--- title: Cost Guide: Plumbers in Gainesville | City Favorites url: https://thecityfavorites.com/guides/plumbers-cost-gainesville/ updated: 2026-10-31 --- Skip to content [City *Favorites*](https://thecityfavorites.com/) [How we pick](https://thecityfavorites.com/methodology/)[For businesses](https://thecityfavorites.com/claim/) [Free quotes](https://thecityfavorites.com/quote/) [Gainesville](https://thecityfavorites.com/) 1. [Home](https://thecityfavorites.com/) 2. [Florida](https://thecityfavorites.com/florida/) 3. [Gainesville](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/) 4. [Plumbers](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/) 5. Cost guide Gainesville · Cost guide # Cost Guide: Plumbers in Gainesville What shapes the price, what to check, and who locals recommend. - Updated October 31, 2026 [See Gainesville's favorite plumbers](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/) - Overall Favorite [J.w. Freeman Plumbing](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#g-230438bf37b6763a) ★ 4.9 · 115 (2021) reviews - [Sunshine Services](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#sunshine-services-gainesville) ★ 5.0 · 59 reviews - Customer Favorite [Premier Plumbing & Leak Detection, Llc](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#g-104d174bf743fdcf) ★ 4.7 · 278 (2021) reviews Before you sign ## Four things to check with any business 1. **Check the license** with your state's licensing board. 2. **Get three itemised quotes** so you compare like with like. 3. **Confirm who pulls the permit** : it should be in the business's name. 4. **Tie payments to stages** and get the warranty in writing. For a fair price, compare three itemised quotes for the same job. [Ask the favorites for a quote](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#quote) Who to call ## Gainesville's favorite plumbers [Why each one earned its label](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/) 1. Overall Favorite [J.w. Freeman Plumbing](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#g-230438bf37b6763a) ★ 4.9 · 115 (2021) reviews 2. Favorite [Sunshine Services](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#sunshine-services-gainesville) ★ 5.0 · 59 reviews 3. Customer Favorite [Premier Plumbing & Leak Detection, Llc](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#g-104d174bf743fdcf) ★ 4.7 · 278 (2021) reviews 4. Favorite [Quality Plumbing Of Gainesville Inc.](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#g-1c6ba1fadc23fb74) ★ 4.5 · 258 (2021) reviews 5. Favorite [Roto-rooter Plumbing & Drain Services](https://thecityfavorites.com/gainesville/plumbers/#g-6dc71a0a376007fb) ★ 4.5 · 178 (2021) reviews Local facts ## Gainesville, by the numbers Official figures that shape what the job costs here. - $247,500 Median home value (Median value of owner-occupied homes (ACS table B25077).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25077?g=160XX00US1225175) · 2020–2024 - 63.0% Homes built before 1990 (41,653 of 66,114 housing units were built in 1989 or earlier (ACS table B25034, year structure built).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25034?g=160XX00US1225175) · 2020–2024 - 59,816 Households in Gainesville (Occupied housing units (one household per occupied home), ACS table B25003.) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US1225175) · 2020–2024 - June 1 to November 30 Atlantic hurricane season (An average season (1991–2020) has 14 named storms, 7 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.) [NOAA National Hurricane Center, Tropical Cyclone Climatology](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/climo/) · 1991–2020 climate period - 1983 Median year homes were built (Half of all housing units were built before this year (ACS table B25035).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25035?g=160XX00US1225175) · 2020–2024 - 37.7% Owner-occupied homes (22,575 of 59,816 occupied homes are lived in by their owners (ACS table B25003).) [U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates](https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2024.B25003?g=160XX00US1225175) · 2020–2024 Questions ## Cost questions answered How is the top 5 ranking of plumbers in Gainesville calculated? Each business gets a score from its rating, review volume, recent reviews, years in business, profile completeness and record checks. The highest scores make the list. We compared 9 plumbers for Gainesville. Paid placements never change the order. Which of these plumbers in Gainesville has the best reviews? Sunshine Services has a 5.0 rating from 59 public reviews, the highest on this page. Which of these plumbers has the most reviews? Premier Plumbing & Leak Detection, Llc, with 278 (2021) (2021) public reviews. A long review history shows how a business handles many jobs. Are these plumbers licensed? 5 of the 5 businesses here had their state license checked against public records. Each profile shows the source and the date of the check. 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