49 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Buxton: Octagon Cleaning & Restoration, CR Score 65/100; 4.8★ from 187 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Rainbow Restoration of Greater Portland, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 49.
Most-reviewed: Basement Improvements, LLC, 343 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 49 ranked; ranked #24.
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49 Buxton water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 22 are open 24/7, 29 open Saturdays and 23 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 49 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Octagon Cleaning & Restoration | 65 | 4.8★ (187) | Gorham, 11 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Rainbow Restoration of Greater Portland | 64 | 4.9★ (57) | Buxton | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | SERVPRO of Portland, South Portland and The Sebago Lake Region | 64 | 4.7★ (109) | Gorham, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | SERVPRO of Southern York County | 63 | 4.8★ (187) | Lebanon, 18 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Crowe's Restoration | 63 | 5.0★ (74) | Biddeford, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | ServiceMaster Restoration Services - Saco | 62 | 4.3★ (61) | Buxton | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | EnviroClean - South Portland | 62 | 4.7★ (61) | South Portland, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Mold Bros. | 61 | 5.0★ (31) | Buxton | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | SERVPRO of Biddeford-Saco | 61 | 4.7★ (43) | Biddeford, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | RestoPros of Southern Maine | 61 | 5.0★ (31) | Bath, 15 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 187 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 57 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gorham, 7 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 109 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Lebanon, 18 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 187 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Biddeford, 15 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 74 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 61 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in South Portland, 10 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 61 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Biddeford, 13 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bath, 15 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in South Portland, 11 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 23 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in South Portland, 11 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 95 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Eliot, 34 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 65 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Westbrook, 10 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Biddeford, 11 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.9★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Gorham, 5 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Topsham, 34 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 71 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Auburn, 33 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 25 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Buxton
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 17 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Fire damage restoration service”.
Based in Biddeford, 16 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 343 Google reviews, the most in Buxton.
Based in Gorham, 7 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #34, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 34 of 49 ranked water damage restoration companies here; the rest are on their profiles.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Elite Construction | 56 | 4.1★ (17) | 8 mi |
| 28 | SERVPRO of Lewiston / Auburn and SERVPRO of Oxford / South Paris | 55 | 4.1★ (14) | 33 mi |
| 29 | County | 54 | 5.0★ (6) | 13 mi |
| 34 | Res/Comm Steam Cleaning | 50 | 5.0★ (7) | 20 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Buxton. 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 49 Buxton 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 Buxton 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 |