Industry report · 2026
Google ratings, review benchmarks, website adoption and the toughest markets, from the 14,109 home inspectors listed in the Page One Partner directory.
- Listed in our directory
- 14,109
- Average Google rating
- 4.85
- Median reviews
- 31
- Reviews for top quarter
- 133+
- Have a website
- 81.3%
- Meet all 3 benchmarks
- 28.7%
Key findings
- The Page One Partner directory lists 14,109 home inspectors; the most listed are in Florida (1,840). These are the businesses in our directory, collected from the trade's 400 largest U.S. cities, not a count of every one in the country.
- Average Google rating: 4.85 (businesses with 10+ reviews), 3rd of 53 trades. 83.3% are rated 4.8 or higher.
- Reviews: among home inspectors with Google reviews, the median has 31; 133+ is top quarter and 367+ top 10%. 59.3% have fewer than 10.
- Websites: 81.3% list a website; of those sites, 46.6% run Google Analytics and 88.9% are mobile-friendly.
- Only 28.7% meet all three visibility benchmarks for the trade (website, median reviews, 4.5+ rating).
- Hardest market to stand out in: Colorado Springs, CO (424 reviews for the local top quarter).
- On Yelp, home inspectors score 4.45 on average against 4.79 on Google.
- The 10% most-reviewed home inspectors hold 76.7% of all the trade's Google reviews.
Page One Partner Research · 14,109 home inspectors in our directory · Updated September 2026 · Methodology
Where our directory lists the most home inspectors
Businesses listed in the Page One Partner directory by state, not a count of every business in each state.
- Florida1,840
- California1,641
- Texas1,592
- New York701
- Illinois516
- Georgia498
- North Carolina477
- Ohio437
- Washington410
- Colorado397
- Arizona394
- Pennsylvania356
Toughest markets for home inspectors
Google reviews needed for the local top quarter. Cities with at least 40 businesses in this trade.
Website adoption is highest in North Carolina (90.4%) and lowest in Louisiana (69.2%), among states with at least 100 home inspectors.
Home Inspectors by state
| State | Listed | Avg rating | Median reviews | Top-quarter reviews | Has a website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1,840 | 4.86 | 37 | 150 | 81.5% |
| California | 1,641 | 4.74 | 15 | 85 | 78% |
| Texas | 1,592 | 4.88 | 30 | 119 | 79.6% |
| New York | 701 | 4.86 | 26 | 105 | 86.2% |
| Illinois | 516 | 4.85 | 29 | 153 | 83.1% |
| Georgia | 498 | 4.86 | 35 | 162.3 | 77.1% |
| North Carolina | 477 | 4.9 | 34 | 121 | 90.4% |
| Ohio | 437 | 4.86 | 49 | 159 | 82.2% |
| Washington | 410 | 4.91 | 33 | 140 | 81.5% |
| Colorado | 397 | 4.83 | 31 | 169.3 | 78.1% |
| Arizona | 394 | 4.87 | 33 | 168.5 | 78.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 356 | 4.83 | 27 | 155.5 | 87.1% |
| New Jersey | 340 | 4.87 | 49 | 120.5 | 90.3% |
| Michigan | 322 | 4.8 | 28 | 131 | 85.1% |
| Tennessee | 305 | 4.86 | 57 | 218.8 | 80.7% |
| Maryland | 269 | 4.87 | 30 | 123 | 80.7% |
| Virginia | 249 | 4.8 | 48 | 158 | 81.1% |
| Indiana | 221 | 4.8 | 37 | 161 | 76% |
| South Carolina | 215 | 4.85 | 43 | 159.5 | 85.1% |
| Massachusetts | 209 | 4.84 | 32 | 121 | 89.5% |
| Missouri | 209 | 4.77 | 30 | 151 | 79.9% |
| Alabama | 180 | 4.81 | 33 | 125 | 80.6% |
| Oregon | 176 | 4.87 | 28 | 176 | 88.1% |
