Ohio contractor permit leaderboards — proof of work, not just stars
Stars and reviews are easy to game. Building permits aren't. These leaderboards rank Ohio contractors by verified permits pulled in the last 12 months — sourced from county records.
Sample data — switching to live permit feeds (Lucas / Cuyahoga / Franklin / Hamilton in progress).
Last 12 months
Available leaderboards
12 active boards
Lucas County
Plumbers
1 ranked contractor
Cuyahoga County
Plumbers
2 ranked contractors
Franklin County
Plumbers
1 ranked contractor
Hamilton County
Plumbers
2 ranked contractors
Lucas County
HVAC Technicians
1 ranked contractor
Cuyahoga County
HVAC Technicians
1 ranked contractor
Franklin County
HVAC Technicians
1 ranked contractor
Hamilton County
HVAC Technicians
1 ranked contractor
Lucas County
Electricians
1 ranked contractor
Cuyahoga County
Electricians
2 ranked contractors
Franklin County
Electricians
1 ranked contractor
Hamilton County
Electricians
2 ranked contractors
What this means
Every cited permit includes a source URL so homeowners and partners can verify the county record directly.
Freshness
Permit feeds are refreshed nightly as county crawlers finish, then ranked over a rolling 365-day window.
Open dataset
Partners can consume the public aggregate feed at /api/permit-leaderboard.json.