497 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Essex: Thomasville Restoration, CR Score 64/100; 4.9★ from 1,062 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): SERVPRO of Hunt Valley and Harford County, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 497.
Most-reviewed: Stanley Steemer, 4,235 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 497 ranked; ranked #47.
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497 Essex water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 253 are open 24/7, 392 open Saturdays and 318 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 497 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomasville Restoration | 64 | 4.9★ (1,062) | Baltimore, 12 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | SERVPRO of Hunt Valley and Harford County | 63 | 4.9★ (811) | Cockeysville, 17 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 63 | 4.8★ (1,324) | Jessup, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | MoveFast Restoration | 63 | 4.9★ (227) | Baltimore, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Paul Davis Restoration of Greater Baltimore | 62 | 4.9★ (432) | Cockeysville, 17 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Apollo Construction Corp 🌟 ⭐️⭐️🌟🌟 | 62 | 5.0★ (838) | Burtonsville, 28 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Eco Pro Restoration | 62 | 4.9★ (281) | Pikesville, 13 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Stewart Restoration | 62 | 5.0★ (231) | Carney, 15 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Kace Restoration LLC | 62 | 5.0★ (99) | Parkville, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Professional Cleaning Restoration and Rehab Group | 62 | 4.8★ (198) | Baltimore, 8 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: 4.9★ from 1,062 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cockeysville, 17 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 811 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Jessup, 19 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,324 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 7 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 227 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cockeysville, 17 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 432 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Burtonsville, 28 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 838 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Pikesville, 13 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 281 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Carney, 15 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 231 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Parkville, 7 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 99 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 8 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 198 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 3 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 11 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 157 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Essex
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 42 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 13 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 118 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 15 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 172 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Arbutus, 4 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 47 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 3 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 157 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Arbutus, 11 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 400 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Owings Mills, 19 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 1,330 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 11 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Elkridge, 17 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 242 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Rockville, 38 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,599 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Westminster, 35 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 978 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Baltimore, 10 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bel Air, 20 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 211 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 497 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Access Mold & Fire Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Advanced Solutions | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| AllPro Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| American Contracting Corporation | 5.0★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Empire Carpet and Duct Cleaning | 3.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Fresh Start Restoration LLC | 5.0★ (12) | In Essex |
| Galaviz Construction LLC Home Improvements | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| Hanover | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Hoarding Mold Fire Property Preservation | 5.0★ (2) | 7 mi |
| Legacy Restoration Inc | 5.0★ (2) | 12 mi |
| MD Emergency Cleaning Service | 5.0★ (2) | 14 mi |
| Raven Mold Remediation Services LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
| Restoration East, LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 3 mi |
| Reynolds Restoration Services | 4.7★ (126) | 18 mi |
| Rose Roofing and Restoration - Hanover | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| ServiceMaster by Elevate - Baltimore | 4.8★ (113) | 19 mi |
| ServiceMaster of Baltimore | 4.2★ (78) | 3 mi |
| Stanley Steemer | 4.8★ (2,513) | 39 mi |
| Thomas Construction Group LLC | 4.5★ (2) | 8 mi |
| Yerkes Construction | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Essex. 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 497 Essex 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 Essex 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 |