| Utah | 171 | 4.86 | 42.5 | 194.8 | 76.6% |
| Louisiana | 169 | 4.86 | 16 | 111.5 | 69.2% |
| Minnesota | 168 | 4.86 | 28.5 | 132.3 | 79.8% |
| Nevada | 167 | 4.75 | 20.5 | 128.8 | 74.9% |
| Wisconsin | 164 | 4.85 | 34.5 | 174 | 81.7% |
| Connecticut | 139 | 4.85 | 33 | 132 | 86.3% |
| Kentucky | 128 | 4.92 | 49 | 240 | 77.3% |
| Kansas | 121 | 4.9 | 27.5 | 110 | 86% |
| Oklahoma | 111 | 4.78 | 29 | 149 | 82.9% |
| Arkansas | 107 | 4.96 | 24.5 | 153.8 | 81.3% |
| Idaho | 102 | 4.87 | 26 | 96.5 | 81.4% |
| Iowa | 96 | 4.89 | 22.5 | 143.5 | 64.6% |
| New Mexico | 74 | 4.65 | 21 | 56 | 68.9% |
| Nebraska | 62 | 4.72 | 27 | 100 | 74.2% |
| New Hampshire | 44 | 4.88 | 44.5 | 132 | 97.7% |
| Maine | 43 | 4.89 | 19 | 138.5 | 95.3% |
| Montana | 36 | 4.98 | 27 | 133 | 86.1% |
| Hawaii | 35 | 4.96 | 44 | 196.5 | 77.1% |
| Alaska | 34 | 4.92 | 15.5 | 51.8 | 64.7% |
| Mississippi | 31 | 4.84 | 26 | 130 | 77.4% |
| District of Columbia | 29 | 4.74 | 35 | 107 | 79.3% |
| Vermont | 26 | 4.96 | 12 | 33.5 | 92.3% |
| Rhode Island | 26 | 4.81 | 73 | 178.5 | 96.2% |
Largest home inspectors markets
| City | Listed | Avg rating | Median reviews | Top-quarter reviews | Has a website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | 178 | 4.87 | 22.5 | 93.5 | 76.4% |
| Houston, TX | 177 | 4.82 | 36 | 159 | 85.9% |
| Atlanta, GA | 125 | 4.79 | 24 | 142 | 73.6% |
| San Antonio, TX | 124 | 4.9 | 35 | 170.5 | 74.2% |
| Los Angeles, CA | 117 | 4.9 | 5 | 7.5 | 70.1% |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL | 111 | 4.8 | 30 | 87 | 76.6% |
| Denver, CO | 110 | 4.78 | 21 | 92 | 69.1% |
| Austin, TX | 110 | 4.87 | 24 | 77.8 | 88.2% |
| Orlando, FL | 101 | 4.9 | 78 | 248.5 | 78.2% |
| Jacksonville, FL | 100 | 4.8 | 40.5 | 163.3 | 79% |
| Las Vegas, NV | 98 | 4.76 | 36 | 134.5 | 71.4% |
| San Diego, CA | 93 | 4.76 | 30 | 117.5 | 84.9% |
| Chicago, IL | 93 | 4.91 | 28 | 174 | 76.3% |
| Phoenix, AZ | 90 | 4.88 | 24 | 136 | 78.9% |
| Seattle, WA | 90 | 4.86 | 33 | 72 | 75.6% |
Answers
Questions about home inspectors
How many home inspectors are in the Page One Partner directory?
14,109, as of September 2026, collected from Google Business Profiles in the trade's 400 largest U.S. cities. It is not a count of every one of the home inspectors in the U.S.: businesses outside those cities, or without a Google Business Profile, may be missing.
What is the average Google rating for home inspectors?
4.85 stars among home inspectors with 10 or more reviews; 83.3% are rated 4.8 or higher and 2.6% below 4.0 (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
How many Google reviews do home inspectors have?
The median is 31 among those with reviews; the top quarter have 133+ and the top 10% 367+. 59.3% have fewer than 10 (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
What percentage of home inspectors have a website?
81.3% list a website on their Google Business Profile (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
Which state has the best-rated home inspectors?
Kentucky (average 4.92), among states with at least 50 home inspectors with 10+ reviews (Page One Partner Research, September 2026).
Every number here comes from the Page One Partner studies: review benchmarks, ratings by industry, websites, visibility gap and competitive markets.