296 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Independence: Stanley Steemer, CR Score 66/100; 4.9★ from 4,370 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Cleveland Water and Fire Restoration, Inc., posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 296.
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 3,493 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 296 ranked after Stanley Steemer; ranked #26.
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296 Independence water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 120 are open 24/7, 227 open Saturdays and 154 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 296 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanley Steemer | 66 | 4.9★ (4,370) | Cleveland, 5 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Cleveland Water and Fire Restoration, Inc. | 63 | 4.8★ (459) | Bedford Heights, 8 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Ohio Water and Fire | 63 | 4.9★ (303) | Chesapeake, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 63 | 5.0★ (225) | Twinsburg, 10 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Mold and Air Duct Pros | 62 | 5.0★ (155) | Bedford Heights, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Airguard Restoration | Mold Remediation & Removal Cleveland | 62 | 4.9★ (180) | Bedford Heights, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Paul Davis Restoration of Cleveland West | 62 | 4.8★ (289) | Strongsville, 12 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | SERVPRO of Beachwood and Cleveland Northeast | 62 | 4.9★ (146) | Bedford Heights, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Steamdoctor Restoration & Cleaning | 62 | 5.0★ (112) | Beachwood, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | ServiceMaster CDR - Cleveland | 62 | 4.8★ (198) | Cleveland, 9 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 review volume: 4.9★ from 4,370 Google reviews, the most in Independence.
Based in Bedford Heights, 8 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 459 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Chesapeake, 10 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 303 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Twinsburg, 10 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 225 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bedford Heights, 8 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 155 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bedford Heights, 8 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 180 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Strongsville, 12 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 289 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Fire damage restoration service”.
Based in Bedford Heights, 8 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 146 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Beachwood, 9 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 112 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cleveland, 9 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 Cleveland, 9 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 181 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Wickliffe, 19 mi away
Ranked #12 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 North Royalton, 7 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 508 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in North Royalton, 8 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 116 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cleveland, 10 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cleveland, 9 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Eastlake, 22 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 131 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Brecksville, 14 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bedford Heights, 13 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 75 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Parma, 7 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Parma, 5 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bedford Heights, 8 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,824 Google reviews.
Based in Canton, 16 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 80 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in North Olmsted, 17 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Elyria, 23 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 280 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 296 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 Independence. 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 296 Independence 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 Independence 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 |