189 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Santa Cruz: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, CR Score 63/100; 4.9★ from 245 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Stanley Steemer, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 189.
Most-reviewed: Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup, 1,657 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 189 ranked; ranked #25.
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189 Santa Cruz water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 112 are open 24/7, 159 open Saturdays and 141 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 189 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 63 | 4.9★ (245) | Watsonville, 14 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Stanley Steemer | 61 | 4.8★ (1,308) | San Jose, 29 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Disaster Kleenup Specialists | 61 | 4.9★ (264) | Monterey, 27 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 60 | 4.8★ (847) | Santa Cruz | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | Reactic Restoration | 60 | 5.0★ (13) | Santa Cruz | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | 911 Restoration of San Jose | 60 | 5.0★ (126) | San Jose, 28 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | Castles Home Service | 60 | 5.0★ (11) | Santa Cruz | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | SERVPRO of Mountain View, Los Altos | 60 | 5.0★ (142) | Sunnyvale, 30 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | ZGREEN | 60 | 5.0★ (10) | Santa Cruz | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | SERVPRO of SW San Jose | 59 | 4.9★ (79) | San Jose, 23 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 245 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 29 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,308 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Monterey, 27 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 264 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 847 Google reviews.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 28 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Building restoration service”.
Based in Sunnyvale, 30 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 142 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 23 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 79 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 23 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 72 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 21 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 22 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 49 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 23 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 361 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Sunnyvale, 28 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 77 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Campbell, 22 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Tile contractor”.
Based in Santa Cruz
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 6 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Scotts Valley, 7 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 21 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Salinas, 28 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 62 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Los Gatos, 17 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 25 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Castroville, 22 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 29 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Milpitas, 33 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 85 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in San Jose, 22 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,657 Google reviews, the most in Santa Cruz.
#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 189 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2st Response Water | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Airwall By Zeppelin Guys | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| American Handyman Services | In Santa Cruz | |
| Confluence Restoration | In Santa Cruz | |
| Diaz Hardwood Floors | 4.8★ (65) | In Santa Cruz |
| Duncan Plumbing | 4.9★ (716) | In Santa Cruz |
| Efficient Water Damage Aromas Team | 5.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Elite Water Damage Aromas Experts | 4.5★ (2) | 24 mi |
| ER Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| EverSafe Group | In Santa Cruz | |
| Giuliani Construction & Restoration, Inc. | 4.1★ (26) | 24 mi |
| One Call Services | 4.8★ (54) | 38 mi |
| Pacific Roofing & Shake Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | In Santa Cruz |
| Rapid Dry | 5.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Reassured Restoration - Reliable Water Damage Restoration Service San Jose CA, Water Damage Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Restoration Management Company | 4.7★ (25) | 29 mi |
| Robertson Renovations | In Santa Cruz | |
| Wasson's | 3.5★ (2) | 25 mi |
| Water Damage Champ | 5.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Watershed Innovations | 5.0★ (2) | 4 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for Santa Cruz. 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 189 Santa Cruz 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 Cruz 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 |