91 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Santa Barbara: SERVPRO of Santa Barbara, CR Score 65/100; 4.9★ from 113 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): California Water and Fire, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 91.
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 668 Google reviews at 4.5★, the most of 91 ranked; ranked #46.
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91 Santa Barbara water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 56 are open 24/7, 78 open Saturdays and 65 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 91 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SERVPRO of Santa Barbara | 65 | 4.9★ (113) | Santa Barbara | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | California Water and Fire | 63 | 5.0★ (297) | Camarillo, 23 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Water Damage Santa Barbara | 63 | 4.9★ (60) | Santa Barbara | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | ServiceMaster Anytime | 63 | 4.7★ (64) | Santa Barbara | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Royal Restoration | 62 | 5.0★ (34) | Santa Barbara | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Pros Santa Barbara | 62 | 5.0★ (32) | Santa Barbara | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | QwikResponse Restoration & Construction | 62 | 4.7★ (36) | Santa Barbara | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | JW Home Care - Water Damage Restoration | 60 | 4.9★ (162) | Oxnard, 33 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | Steamworks Carpet Cleaning and Water Damage Restoration | 60 | 4.9★ (257) | Ventura, 29 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 10 | Elite Goleta Water Restoration Crew | 60 | 5.0★ (22) | Goleta, 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 trade focus: 4.9★ from 113 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Camarillo, 23 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 297 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Oxnard, 33 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 162 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ventura, 29 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 257 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Goleta, 9 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Coronado, 25 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Goleta, 10 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 32 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ventura, 29 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 64 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Goleta, 8 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 29 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ventura, 29 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 60 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Camarillo, 38 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 84 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Oxnard, 32 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 59 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ventura, 29 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 55 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in North Hollywood, 26 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 26 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Camarillo, 39 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 105 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Barbara
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ventura, 28 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Ventura, 29 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 253 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 91 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 Santa Barbara. 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 91 Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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 |