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Pick your state to see the highest-rated roofing companies near you, the cities with the most roofers, what the state requires of a roofer and when its storm season hits. The listings, ratings and city counts come from the National Roofing Directory's 81,587 roofing listings.

Find the best roofer near you by state

Each state page ranks the highest-rated listings by Google reviews, lists the ten cities with the most roofers, and says whether the state licenses roofers, registers them or leaves the rule to local government.

What a 'roofer near me' search is really showing you

You type "roofer near me" the morning after a storm and get a map, a short list of businesses and often a row of ads above them. This page explains how Google says it orders those results, what the order can and can't tell you about a roofer, and where to find the National Roofing Directory's local pages for the metros that hail, hurricanes and tornadoes hit hardest.

How Google orders local results

Google's own Business Profile help page on local ranking says local results are based mainly on three factors: relevance, distance and prominence.

  • Relevance is how well a Business Profile matches what you searched for. A profile that names the service you typed is a closer match than one that doesn't.
  • Distance is how far each business is from the person searching.
  • Prominence is how well known a business is. Google says it draws on information such as how many websites link to the business and how many reviews it has, and that more reviews and positive ratings can help a local ranking.

The same page is blunt about money: "There's no way to request or pay for a better local ranking on Google."

What those three factors mean after a storm

Each factor measures something real, but none of them measures whether a roofer is licensed, insured or any good at roofing.

  • Distance rewards whoever is closest to you. The company at the top of the map may simply be nearest to where your phone is.
  • Prominence rewards time and visibility. Reviews and links pile up over years, so a high score tells you a company has been visible online, not that its paperwork is in order.
  • Relevance follows the words on the profile. A profile can list "storm damage repair" whether or not the business holds the license your state requires for that job.

Ads are a separate system. Google says its Local Services ads are shown prominently when people search for the services an advertiser offers in the areas it has chosen. Those ads are ranked in an auction that weighs the advertiser's bid and how likely the ad is to produce a lead, which Google ties to responsiveness and profile quality such as rating, number of reviews, response time and photos.

Advertisers in that program pass a screening process that varies by business category and location and may include background, business registration, insurance and license checks; Google says it validates licenses against state databases. Google has also folded its older badges into a single Google Verified badge and discontinued the Money Back Guarantee that came with the old Google Guarantee badge.

A five-minute check before you call anyone

Search results get you a shortlist. These steps turn the shortlist into a decision.

  1. Look up the license. Rules differ by state, so start with the National Roofing Directory's roofing licensing by state page. As two examples, Minnesota's labor department says residential contractors who perform roofing work must be licensed, and Illinois offers a limited roofing license for residential buildings of eight units or less alongside an unlimited one.
  2. Ask for proof of insurance. The FTC's advice for hiring after a weather emergency is to confirm a contractor's license with your state or county government and to ask the contractor for proof of insurance.
  3. Collect more than one written estimate. The same FTC page says an estimate should describe the work, materials, completion date, price and the contractor's contact information.
  4. Read the contract before anyone climbs a ladder. The FTC lists the contractor's name, address, phone number and license number, start and completion dates, a payment schedule, and no blank spaces someone could fill in later.
  5. Pay the safe way. The FTC says to pay by credit card or check, never by wire transfer, gift card, payment app, cryptocurrency or cash, to negotiate a reasonable down payment, and to hold the final payment until the work is done.
  6. Check the directory listing's level. On the National Roofing Directory, the Verified level means a person checks phone, email, website, logo, services, rating, insurance and license.

Storm metros on this site

Each hub page takes one kind of storm, gives every metro one or two sourced facts from NOAA or the National Hurricane Center, and links to the National Roofing Directory's page for that city.

Storm typeMetros coveredHub page
HailDallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Colorado Springs, Oklahoma City, Wichita, Omaha, MinneapolisHail belt metros
HurricanesHouston, New Orleans, Tampa, Fort Myers, Charleston, Wilmington, MobileHurricane coast metros
TornadoesTulsa, Nashville, Birmingham, Little Rock, Jackson, MayfieldTornado metros

The hail group holds the biggest single number on the site: NOAA's Storm Events Database records 696 hail events of 1 inch or larger in El Paso County, Colorado, home to Colorado Springs, from 2016 through 2025.

If your city isn't listed, the National Roofing Directory's find-a-roofer page for every state and its Storm Center are the places to start for the rest of the country.

If you run a roofing company

A homeowner comparing near-me results can check your directory profile against your license. You can claim your listing and compare Claimed, Verified, Gold and Platinum on the membership levels page. The directory's newsletter, The Roofing Wire, is a free weekly issue plus a Storm Watch email of NWS alerts for the states you pick.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find the best roofer near me?

Start with your state's page above: it lists the highest-rated roofing companies by Google reviews and the cities with the most roofers. Shortlist the ones closest to you, then check each one's license or registration, proof of insurance and a written estimate before you sign.

Can a roofer pay Google to appear first on the map?

Not in the local map results. Google's local ranking help page says there's no way to request or pay for a better local ranking. Paid positions sit in the separate Local Services ads unit, which Google ranks with an auction that includes the advertiser's bid.

Why is the closest roofer listed above the one with more reviews?

Distance is one of Google's three local ranking factors, so a nearby business can outrank a better-known one farther away. Prominence, which includes reviews, is weighed alongside distance rather than instead of it.

Does Google check that a roofer is licensed?

Google describes license checks as part of the screening for its Local Services ads program, and says those checks vary by category and location. Its local ranking help page lists relevance, distance and prominence, with no mention of licensing, so look the license up yourself whichever result you click.

Is a roofer who doesn't show up in near-me results a bad sign?

Not by itself. A small or newer company can rank low simply because it has fewer reviews or sits farther from you. Run the same license, insurance and contract checks on every company you consider, wherever it appears.

Sources

  1. Business Profile help page on local ranking — support.google.com
  2. Local Services ads — support.google.com
  3. auction that weighs the advertiser's bid — support.google.com
  4. screening process that varies by business category and location — support.google.com
  5. Google Verified badge — support.google.com
  6. residential contractors who perform roofing work must be licensed — dli.mn.gov
  7. limited roofing license for residential buildings of eight units or less — idfpr.illinois.gov
  8. advice for hiring after a weather emergency — consumer.ftc.gov
  9. NOAA's Storm Events Database — ncei.noaa.gov