434 plumbers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in University Place: At Your Service Plumbing, CR Score 66/100; 5.0★ from 945 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Beacon Plumbing, Heating, Electrical & Mechanical Inc - Tacoma, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 434.
Most-reviewed: Harts Plumbers, Electricians, & HVAC Technicians, 5,336 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 434 ranked; ranked #7.
Rankings can't be bought. Contractors can't pay to change their rank or score. How we rank
434 University Place plumbers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 178 are open 24/7, 277 open Saturdays and 222 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 434 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At Your Service Plumbing | 66 | 5.0★ (945) | University Place | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Beacon Plumbing, Heating, Electrical & Mechanical Inc - Tacoma | 65 | 4.8★ (1,670) | Tacoma, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | FloHawks Plumbing and Septic | 64 | 4.9★ (5,286) | Puyallup, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Bob Larson Plumbing | 64 | 4.9★ (1,911) | Tacoma, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Spartan Plumbing Services | 63 | 4.8★ (1,108) | Tacoma, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 63 | 4.7★ (1,168) | Tacoma, 6 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Harts Plumbers, Electricians, & HVAC Technicians | 63 | 4.8★ (5,336) | Tacoma, 4 mi away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 8 | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Tacoma | 62 | 4.8★ (631) | Tacoma, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Rescue Rooter | 62 | 4.8★ (1,735) | Pacific, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | All Purpose Plumbing | 62 | 4.6★ (822) | Tacoma, 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: 5.0★ from 945 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 5 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,670 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Puyallup, 15 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 5,286 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 11 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,911 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 7 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,108 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 6 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 1,168 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 4 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 5,336 Google reviews, the most in University Place.
Based in Tacoma, 8 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 631 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Pacific, 14 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,735 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 5 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 822 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 7 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 220 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Gig Harbor, 5 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 166 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Midland, 11 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 304 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Seattle, 22 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 2,646 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Lacey, 15 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 376 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Puyallup, 13 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 4,816 Google reviews.
Based in Tacoma, 3 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 4,744 Google reviews.
Based in Federal Way, 10 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 181 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 8 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 345 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Puyallup, 12 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 132 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Olympia, 19 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,814 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Puyallup, 14 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 549 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Tacoma, 7 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Bonney Lake, 14 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 157 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Plumber”.
Based in Lacey, 16 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 632 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 434 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 |
|---|---|---|
| All Drain Solutions | 4.9★ (68) | 15 mi |
| All Purpose Plumbing | 5.0★ (1) | In University Place |
| American Residential Services | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Andy Jahn Plumbing & Rooter | 5.0★ (2) | 5 mi |
| Bowers Plumbing & Remodel | 4.8★ (16) | 5 mi |
| Fast Water Heater Co | 1.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| Fox Plumbing, Heating & Cooling (now a Gene Johnson company) | 4.8★ (2,264) | 17 mi |
| Gary Fox Plumbing & Heating | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Hunt's Services | 4.8★ (3,524) | 10 mi |
| Master Plumbers Tacoma | 5.0★ (23) | 7 mi |
| Neptune Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| New Horizon Sewer Services | 3.0★ (2) | 3 mi |
| Newton Plumbing Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| O'Neill Plumbing | 4.8★ (338) | 23 mi |
| Pac West Pipeworks | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Premium Plumbing | 5.0★ (2) | 11 mi |
| Puget Emergency Plumbing Tacoma | 5.0★ (16) | 5 mi |
| Re-New Excavation and Restoration LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 13 mi |
| Septic Designs By Pete Cooke | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| SmoothFlow Plumbers Tacoma | 5.0★ (16) | 5 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for University Place. 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 434 University Place 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 23, 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 University Place 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 |