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LicensedList Best of {County} awards

A data-driven annual award — computed from verified licenses and verified-hire reviews, reviewed by our editorial team, and never for sale. There is no entry fee, no sponsorship tier, and no way to buy a spot.

Sample Best of Bergen County 2026 badge

The methodology, in full

Every criterion is required. Winners are recomputed each year from the same data shown publicly on their profiles.

  1. 1

    License verified

    against the official state or city registry, with the receipt shown on the profile.

  2. 2

    ≥5 verified-hire reviews

    on-site reviews from customers whose hire went through a LicensedList quote request — invitations go to every customer, never only happy ones.

  3. 3

    ≥4.7 aspect average

    across Quality, Communication, Value, and Timeliness on those verified reviews.

  4. 4

    Responds in under 24 hours

    measured typical response time to quote requests.

  5. 5

    No unresolved complaints

    every flagged review re-checked and resolved before the award is considered.

Winners may display their badge on their own website with a plain link back — we provide the image, never embed code with hidden links. Businesses can't nominate themselves or anyone else; the data does the nominating.

Winners

The first awards publish once enough verified-hire review data exists to clear the bar — no winners get named before the data supports it. Verified businesses collecting reviews through LicensedList today are building their case for the first cohort.