45 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Iowa City: SERVPRO of Iowa City/Coralville, CR Score 64/100; 4.5★ from 137 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Paul Davis Restoration of the Iowa Corridor, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 45.
Most-reviewed: Klein Chem-Dry, 382 Google reviews at 5.0★, the most of 45 ranked; ranked #10.
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45 Iowa City water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 26 are open 24/7, 34 open Saturdays and 28 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.7★ across 45 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERVPRO of Iowa City/Coralville | 64 | 4.5★ (137) | Iowa City | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Paul Davis Restoration of the Iowa Corridor | 63 | 4.7★ (124) | North Liberty, 8 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Daily Shine Cleaning Services LLC | 62 | 5.0★ (30) | Iowa City | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Home Pro Services | 62 | 5.0★ (124) | Cedar Rapids, 23 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Performance | 62 | 5.0★ (43) | North Liberty, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Restoration 1 of Eastern Iowa | 62 | 5.0★ (137) | Marion, 27 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | 911 Restoration of Cedar Rapids | 62 | 4.9★ (84) | Cedar Rapids, 19 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | American Dream Carpet Cleaning | 62 | 4.8★ (51) | Iowa City | Sat · Sun | — |
| 9 | 380 Companies | 61 | 4.7★ (115) | Cedar Rapids, 20 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Klein Chem-Dry | 61 | 5.0★ (382) | Cedar Rapids, 26 mi away | Sat | Most reviews |
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: 4.5★ from 137 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in North Liberty, 8 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 30 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 23 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 124 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in North Liberty, 8 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 43 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Marion, 27 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 137 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 19 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 51 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 20 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 115 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Fire damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 26 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 382 Google reviews, the most in Iowa City.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 23 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 96 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Hiawatha, 28 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 175 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 14 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 125 Google reviews.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 18 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 84 Google reviews.
Based in Iowa City
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.7★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 15 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 20 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 21 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 28 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 31 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 22 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.7★ from 237 Google reviews.
Based in Cedar Rapids, 18 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.2★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Marion, 26 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.9★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in North Liberty, 9 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 90 Google reviews.
Based in Freeport, 33 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #45, in CR Score order; each links to its profile.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Absolutely Dry Basement | In Iowa City | |
| American Rooter Express | 16 mi | |
| Century Roofing Company | 4.8★ (87) | In Iowa City |
| Citywide Disaster Services | 1.0★ (1) | 33 mi |
| Complete Restorations | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| CrestGen Solutions | In Iowa City | |
| Dedicated Painting And Decks Iowa City | 4.2★ (19) | In Iowa City |
| HRTLND Companies (Formerly Heartland Companies) | In Iowa City | |
| Jarvis Property | In Iowa City | |
| Kike’s Painting LLC | 5.0★ (25) | In Iowa City |
| Mato Construction & Restoration of Iowa | 18 mi | |
| MCH Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 26 mi |
| McKee Construction and Abatement LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Pace Construction | In Iowa City | |
| Restore Painting | 2.5★ (2) | 29 mi |
| Smith's restoration | 22 mi | |
| Square One Reconstruction | 5.0★ (2) | In Iowa City |
| Temeyer Enterprises | 5.0★ (1) | In Iowa City |
| TrueShield Restorations | 23 mi | |
| Western Specialty Contractors | In Iowa City |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Iowa City. 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 45 Iowa City 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 Iowa City 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 |