Ranked on public signals: website quality, contactability, and service fit. Updated October 2026. No paid placements, and no customer reviews are collected or shown; every business was found in public listings or added by its owner, and all are scored the same way.
Paterson is an industrial-heritage city with older housing that keeps trades in steady demand. Interior and exterior painters handle full repaints, color consulting, prep work, trim, and cabinet refinishing.
We indexed 6 painters serving Paterson and surrounding neighborhoods, including Downtown, Eastside, Lakeview. Each firm is scored on a consistent set of data signals: website health, HTTPS security, mobile-friendliness, online contactability, and alignment with the painters niche. The ranking is fixed by data, not by who pays the most to appear at the top.
Of the 6 painters listed for Paterson, 5 run a secure (HTTPS) website, 3 publish a phone number and 6 have their business name confirmed on their own website.
If you live in Paterson, NJ and need a painter, this page is a starting point, not an endorsement. Call two or three from the list, get written estimates, and compare. The numbers next to each business are a filter, not a decision.
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Each business is scored on signals we can verify from public data: a live, secure (HTTPS) website, mobile-friendliness, a published phone number and website, and fit with the painters category. We do not collect or display customer reviews, and we do not accept payment for placement. Businesses can claim their listing to correct contact details, but the rank is fixed by the data. Owners can claim a listing for a Verified badge and a direct link; sponsors appear only in labeled blocks outside the numbered list. Neither changes rank.
Sources: US Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year estimates for Paterson, NJ, via Census Reporter; Open-Meteo historical weather archive, 2015-2024 averages.
None of the 6 painters on this page are listed under Paterson itself; all of them serve Paterson from Jersey City and Newark, where they are based.
Nearby directories for the same trade: Newark (5 ranked), Jersey City (8 ranked), Yonkers (2 ranked).
Each listing is scored on public signals we can check ourselves: whether the website is live and secure (HTTPS), whether it works on a phone, whether a phone number and website are published, and how closely the business matches the painters category. We do not collect customer reviews, so no star ratings or review counts appear here, and no business pays for placement.
Use this list to shortlist two or three painters, then read their Google reviews yourself, confirm license and insurance, and get written estimates before committing. The score here is a filter, not a verdict.
Licensing in New Jersey runs through the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. Before hiring anyone in Paterson, ask for their New Jersey Home Improvement Contractor (HIC) registration number and verify it through the Division of Consumer Affairs license search before signing. Also confirm current liability insurance, and get the license number in writing on the estimate.
This page lists Ricciardi Brothers, Jersey City Painters, Loclite, Painters.city, The Standard Painting and Board & Brush Creative Studio, in ranked order. 3 of the 6 publish a phone number, so you can call those directly; the rest are easiest to reach through their websites.
Going by Paterson's own weather records (typical last spring frost around April 9, first fall frost around November 11), the usual windows are from about April 9 into early summer or early fall, before the first frost around November 11. Booking a few weeks ahead of those windows beats the rush.
Third-party roundups and multi-business directories covering this area. Not curated by us; included for reference.
The painters on this page serve all of Paterson and surrounding areas, including Downtown, Eastside, Lakeview. Response times and service radius vary, call ahead for estimates.
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