We use public records to help you make a shortlist. They show what a contractor has filed and where they have worked in Saint Paul. They can't tell you whether someone will be right for your home.
Minnesota licenses residential building contractors, remodelers, roofers, plumbing and electrical contractors, and HVAC contractors post a bond with the Department of Labor and Industry.
67% of the 3,553 firms on the Saint Paul permit file match an active license in Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry contractor files. Our match can miss a firm that files under another name, so a missing match is a reason to check, not a finding.
Ask the contractor for the license number and look it up at Minnesota DLI license lookup. How to check a contractor's license in Minnesota →
The middle value recorded on this contractor's matching permits. It's a permit value, not a quote or the final price. Ask for a written estimate.
Matching Saint Paul permits in the most recent year of our data (Jul 2024–Jun 2025; the file ends Jun 2025). It shows recent recorded activity here, not every job the company did.
For contractors with at least 5 permits a year or more old, the share that were finaled, compared with permits of the same trade issued in the same quarter. A permit can stay open because of paperwork or timing, so this isn't a workmanship grade.
How long their permits take from issue to final, using the city's dates, compared with other Saint Paul contractors in the trade. Shown for firms with 10+ permits.
Matched by name against Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry contractor files. Name matching can miss a license, so always check the number yourself.
About the ranking: The score combines how much of this exact work a contractor has on record, how often their older permits reached completion (where we can measure it), how well their usual job size matches your budget, how recently they've been active, and how much of their work is near you. A measure we can't calculate is left out rather than guessed, and a thin record pulls the score toward the middle. A contractor whose matched license has a problem is listed after everyone else. You set the weights with the sliders on every list.
Saint Paul specifics: The city's open permit feed stops at June 30, 2025, so this shows July 2022 to June 2025. Permits by the same firm on the same property and day count as one job.
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