264 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in South Bradenton: Sleuth Leak Detection, CR Score 66/100; 5.0★ from 3,764 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Cool Today - Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 264.
Most-reviewed: Cool Today - Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical, 12,628 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 264 ranked; ranked #2.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
264 South Bradenton plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 99 are open 24/7, 153 open Saturdays and 122 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 264 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleuth Leak Detection | 66 | 5.0★ (3,764) | Bradenton, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Cool Today - Cooling, Plumbing, Electrical | 63 | 4.8★ (12,628) | Sarasota, 4 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies, Most reviews |
| 3 | Benjamin Franklin Plumbing | 63 | 4.7★ (962) | Bradenton, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Local Plumber of Sarasota | 62 | 4.9★ (257) | Bradenton, 2 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Redemption Plumbing | 62 | 4.8★ (340) | Bradenton, 2 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Plumbing Today | 62 | 4.8★ (3,689) | Sarasota, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Armstrong Bros Plumbing | 62 | 4.8★ (382) | Palmetto, 4 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Elite Cooling, Heating, Plumbing, & Electrical | 61 | 4.9★ (1,925) | Bradenton, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Premier Plumbers | 61 | 4.9★ (924) | Sarasota, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Armstrong Bros Plumbing | 61 | 4.9★ (328) | Sarasota, 9 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: 5.0★ from 3,764 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Sarasota, 4 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 12,628 Google reviews, the most in South Bradenton.
Based in Bradenton, 4 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 962 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 2 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 257 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 2 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 340 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Sarasota, 15 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 3,689 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Palmetto, 4 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 382 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 3 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 1,925 Google reviews.
Based in Sarasota, 14 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 924 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Sarasota, 9 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 328 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Sarasota, 13 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 378 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 4 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 93 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Sarasota, 13 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 588 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 1 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,358 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 6 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 203 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 3 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 2,548 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 1 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 153 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Memphis, 10 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 134 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bayshore Gardens, 11 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 257 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 2 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 242 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in St. Petersburg, 24 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,943 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Sarasota, 9 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 2,021 Google reviews.
Based in St. Petersburg, 24 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,814 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bradenton, 4 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Sarasota, 13 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 165 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 264 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Tom-Plumber | 4.9★ (387) | 24 mi |
| AC Warehouse | 4.7★ (2,757) | 6 mi |
| Aldrich Pipeline, LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Aqua Duck Plumbing LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Bsp1 plumbing | 5.0★ (1) | 10 mi |
| Clog Kings Manatee | 5.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Coconut Plumbing | 5.0★ (20) | 10 mi |
| Drain Team Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 2 mi |
| Electro Rooter Sewer Services | 4.8★ (9) | 2 mi |
| J&L home improvement and maintenance | 4.5★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Latite Roofing | 3.0★ (1) | 4 mi |
| Leak Locators of Bradenton | 5.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| Mako Plumbing Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| Packwood Home & Plumbing Repair | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Pumbco Pumbing Solutions | 5.0★ (1) | 8 mi |
| Sarasota Air Conditioning & Heating | 5.0★ (1) | 9 mi |
| Sarasota Water Heater Guy / Tankless / Hybrid / Gas / Repipe | 4.6★ (100) | 13 mi |
| The Clean Plumbers - Pinellas Park | 4.8★ (277) | 22 mi |
| Unique Services | 4.5★ (4,564) | 3 mi |
| Wimauma Plumbing & Piping | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for South Bradenton. 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 264 South Bradenton 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 South Bradenton 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 |