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South Florida·2026 Edition

Who can youactually trust?

The only independent index ranking South Florida's top local businesses on review quality, volume, and responsiveness — not ad spend.

We scored 251 businesses across 4 cities and 13 categories. No listings for sale. No pay-to-rank. Just the numbers.

Methodology

How we
score.

One formula. Applied equally to every business in the index. Weighted toward signals that predict experience, not the ones that flatter listings.

  • 40
    Points
    Review Quality
    Average star rating across all signals.
  • 25
    Points
    Review Volume
    Log-scaled — 1,000 reviews earns full credit.
  • 15
    Points
    Website Presence
    No digital front = points off.
  • 10
    Points
    Reachability
    Phone on record, answered, responsive.
  • 10
    Points
    Category Trust
    High-trust verticals (medical, dental) bonus.

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