) | Eliot, 21 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Beach Comber Plumbing and Drain | 58 | 4.9★ (70) | Biddeford, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | EcoClean | 58 | 4.8★ (159) | Buxton, 23 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | All American Plumbing and Heating | 57 | 4.9★ (58) | Eliot, 21 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Backwater Plumbing LLC | 57 | 5.0★ (35) | Eliot, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | SOS Plumbing Solutions | 56 | 4.5★ (35) | Barrington, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Value Rooter | 56 | 4.8★ (19) | South Berwick, 16 mi away | 24/7 | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 2,159 Google reviews, the most in Sanford.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Buxton, 21 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,260 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 16 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 196 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Eliot, 21 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 12 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 70 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Buxton, 23 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 159 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Eliot, 21 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Eliot, 19 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Barrington, 15 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in South Berwick, 16 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Sanford
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Eliot, 19 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 33 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Buxton, 18 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 63 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Sanford
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.3★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 20 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 14 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 553 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Waterboro, 5 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Buxton, 24 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 1,112 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 15 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 110 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Rochester, 14 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in South Berwick, 9 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 7 of 10 factors; credentials, recency and availability not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 15 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 18 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Biddeford, 14 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 163 Google reviews.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
Based in Lebanon, 23 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected.
#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 93 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A P Baker Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Beauchemin Plumbing & Heating | 1.0★ (1) | 12 mi |
| Bruce P Hermenau Plumbing | 4.0★ (2) | 20 mi |
| Connolly's Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 20 mi |
| David Glover Plumbing & Heating | 3.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Denis Lamontagne Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | In Sanford |
| Dow Excavating Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Duranceau & Sons Plumbing | 3.7★ (3) | 15 mi |
| Guillemette Plumbing | In Sanford | |
| Hayden Excavating Inc. | 5.0★ (1) | 9 mi |
| Heating & Air Conditioning | 4.1★ (9) | In Sanford |
| James Golter Plumbing & Heating | 4.3★ (6) | 22 mi |
| Lamontagne Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (5) | 16 mi |
| Lordbrooks plumbing | 3.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| Macdonald Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (1) | 7 mi |
| Mc Mahon's Plumbing & Fltrtn | In Sanford | |
| Pelletier Plumbing and Heating Services | 5.0★ (9) | 24 mi |
| Plante Oil Burner Services | 3.0★ (2) | In Sanford |
| Townsend Plumbing and Heating | 4.5★ (2) | 20 mi |
| Yankee Energy | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Sanford. 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 93 Sanford 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 Sanford 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 |