944 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Evanston: Magdan Construction Inc, CR Score 63/100; 5.0★ from 551 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Chicago Water & Fire Restoration, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 944.
Most-reviewed: Stanley Steemer, 5,139 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 944 ranked; ranked #25.
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944 Evanston water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 408 are open 24/7, 733 open Saturdays and 490 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 944 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magdan Construction Inc | 63 | 5.0★ (551) | River Grove, 11 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Chicago Water & Fire Restoration | 63 | 4.8★ (1,974) | Elmhurst, 16 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Nici Water | 63 | 5.0★ (170) | Morton Grove, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Super Restoration | 63 | 5.0★ (160) | Lincolnwood, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | ServiceMaster By Simons - North Shore | 62 | 5.0★ (130) | Skokie, 2 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Romexterra Construction Fire and Water Restoration Services of Chicago | 62 | 5.0★ (252) | Chicago, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | A Schoeneman & Co Inc | 62 | 4.9★ (140) | Lincolnwood, 3 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Redefined Restoration - Chicago Water Damage Service | 62 | 4.9★ (224) | Chicago, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Carpet Cleaning Chicago | 61 | 4.9★ (161) | Chicago, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | SERVPRO of Morton Grove / East Niles | 61 | 5.0★ (83) | Niles, 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 551 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Elmhurst, 16 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,974 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Morton Grove, 3 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 170 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Lincolnwood, 3 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 160 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Skokie, 2 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 130 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chicago, 11 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 252 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Lincolnwood, 3 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 140 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chicago, 9 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 224 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chicago, 9 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 161 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Niles, 5 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 83 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Addison, 18 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 610 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Lynwood, 36 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 1,425 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Niles, 6 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 252 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Lombard, 19 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 228 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Melrose Park, 12 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 310 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Fire damage restoration service”.
Based in Chicago, 12 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 109 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chicago, 2 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 39 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chicago, 10 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Avondale, 5 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Wheeling, 12 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Addison, 19 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 234 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chicago, 9 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 81 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Elk Grove Village, 14 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 144 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Niles, 5 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 92 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bolingbrook, 33 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 5,139 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 944 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.
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Evanston. 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 944 Evanston 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 Evanston 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 |