1,325 water damage restoration companies ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in South River: CPR Restoration & Cleaning Services, CR Score 64/100; 4.9★ from 677 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Northeast Power Dry, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 1,325.
Most-reviewed: Stanley Steemer, 4,597 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 1,325 ranked; ranked #20.
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1,325 South River water damage restoration companies are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 738 are open 24/7, 1,084 open Saturdays and 945 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 5.0★ across 1,325 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CPR Restoration & Cleaning Services | 64 | 4.9★ (677) | Perth Amboy, 7 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Northeast Power Dry | 64 | 4.9★ (1,126) | Bound Brook, 13 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Arrow Sewer and Drain | 64 | 4.9★ (848) | Middlesex, 11 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 4 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup | 64 | 4.9★ (652) | Princeton, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 5 | New Method Restoration | 63 | 4.9★ (311) | Edison, 7 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 6 | Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services | 63 | 5.0★ (185) | Matawan, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | DryTech Restoration | 62 | 4.9★ (363) | Bridgewater, 14 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 8 | Affordable Remediation & Emergency Services | 62 | 5.0★ (126) | East Brunswick, 9 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 9 | SERVPRO of Piscataway | 62 | 4.9★ (159) | South Plainfield, 8 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Northeast Power Dry - Water Damage Restoration Company | 62 | 5.0★ (390) | Freehold, 21 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 677 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bound Brook, 13 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 1,126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Middlesex, 11 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 848 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Princeton, 9 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 652 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Edison, 7 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 311 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Matawan, 8 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 185 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Bridgewater, 14 mi away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 363 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in East Brunswick, 9 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 126 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in South Plainfield, 8 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 159 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Freehold, 21 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 390 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Rahway, 13 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 141 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Staten Island, 18 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 951 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Union City, 30 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 1,583 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Old Bridge, 3 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 52 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Middlesex, 11 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 103 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Eatontown, 20 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 351 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Carteret, 15 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 154 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Kenilworth, 17 mi away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 227 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in New Brunswick, 5 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Clifton, 31 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 4,597 Google reviews, the most in South River.
Based in Edison, 5 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in East Brunswick, 1 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 36 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Brooklyn, 24 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 312 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Middlesex, 10 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 139 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Water damage restoration service”.
Based in Newark, 23 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 275 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 1,325 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Above & Beyond Mold Inspection & Removal - Madison | 5.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| Advanced Mold Testing | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| All American Public Adjusters | 5.0★ (2) | 24 mi |
| Alloway Construction & Restoration | 3.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| Atlas Home Restorations, LLC | 3.0★ (2) | 10 mi |
| Color Impact Painting Co. | 5.0★ (101) | In South River |
| Content Recovery Specialists (CRS) | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| Evolution Steam Carpet Cleaner | 5.0★ (2) | 6 mi |
| Five Star Hamilton NJ Painting Contractors | 3.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| Flash Painting LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| Interstate Contracting And Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 9 mi |
| Lite Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 21 mi |
| MDB Construction & Restoration Services | 1.0★ (2) | 22 mi |
| Mold Solutions & Inspections | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| New Bridge Contracting Corp | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| NJ Restoration Pro, INC | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| R&S Construction Brownstone Facade Restoration | 5.0★ (2) | 23 mi |
| RDC Restoration | Emergency Water Damage Cleanup | 4.9★ (114) | 17 mi |
| Stanley Steemer | 4.9★ (4,068) | 6 mi |
| Trinity Water Restoration | 5.0★ (38) | 8 mi |
National price ranges in USD, not adjusted for South River. 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 1,325 South River 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 South River 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 |