103 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Buffalo: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, CR Score 66/100; 4.8★ from 1,481 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Stanley Steemer, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 103.
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 2,489 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 103 ranked; ranked #13.
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103 Buffalo water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 56 are open 24/7, 83 open Saturdays and 69 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 103 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 66 | 4.8★ (1,481) | Cheektowaga, 6 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Stanley Steemer | 65 | 4.8★ (2,271) | Cheektowaga, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Extreme Carpet and Tile Cleaning Buffalo | 64 | 5.0★ (367) | Buffalo | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 4 | Green Genie LLC | 63 | 4.9★ (229) | Tonawanda, 6 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Ahold of Mold Environmental | 63 | 4.9★ (150) | Fort Erie, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Get Clean Get Green LLC | 63 | 4.8★ (137) | Buffalo | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Rapid Dry, Inc | 62 | 4.8★ (272) | Niagara Falls, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Simply the Best Cleaning Services | 62 | 5.0★ (156) | Fort Erie, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Chem-Dry of Buffalo | 62 | 4.9★ (1,242) | West Seneca, 10 mi away | Sat | — |
| 10 | Water Cleanup Experts, Inc | 62 | 5.0★ (136) | North Tonawanda, 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: 4.8★ from 1,481 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cheektowaga, 5 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 2,271 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buffalo
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 367 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Tonawanda, 6 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 229 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Fort Erie, 3 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 150 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buffalo
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 137 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Niagara Falls, 11 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 272 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Fort Erie, 12 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 156 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in West Seneca, 10 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,242 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in North Tonawanda, 13 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 136 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buffalo
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Hamburg, 12 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 191 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buffalo
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 2,489 Google reviews, the most in Buffalo.
Based in Fort Erie, 12 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 114 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Fort Erie, 3 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in West Seneca, 7 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 1,852 Google reviews.
Based in Niagara Falls, 17 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 105 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Depew, 10 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in St. Catharines, 27 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 262 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buffalo
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Fort Erie, 6 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buffalo
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 150 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Painter”.
Based in Tonawanda, 7 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Depew, 8 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Niagara Falls, 18 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
#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 103 ranked water damage restoration companies here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more water damage restoration companies within 40 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 Pro Home Improvements | In Buffalo | |
| Amherst Plumbing Services | In Buffalo | |
| BrightAura | In Buffalo | |
| Buffalo Drywall Repair | 5.0★ (6) | In Buffalo |
| Buffalo Home Repair | In Buffalo | |
| Buffalo NY Painters | 5.0★ (2) | In Buffalo |
| CJ Construction Service Inc | 4.5★ (22) | In Buffalo |
| Dreams Painting | 5.0★ (4) | In Buffalo |
| Freedom Restoration | In Buffalo | |
| JPC Painting & Restorations llc. | 5.0★ (5) | In Buffalo |
| JRB Painting Unlimited | 4.9★ (61) | In Buffalo |
| Junk Escape & Demolition (Demolition, Garbage, Waste & Junk Removal) (Contractor) | 5.0★ (363) | 22 mi |
| Lost Cities Restorations | 5.0★ (1) | In Buffalo |
| Morris Masonry Restoration | In Buffalo | |
| Nathaniel's Construction - General Contractors in Buffalo, NY | 4.9★ (38) | In Buffalo |
| On Side Restoration Services | 3.8★ (18) | 16 mi |
| Prime Landscapers | 4.9★ (60) | In Buffalo |
| PuroClean Restoration Niagara | 4.5★ (24) | 26 mi |
| TipTop Mold Removal Buffalo NY | In Buffalo | |
| WNY First Choice Construction | 4.7★ (42) | In Buffalo |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Buffalo. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water damage restoration | $1,383 | $3,868 | $6,369 | Per job: typical range of customer-reported restorations. US national range | October 2026 |
We scored 103 Buffalo water damage restoration companies 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 Buffalo 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 |