Methodology

Each list ranks companies by Local Score, a blend of the observed Google rating with a fixed editorial prior of 15 reviews at 4.5 stars. A company ranks once a dated company source supports residential service in the Kansas City market, it has a company website, and it has at least 10 Google reviews and a 4.0 rating in the dated snapshot. No license, manufacturer-directory, sponsorship or business-relationship bonuses are awarded. These lists are a starting point for comparing residential service companies in Kansas City. A rank does not certify workmanship or licensing.

1. Candidate discovery and service fit

The electrician and siding discovery observations remain October 13, 2026. The nine additional lists reuse bounded held discovery records, with October 24 and/or October 28 Google observations retained per exact listing. Each category explains its search coverage, eligible count and unresolved cases. Accounting for every candidate is not complete source verification of every company, and category counts are not unique businesses.

Before publication, a dated company source must support residential service in the Kansas City market. Electrical profiles require on-site residential electrical contracting; siding profiles require residential siding installation, replacement or repair. Qualified multi-trade companies are eligible under identical rules. Suppliers, referral-only platforms, remote-advice services and specialty-only electrical services such as solar-only, generator-only or minor handyman tasks are outside these general lists.

The four additional category pages state their specific service requirements, checked candidate counts and remaining research limits. They publish ten eligible listing choices each; their company notes remain on the category page, without new profiles or city lists.

Records with unresolved identity, locality, website or service evidence stay in the research queue and are omitted from the public edition. That means evidence is incomplete, not that the business does not provide the service. A listing address places a company in a city; it does not establish its complete service area.

The gutter, insulation, fence, retaining wall and countertop lists reuse held discovery records without a dedicated search for those categories. They use the same formula and numeric floors below, with service requirements and unresolved cases stated on each list. Their October 24 and/or October 28 Google observations remain attached to the exact listing; company-source checks have separate dates.

The nine additional service lists use the category requirements and scope limits printed on each page. Design, installation and specialty roles are distinguished; an eligible specialty entry does not imply a general full-service contractor. Company notes stay on the list page, with no new profiles or city lists.

2. Ranking eligibility

A published company ranks when it has a sourced residential service fit, a company website, at least 10 Google reviews and a 4.0 rating in the dated snapshot. Electrician and siding records can retain a service-fit profile below a numeric floor, without a rank. The nine additional lists show selected eligible entries only; unresolved or numerically unscored candidates remain outside the ranked selection. A correction can establish eligibility at any time; requests and business relationships do not waive a rule.

Google ratings cover the whole business. They can include roofing, plumbing, HVAC, commercial work or other services. We do not know the service mix and do not represent the figures as electrical-only or siding-only reviews.

3. Local Score

Local Score = (15 × 4.5 + reviews × rating) ÷ (15 + reviews)

This blends the observed rating with a fixed editorial prior of 15 reviews at 4.5 stars. The prior is not a measured local average. A 5.0 rating on 12 reviews scores 4.72; 4.9 on 1,000 scores 4.89. Scores are displayed to two decimals; ordering uses the full calculation. Ties use review count, then company name, then place ID.

No license, manufacturer-directory, sponsorship or business-relationship bonuses are awarded. This replaces the earlier prototype's credential credits, whose evidence coverage and status handling were inconsistent. No points are deducted for an unknown credential. All companies in the available categories use this formula.

4. Sources, dates and limitations

Google observations remain tied to each exact listing: October 13 for electricians and siding, October 24 and/or October 28 for the nine additional lists. Service-source checks have separate dates and links on each entry. No review counts are merged between branches, no missing number becomes zero, and no review recency is inferred from totals. A company statement establishes advertised service, not independently inspected capability. Current license status, insurance, manufacturer tiers and complaint history are not certified by this edition. Confirm them directly before hiring.

We track distinct Google place IDs separately. Branches of one brand may have different review figures and scope. We do not transfer license claims between branches merely because they share a website domain. Company-source access limits and narrower scopes are stated on company entries.

5. City lists

City lists and separate company profiles cover electricians and siding only. A city list exists only where at least three ranked companies have a dated Google listing address in that city. The order is within the city; profiles show the metro rank. City lists do not imply that every listed contractor serves every nearby address.

6. Commercial relationships

The publisher may have business relationships with companies that appear here. Those companies remain eligible under the same evidence requirements, review floors, formula and correction process as everyone else. A relationship does not buy inclusion, a higher position or removal. We do not sell sponsored ranking positions. Any paid placement outside the rankings must be clearly labeled and kept separate from the computed order.

Company links go directly to company websites or Google listings. The site has no contractor lead form or tracking phone number. The listing badge is free and does not establish an endorsement or inspection.

7. Updates and corrections

This is a dated edition, not a live feed. Ratings can change after collection. Refreshes and substantive corrections are recorded in the edition log. A monthly refresh is a goal, not a promise; use the displayed dates to judge freshness. Report a missing company, source problem or factual error through the corrections page.

8. Download the edition

Downloads cover the electrician and siding editions. Additional service lists show their dated ranking inputs and service-source links beside each entry.

Electricians JSON · CSV / Siding Contractors JSON · CSV

The compilation is offered under CC BY 4.0; third-party Google and company-source material remains subject to its owners' terms.